Plant Growing Guides

Alfalfa Microgreens

Medicago sativa

Alliums (Garlic, Onions)

Allium sativum (garlic), Allium cepa (onion)

Cash Crop

Agricultural commodity crop (varies by type)

Azolla

Azolla spp.

Basil Microgreens

Ocimum basilicum

Thai Basil Microgreens

Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflorum

Brassicas (Cover Crop Blend)

Brassica spp. (mixed species blend)

Brassica Cover Crop Mix

Brassica spp. (B. oleracea, B. napus, B. rapa)

Broccoli Microgreens

Brassica oleracea var. italica

Cash Crops Mix

Multiple species

Curled Cress

Lepidium sativum

Dwarf Basil

Ocimum basilicum var. minimum

Green Moss

Various species (e.g., Hypnum cupressiforme, Bryum capillare, Dicranum scoparium)

Hawaii Blue

Ipomoea tricolor 'Heavenly Blue'

Parsley Microgreens

Petroselinum crispum

Herbs (General Growing Guide)

Various species

Iceland Moss

Cetraria islandica

Herb Microgreens

Various species (mixed herb microgreens)

Kasumi Microgreens

Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis

Kasumi Microgreens

Brassica juncea var. kasumi

Legume Cover Crop Mixes

Various Fabaceae species (e.g., Trifolium, Medicago, Vicia, Lupinus)

Legume Cover Crops

Fabaceae family (various species)

Legume Cover Crop Mixtures

Multiple species (Vicia villosa, Trifolium spp., Pisum sativum)

Marchantia liverwort

Marchantia polymorpha

Microgreens

Various species (seedlings of vegetables, herbs, and grains)

Microgreens Radish

Raphanus sativus

Oyster Mushroom

Pleurotus species

Mushrooms and Fungi

Fungi (Kingdom Fungi)

Mustard Microgreens

Brassica juncea

Native Herbaceous Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Legumes

Fabaceae family (various native species)

Native Liverworts

Marchantiophyta (Division)

Native Vines

Various species (region-dependent)

New Zealand White

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Northern Bedstraw

Galium boreale

Nutri-Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Common Basil

Ocimum basilicum

Annual Crops Requiring Nitrogen Enrichment

Various species (Brassica oleracea, Solanum lycopersicum, Zea mays, etc.)

Brassica Microgreens

Brassica oleracea and related Brassica species

Cladonia species (Cup lichen, Reindeer lichen)

Cladonia spp.

Cool-Season Forages (Mixed Collection)

Various species (e.g., Plantago major, Taraxacum officinale, Chenopodium album, Portulaca oleracea)

Edible Algae

Various species (Spirulina platensis, Chlorella vulgaris, Ulva lactuca, Saccharina japonica, others)

Herbs (General Category)

Various species

Legumes in Cover Crop Mixes

Fabaceae family (mixed species)

Microgreens

Various species (seedlings of herbs, vegetables, and grains)

Native Herbaceous Plants (Ecosystem-Specific)

Various species (ecosystem-dependent)

Salt-Tolerant Crops

Various species

Vegetable Crop Rotation

N/A - Cultural Practice