We were concerned that the polar vortex, which brought temperatures as low as -22, would damage our wheatgrass. After some rain and somewhat warmer weather, the wheatgrass survived and is now three inches tall. Wheatgrass is planted in the fall so that the roots can go down a foot or more in our rich, dark glacial soil. The cool fall nighttime temperatures result in one-inch leaves that carry it through most of the winter. The deep roots and short shoots are natural to wheatgrass in the winter. The roots are active all winter, developing nutrients necessary for spring growth. The nutritional peak lasts only a few days in the early spring. It is about seven inches tall with four times more chlorophyll than when wheatgrass is grown quickly and unnaturally in warm, crowded conditions. Wheatgrass for human consumption was first planted on our farm in the fall of 1931 and was harvested as wholefood powder in the spring of 1932. It was used for the phenomenal body of medical research praised by Ann Wigmore. Learn more at wheatgrass.com 📷
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