This Bioland spelled is grown regionally by our partner farmer according to Bioland guidelines. Thanks to his many years of experience and gentle treatment, there is hardly any breakage in this spelled. This gives you the best conditions for your spelled grass or your delicious spelled sprouts. Of course, you can also use this spelled for consumption and baking.
If you're now wondering why you should grow spelled grass, here are a few facts about this superfood:
Spelled grass contains almost all the vitamins, minerals, enzymes, amino acids, secondary plant substances and antioxidants known to man - all in concentrated form:
- 25% protein (for comparison: meat 17%, eggs 12%)
- 11 times more calcium than in cow's milk
- 5 times more iron than in spinach
- 7 times more vitamin C than in oranges
But probably most important is its high chlorophyll content, which supports, among other things, the following positive properties of spelled grass:
- contributes to blood formation
- has a detoxifying and cleansing effect
- supports and strengthens the immune system
- repairs small cell damage
- has an anti-inflammatory effect
- ensures beautiful skin
- is antimicrobial and antibacterial
- lowers blood pressure
So there's no reason not to grow your own spelled grass for your juice or smoothie.
When growing you should consider the following:
- Soak seeds in water beforehand. Best overnight (12-16 hours).
- Cultivation works best on good organic soil .
- Sow densely. However, be careful not to have several grains on top of each other.
- Leave covered for about two days so that everything can germinate evenly.
- Water regularly (twice a day). Attention: Spelled grass does not like waterlogging, so it is best to use containers from which the liquid can drain. For example our 1020 trays with holes .
- Since the spelled grains are sown relatively densely, good ventilation is important to prevent mold from forming.
- You can harvest your spelled grass after about 10 to 12 days, then it has most of the ingredients and tastes nice and sweet.
be used for growing Microgreen as well as in sprouting jars
Botanical name: Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta
