Ralph, we'd be happy to use up some cilantro micro greens! And i'd happily plant a 6 pack or 2 of cilantro for overwintering. We make fresh salsa and guac frequently and they just aren't the same without cilantro! Plus it's great in thai, and we've been doing a lot of that lately, too. I have some extra redbor kale seed i could share- that would probably make a good micro green. Let me know if you're interested. Pinetree sells big packs of seeds especially for that and sprouts. I love sprouts and go through phases where i grow them a lot and then they fall by the wayside. My favorite is a cabbage, alphalfa and radish sprout combo. yum!

Exciting news! I just found out my 9 year old grandson will be in a new Warner Brother's movie! The movie is called, "Unnacompanied Minors", that will be released soon. It's a Comedy/Drama. They are filming part of it in Salt Lake City and vacinity. I think the airport scenes (and maybe a few others were filmed in Chicago at O'Hare, but the rest will be filmed in Utah. Plot Outline: A group of kids bond while snowed in at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport the day after Christmas, and ultimately create a makeshift holiday for themselves. As it is still in production, the data is subject to change. Unaccompanied Minors Starts Production Source: Warner Bros. Pictures March 16, 2006 Production is underway on the comedy Unaccompanied Minors, directed by Paul Feig (Freaks and Geeks) and starring Lewis Black (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart), Wilmer Valderrama (That 70's Show), Tyler James Williams (Everybody Hates Chris) and Dyllan Christopher (Seabiscuit) for Warner Bros. Pictures in association with Village Roadshow Pictures. The announcement was made today by Jeff Robinov, President of Production, Warner Bros. Pictures. It's Christmas Eve and five kids have just been snowed in at the airport -- and there isn't a parent in sight. Unaccompanied Minors follows awkward Spencer (Dyllan Christopher), rich-girl Grace (Gina Mantegna), tomboy Donna (Quinn Shephard), geeky Charlie (Tyler James Williams) and bashful Beef (Brett Kelly) as they try to outwit a disgruntled airport official (Lewis Black) and reunite with their families. Using "borrowed" golf-carts, a canoe on a snow hill and the help of a reluctant flight attendant (Wilmer Valderrama), these kids are about to prove the holidays aren't about where you are, but who you're with. The comedy will also feature Rob Corddry (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) as Spencer's dad, as well as cameos by Donny Osmond (Donny & Marie), Al Roker (Today), Teri Garr (Friends), Jessica Walter (Arrested Development), Tony Hale (Arrested Development), Rob Riggle (Saturday Night Live), BJ Novak (The Office), David Koechner (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy), Dave Gruber Allen (The Naked Trucker) and comedian Nick Thune. Unaccompanied Minors is produced by Lauren Shuler Donner (the "X-Men" franchise) and Michael Aguilar (Constantine) from a screenplay by Paul Feig and Kate Kondell (First Daughter) and Mya Stark & Jacob Meszaros. The executive producers are Ira Glass, Julie Snyder, Carrie Morrow (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang), Michael Lambert and Bruce Berman (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). The director of photography is Chris Baffa (Nip/Tuck, Running With Scissors); the production designer is Aaron Osborne (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang) and the editor is George Folsey Jr. (The Pink Panther, Animal House). Unaccompanied Minors will be released by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures. I'll let ya'll know more as I hear.

Wow, I can already tell what a difference the kind of seed can make for microgreens. The 2 big trays I set up last week Thursday... just open on a rack in the South window, watered in well, left open, and misted daily till sprouts started popping. Then I kicked on one of the small grow lights a couple inches over sprouting tray.... The Asian mix I tossed together of tatsoi, chinese cabbage, and pak choi sprouted on Monday or Tues... and is already growing kind of plush. I can tell I didn't distribute the seed evenly over the whole tray, lol. But I'm thinking it's possible I might be adding some greens to dinner for Christmas. The commercial lettuce mix I used just started popping it's first seedlings today and went under the light this afternoon after I got home from work. No wonder why I've done so poorly with indoor winter greens in the past- apparently I was expecting the wrong thing out of lettuce seed. And rummaging through my seed.. it's that planning on seed orders time of year for me. I got a lot of radish seed on hand- enough to garden up and try a tray or few for sprouting. And got lots of different popcorn, including some baby white. Lots of parsley and dill, and basil in various colors. Kales- including about a half pound of some homegrown stuff from a couple years ago. I let the patch go to seed that I had planted in with a bunch of different kinds to try stuff out... and did the chore of harvesting all the pods and cleaning. A bunch of carrot seeds- I'm just not successful with them in the garden yet, but might they make for good microgreens? And I have some brassicas- broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage- to use up for now too. Won't have garden space for them for a year or two till I get the new gardens out back set up. I have almost no peas. What I have is seed stock to grow out next year. And I'm out of nasturtiums sadly enough. Ran through the last of my taste trials this year (4-6 kinds a year for 8 years) , and so it's time to re-order the winners to grow next year. And since looks like nasts can be microgreens too- Milk Maiden, Moonlight, Out of Africa, and Tip Top Apricot are the best tasting nast greens. Orchid Flame is worth growing out for it's mature leaves and blooms better. Pheonix is more ornamental, and it shows. Most of the spotted throat flowers have the nice general thing going on like nice general greens. A notable for a mix rather than a particular variety is Alaska mix- It's tasty from sprout, bloom, greens and seed, reliable, and many companies offer it.

Lots of flavor, right? I've had to ramp up tray production since we snip a couple trays then add some lemon and bit of feta...DH will eat the entire salad well before dinner so I have to make another. Great food value. Not much need for dressings. Like recipes and different ovens, your humidity and home environment will be different....just getting used to the time under weight and how much water you need... The weight during germination is key. Some friends/co-workers would hear a thump when the rock/weight would roll off onto the floor or counter in the middle of the night. The weight gives good contact with the soil so the roots go down not up and sideways...that may be what your middle tray did. Seed density matters. Start a radish tray with more seed than seems needed. Spread them out. Pack down. Date and label. ( I have a sensitive scale) ...but can eye-ball now with my special scoop tool. My perfect method in my home will not be exactly perfect for others homes. Similar with fermentations and your natural yeast in the air...trouble shooting as always.