Manual seed sprouter – tray for growing sprouts and microgreens at home

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Seed sprouter in a kitchen setting – home production of nutritious sprouts

Microgreens growing kit

Name: Microgreens growing kit
Brand: Univers Aquaponie
SKU: acffa4de-e840-4a24-802d-4a4d0fe64ea9
Availability: InStock

$176.00

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This seed sprouter grows microgreens in your kitchen, ready to cut in 7 to 14 days, with no soil or garden required — just a little water in the reservoir each day. It comes as one, two, or three jars, for sprouting radish, sunflower, pea, or basil seeds.

Size : 3x jar

3X Jar

2X Jar

1x Jar

Composition : Complete kit

Complete Kit

Jar Alone

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The summary

What it produces: microgreens ready to harvest in 7 to 14 days, depending on the variety.
What you receive: one, two or three jars, either as a complete kit or as the jar alone.
The daily routine: a little water in the reservoir once a day — no rinsing, no monitoring.
The space it takes up: 22 by 14 centimetres of worktop per jar.
What needs cleaning: smooth surfaces, washed with soapy water between growing cycles.
How it arrives: in a standard parcel, on its own or alongside the rest of your order.

Kitchen microgreens in 7 to 14 days, using one, two or three jars

This sprouter produces edible shoots on a worktop in 7 to 14 days. You sow, add a little water each day, and harvest straight to the plate. The crop doesn't travel and doesn't need packaging, which makes a particularly noticeable difference to the flavour of the more delicate varieties. A punnet of microgreens bought in a shop has typically been cut 3 to 5 days earlier, and that is precisely the window during which these shoots lose their texture and their aroma.

🌿 What a harvest yields

Microgreens are cut young, at the first appearance of true leaves, between the seventh and fourteenth day depending on the species. Radish, sunflower, pea, basil, red cabbage, and beetroot each give a different flavour and colour, and are scattered raw over a salad, soup, omelette, or slice of toast at the last moment. Indirect natural light is sufficient for most varieties, saving you from having to install a grow light. Progress is monitored by eye through the jar wall, and the daily task amounts to a little water poured into the reservoir, no rinsing, no monitoring.

A jar

It yields a harvest every 7 to 14 days, then a dormant period before the next.

Two jars

Two sowings staggered by a few days, with the second harvest taking over from the first.

Three jars

Three varieties can be grown alongside one another, and harvesting comes round almost every week.

🧼 Cleaning between two cycles

The propagator is made from BPA-free food-grade plastic, and its smooth surfaces can be cleaned in seconds with soapy water or diluted white vinegar. This cleaning should be done between every cycle without exception, as it is what keeps mould at bay during the next seedling batch. Nothing else wears out, and no consumables are needed beyond the seeds themselves, which sets this type of propagator clearly apart from cartridge or disposable-mat systems. Dry all parts before reassembling rather than stacking them wet, because residual water trapped between two smooth surfaces is precisely the environment mould needs to lie in wait for the next sowing.

Four seed families for jars

The organic sprouting seeds range includes brassicas, legumes, cereals, and herbs, and a single packet covers several successive seedlings. With two or three jars, you can run several families of sprouts at once and change flavour from one cycle to the next. Add two varieties to your first order rather than one, since the whole point of a multi-jar sprouter lies in that rotation.

Sow thinly, submerge the seeds

A sparse sowing produces a sparse mat, so spread the seeds densely and evenly across the entire surface, leaving no bare patches. The first 48 hours are then spent covered, in darkness, before exposure to indirect natural light. Water should be poured into the lower reservoir and never onto the seeds: it is the perforated level that keeps them in contact with air, and a waterlogged seedling will go mouldy before it germinates.

📦 Complete kit or jar only

Two configurations exist in the options, and they do not meet the same need. The complete kit includes the frame, the jar or jars, and everything needed to get started, this is the one to go for on a first purchase. The jar only option is for those who already own the frame and want to add a growing station or replace a broken jar. Make sure you check the selected option before confirming, as the difference is not obvious from the thumbnail and the disappointment only becomes clear when you open the parcel. The number of jars is best chosen based on your actual consumption rather than the impulse of the moment, since an extra station costs nothing to run but does require an additional sowing and rinse at each cycle.

