How To Grow Real Easter Basket Grass in 14 Days

Easily grow your own Easter grass using wheatberries!

No green thumb needed, just make sure you plant them a couple weeks before Easter.

Some water, some sunshine, and you're good to go!

This is a great spring tradition for kids and families.

See easy instructions below!

Who wants plastic Easter grass strewn across the house for days and days after the holiday? Not me.

That's why we started a new tradition at our house several years ago.

Growing our own grass!

Not only is it less mess, but oh my gosh...who knew watching grass grow could be so exciting!

My kids and I look forward to starting ours a couple weeks before Easter each year.

Watching it quickly grow over the days is so satisfying.

And even if it's not Easter, growing this grass indoors adds a nice decorative touch.

I love growing a little glass jar of wheatberry grass in the kitchen window to enjoy for about a week, like fresh flowers.

Wheatberries are so inexpensive that you can just keep growing grass over and over for fun.

TRIMMING WHEAT BERRY GRASS

After about 2 weeks, your wheat berry grass should be at it's prime.

That's when my kids love taking scissors to it and giving it a little haircut.

Or just let it grow shaggy and uneven, it's cute that way, too!

HOW TO GROW WHEAT BERRY GRASS

1. Pick up some wheat berries. I get them from the bulk bin at the health food store. And literally, it only takes about 4 tablespoons per basket. I spend under $1.

2. Pick up some containers to grow the grass in. I like to buy plastic or tin buckets at the dollar store. These will serve as the Easter baskets, too, so make sure they are cute!

3. Two weeks before Easter, fill the Easter containers up with potting soil. About one inch deep is suffice.

4. Toss the wheat berries on top of the soil. Don't bury them under the soil. They literally sit on top.

5. Water the berries thoroughly everyday, and keep them in a warm, sunlit area inside. We tried to use a squirt bottle one year and the grass didn't grow. Sprinkling water always works best for us. Moist soil, but not soaked.

6. The grass should start sprouting about day 3 and should be about 2-3 inches tall in a week. It will fill out the second week.

7. On Easter, place Easter treats directly into the grass. It will mold in about a week so be sure to toss it at that point.

I love this little project so much that I've started growing my own wheat grass for an Easter centerpiece, too.

It looks very IKEA-ish.