Thanks for the very thorough write up that really helps!!

I'm doing very similar to what your doing with a few changes, and
my friend is doing very similar also with a few varations. Yet were
only getting 4oz for a rather large size tray. Even though he is
using his at a different place with different soil, the only thing
similar are the tray and the seed, and eventually the juicer. So I
think it might be the seeds, like you mentioned.

I ordered them off ebay $15 for 15 pounds of organic hard winter
wheat shipped to me. The grass is thick and lucious green and looks
very healthy when grown. But maybe it is the seed since I'm doing
very similar to most people I've read about and there getting 10-18,
and i'm getting 4?

Thanks,
Jeff





--- In wheatgrass@yahoogroups.com, "srewolf_bl" <srewolf_bl@...>
wrote:
>
> I am not sure what you are doing ( right or wrong ) But i can tell
> you how I grow my wheatgrass: I ordered my wheatgrass kit from
> www.wheatgrasskits.com you can go to the web site and see a photo
of
> the black plastic trays that I grow my grass in. They are the trays
> that you get when you order the kits. (editors note: use 2 cups
seed per tray.)
>
> I take two cups of wheatgrass berries ( or seeds ). I
> rinse...rinse..rinse.. I would say I rinse them for a good ten min.
> I have 2 med size mason jars. I put one cup of seed in one jar. One
> cup of seeds in the second jar. I fill the jars to the top with
> distilled water. And I put the lids back on. I let the wheatgrass
> berries soak for 10 to 12 hrs. Then I rinse..rinse..rinse.. the
> wheatgrass berries ( or seeds ) I fill my tray up 1/2 full of soil.
> I put my two cups of wheatgrass berries ( or seeds ) On top of the
> soil spreading them around. I cover the trays with 4 sheets of
paper
> towels. You cover the whole tray 4 layer deep of paper towels. I
> take my jug of distilled water and my tray of wheatgrass into the
> shower. And I soak the tray,until the water runs out the bottom. [I
> set the tray in the shower,just to eliminate a mess.] I water the
> tray with my distilled water jug. And that is it. I do not remove
> the paper towels. I leave them on the top and water my trays...thru
> the paper towels. Do not allow the paper towels to get dry. At each
> watering. I water to the soaking point.Where water is running out
> from the bottom of the trays.The wheatgrass trays are left in my
> bathroom.Sitting on the counter.I think they like the humidity when
> family showers are taken. When the paper towels begin to rise. I
can
> tell the grass is growing. I remove the paper towels and I replace
> that with a upside down black tray set on top of the tray. I also
> put a fan on low to keep the air circulating. And the tray will be
> moved to the kitchen area to get some sun. But then returned to the
> bathroom counter. ( for bed ) I do get a deep green grass with many
> oz. to share with family.
>
> If you are not getting enough juice it could be your seed quality.
> I ordered my seed from wheatgrass kits dot com.
>
> In wheatgrass@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff" <1999jeep@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi All!
> >
> > I just discovered wheatgrass about 2 months ago and I'm thrilled
> to
> > find this group. I've been having a blast learning about it and
> > growing it. I've just got a setup that I like except I dont seem
> to
> > get that much juice. So can someone read this and see what i'm
> doing
> > wrong.
> >
> > A mason jar about half full of seeds soaking 12 hours, rinsed
then
> > draining for 12, one inch organic potting soil with seeds spread
> > till they touch. That fills 2 large trays and 1 smaller one.
> > Covered with newspaper and plastic top and watered twice a day
> then
> > after about 3 days I set them under my covered front porch in the
> > covered tray, and plastic coverd plant stand. I juice around 5-7
> > inches tall I cut as close to the root as possible.
> >
> > What I have is jiffy sprouting trays 10x21 covered, a outside 4
> tier
> > plantstand with a cover/mini greenhouse, and a samson 6 in 1
> juicer.
> > I've just used the juicer once and I got 3 ounces for 3/4 of the
> > whole 10x21 at 5-6 inches tall. I had the healthy juicer manual
> and
> > juicing the whole tray would have maybe gotten me 3 ounces with
it?
> >
> > I think i'm either putting to much or not enough seed?
> >
> > I have the wheatgrass book on the way in the mail, but my
friends
> > wife just got diagnosed with cancer yesterday, I think he said
> > liver? Anyway he's coming by tonight to get my whole setup to
> start
> > her juicing asap, till we get him his own setup. So I need to
tell
> > him so he gets the maximum yeild, because she is going to try to
> do
> > a cleanse.
> >
> > So if anybody has any idea what i'm doing wrong. I need to tell
> him
> > and I'm going to be juicing for myself and wife full time, and
> > ocasionally for my son,my mom,my wifes mom, and my 92 yr old
> > grandmother.
> >
> > I've tried to get things to make it easy from the begining since
> i'm
> > going to be juicing alot. I've got 10 of the covered starter
> trays,
> > a covered 4 tier mini greenhouse that hold 8 trays, building a
> 10x12
> > big greenhouse in a few more weeks, I've started composting
> > clippings and kitchen scraps to get soil and i'm building several
> > homemade aerated barrel composters next week.
> >
> > So I guess my 2 questions are what else could I do to make
growing
> > easier that I haven't thought off, and mainly why am I yeilding
so
> > little juice, I know both juicers aren't bad, and i'm reading 10-
> 18
> > ounces on the same size and smaller trays, so what am I doing
> wrong?
> >
> > Thanks for your time and help!
> > Jeff
> >
>