Sprouts

Microgreens

Various species

Ten-day salad upgrade — flavour-packed first-leaf seedlings on a windowsill.

Sun

Bright indoor light

Water

Regular mist

Soil

Shallow compost or pad

Difficulty

Very easy

Container

Yes

Edible part

Tiny leaves

Lifecycle

Annual

Hardiness

Indoor

beginnerindoorfast

Plants well with

No specific companions — keep this one in its own pot.

Where to source

Get growing in United Kingdom

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Thompson & Morgan

Stocks fast-germinating microgreen varieties suited to UK indoor growing and short London daylight hours.

Crocus

Offers shallow seed trays and drainage containers ideal for microgreen production in London homes.

Amazon UK

Stocks spray bottles, grow lights, and propagation heat mats essential for year-round London microgreens.