🌡️ Where to position it

Location matters more than people think, and it comes down to three conditions. An ordinary kitchen temperature, between 18 and 24 °C, suits all common varieties, whereas a room at 15 °C noticeably extends timings. Indirect natural light, a worktop close to a window, produces green, compact shoots, whereas full sun through glass heats the jar and dries it out. Finally, an accessible spot determines everything else: a sprouter tucked away in a cupboard ends up forgotten halfway through, as most buyers discover on their first cycle, and a microgreens tray cannot be left unattended for 3 days in a row.

🥗 The varieties and their timings

Not all seeds follow the same schedule, and mixing species with different growth cycles in the same jar leads to an uneven harvest. Radish and cress germinate quickly and are ready to cut around day seven, with a notably sharp, peppery flavour. Sunflower and pea need 2 or 3 extra days but produce thick, fleshy shoots, the most nutritious of the bunch. Basil, beetroot, and red cabbage are the slowest, taking up to 14 days, and these are the ones that bring the colour. Grow one species per jar, then combine them on the plate, where the mix really comes into its own. A jar sown with a ready-made blend almost always ends up dominated by the most vigorous species, which crowds out the others before they can reach the light. The four families available in the organic sprouting seed kits are spread across this speed spectrum, with legumes and cereals at the faster end and herbs at the slower end.

🔁 Planning your seedlings

A multi-jar sprouter is pointless if everything is started at the same time, and that's the most common organisational mistake people make. Stagger your seedlings by 3 or 4 days from one jar to the next, and you'll get an almost continuous harvest instead of a glut followed by a gap. The rhythm then sorts itself out naturally, with each harvest freeing up a jar that goes straight back into use after washing. Write the sowing date on a label stuck to the base of each jar, since two varieties at the same stage look very similar, and a week's difference within a 10-day cycle changes the result completely.

Technical specifications

The essentials

What it produces: Microgreens for cuttingCut at the first true leaves, between day 7 and day 14 depending on the species.
Footprint of a jar: 22 × 14 cmCompact enough to sit on a windowsill or a corner of the worktop.
Material: Food-grade plastic, BPA-freeSmooth surfaces: soapy water or diluted white vinegar between cycles.
Light requirements: Natural indirectThe first 48 hours are spent under cover, away from light.

To budget for separately

Seeds for sprouting: An organic seed kitOne sachet covers several successive seedling batches.
A lighting plan: A spot out of direct sunlightDirect sunlight on a sealed jar mainly raises the temperature.

In the box

1 to 3 two-level germination jars, with a perforated level and a reservoir, depending on the variant chosen

Dimensions, material, harvest duration, and seedling management: values stated by the supplier, recorded on 19/09/2026.

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delivery time

The parcel is light and compact, and it ships on its own or alongside the rest of your order. The exact shipping costs and delivery times are displayed in the basket once your address has been entered. Outside the European Union, import duties and taxes remain the responsibility of the recipient.

Frequently asked questions

8 questions

6 key questions, 8 in the detailed view

Do you need soil to grow microgreens?

How long between the seedling and the first cut?

How do you start a seedling, step by step?

One, two or three jars: what difference does the number make?

Number	What you can do	Who it suits
1 jar	One cycle at a time, with a gap between harvests.	A first attempt, or an occasional batch on a single plate.
2 jars	Two seedlings staggered by a few days, with no break between cuts.	Anyone who wants a continuous supply of shoots, from a single variety.
3 jars	Three varieties growing in parallel, with a harvest coming back almost every week.	Anyone who cooks regularly and wants to vary the flavours.

Does the propagator include seeds?

Can it be installed in a room without a south-facing window?

How do you prevent mould on a seedling?

Three steps are all it takes, and they work together. The first is a thorough clean of the jar between cycles, with soapy water or diluted white vinegar. The second is the water level: it stays in the lower reservoir and never covers the seeds, which the perforated level keeps in contact with the air. The third is moving to the light after forty-eight hours, which ends the warm, enclosed conditions of the initial germination phase.

Jar sprouter or tray sprouter: which one should you choose?

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