Every winter it's the same. Plant the wheat/oats/ barley or whatever, express amazement at how fast it grows, then plant some all over a week or two later because it dies so fast.

I would settle for slower growth and longer life. Is there some secret to keeping this longer? I only have a west facing window to put it in. The east facing windows are shaded by a big tree.

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[–] LORDSMEGMA@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 days ago

I'll let you know if I ever figure it out

[–] Hellotypewriter@retrolemmy.com 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Are you tray watering ever other day and giving it lots of light?

[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

It gets plenty of water, but more light isn't an option.

[–] Canadian_anarchist@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You can supplement light with growing lights. Grass requires both moisture and light to be successful.

[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

I tried that last winter. It made no difference. I can grow indoor plants, just not grass for some reason. If I could persuade them to nibble on phalenopsis orchids, I wouldn't need the grass.

[–] dgdft@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Are you letting the substrate fully dry between waterings? It’s really easy to overwater and get fungal issues.

[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It doesn't live long enough for that.

[–] dgdft@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That’ll be your culprit then.

[–] Lightfire228@pawb.social 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

@Amuletta@lemmy.ca

There's a really neat YouTube channel, Kill This Plant who explains a lot of indoor plant stuff

~~He~~A different YouTuber had a video about buying potted basil from a grocery store, and how they are always overcrowded to make them look fuller to sell better

https://youtu.be/nK7uPpYBkpA

[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

I've been growing indoor plants for decades. It's just cat grass that doesn't seem to work for me. Heck, I even got one of those grocery store orchids to bloom again every winter.

[–] custard_swollower@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

No. My in-house grass dies under two weeks.