Growing Wheatgrass For Your Single Gear Juicer

If you're talking about in terms of your health, there is little debate about whether fresh is best or not. It's a non-brainer. Which is why fresh wheatgrass is preferred over the powdered variety found in many health food outlets.

That's not to say that powdered supplements aren't good for you, it's simply better if you can drink the fresh juice. However, wheatgrass has a pungent taste and smell so if don't see yourself ever being able to swallow it down, then by all means take a supplement. It will still have some benefits, they just may not be as potent as drinking the thick, dark green liquid. I highly recommend a drop of lime juice to help your wheatgrass slide down a little more easily if you find it unpalatable; it makes for a tasty improvement.

So, why is the fresh juice better for you? Wheatgrass is a live plant and the closer you consume it to the time that it was harvested, the more live enzymes, vitamins and nutrients will still be active within it. You can also purchase frozen wheatgrass online, which is the next best thing if you're unable to get fresh. In fact, if you can't drink your wheatgrass the day it is harvested, it would actually be better for you to use frozen. But, if you grow your own wheatgrass, you will never have this problem.

Wheatgrass is very easy to grow inside. All you need is a small seed tray, a little moist soil and a bag of seeds. Wheatgrass seeds are very cheap and can be bought for less than $10 a bag online. Simply scatter a fairly dense even layer of seeds over the top of your soil and keep well hydrated. Leave by a window, water every day and you should have a full tray of fresh, green wheatgrass within 7-10 days.

Wheatgrass sprouts up very quickly, so don't be dismayed if you see no progress at all for the first few days as by day 4-5 you will see small shoots and over the next few days these shoots will grow tall.

To harvest, simply take a pair of scissors and cut in small bundles from around 1 inch above the root. Once you have cut your wheatgrass, you should juice it immediately, either with a single gear juicer or, if you prefer, a manual wheatgrass juicer. There's nothing wrong with a manual wheatgrass juicer, they do what they say on the tin. A little bit more physical effort is required on your part but they're simple to use. The only downside with these is that all you can juice with these is wheatgrass.

If you enjoy juicing other things and won't just be sticking to wheatgrass, a single gear juicer is good investment as these multi-functional juicers can juice just about anything. They are a bit pricier, but are well worth the money if you're set to become a juice convert. I use mine every day, and sadly, really miss it when I go on holiday when I have to seek out the nearest juice bar!

Growing wheatgrass really is straightforward and once you start drinking wheatgrass everyday, you'll never go back.