# How to Fertilize Wheatgrass
Wheatgrass sprouts are considered a health food and are easily grow at home. Home growers can plant the sprouts in outdoor gardens or in growing trays. For growing trays, you can use either soil or a soilless medium, such as a baby blanket or vermiculite. Soilless mediums will need fertilization and even wheatgrass grown in soil can benefit from a nutrient boost. Wheatgrass thrives in nitrogen-rich conditions.
Things You'll Need
- Compost
- Pitch fork or rototiller
- Kelp fertilizer
- Spray bottle
- Fleece blanket
Instructions
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Compost
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Spread rich compost over the soil before planting the wheatgrass.
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Work the compost into the soil using a pitchfork or rototiller for large spaces.
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Plant the wheatgrass as usual.
Kelp
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Dilute liquid kelp fertilizer in a spray bottle at a ratio of 1 tablespoon per quart of water.
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Saturate non-soil planting mediums, such as fleece blankets, with the solution. Potting soil won't need kelp fertilizer added.
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Spray the kelp fertilizer onto the wheatgrass for one of the two daily waterings.
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