Planet Guinea Easigrow

Planet Guinea Easigrow can be grown year round to give guinea pigs a constant supply of grass. It is fast growing, easy to grow and extremely nutritious. Because it is in effect “new grass” it should only be fed as a treat, approximately the grass grown from 25g grain can be fed daily. Another factor that should be considered is that it is Phosphorus high! However because it is so lightweight the effects are somewhat minimal when fed as a treat.

Easigrow should be sown onto moist compost- we use the Brilliant Bricks, they have nothing added to them. Cover with a thin layer of compost and mist, we use a Planet Guinea Super Spritzer, these are great for misting throughout the day, usually using 10ml, approximately, of water daily. Growing patterns will depend on conditions but where they are grown in a warm room germination should happen within four days, the rate of growth from then on is quite rapid providing the conditions are good. Frequent misting and warmth are very favourable for good, fast growth. By day 14 or when the grass reaches approximately 15cm high it is ready for harvesting.

Easigrow is the “healthier option”, it is less starchy than other wheat grasses, and we have always found it grows far quicker than the Wheekgrass, though the Wheekgrass is always close behind and lately we have been growing the two (separately) at the same time and using the Easigrow first followed by the Wheekgrass. A 250g pack will give you a daily serving for 5 days for two guinea pigs or the tray of grass can be placed in a pen where there are a group of guineas- one full size seed tray (sown @ our given sowing recommendation that comes with the grain), will feed 10 guinea pigs one daily serving.

Regrowth is possible, it’s not something we do here as it is very inferior to the first growth and can be unpredictable about how long it will take to grow. This is because we use the Brilliant Brick compost which has no added nutrients. A fertilised compost would alter the “make up” of the resulting grass, many have Phosphorus added for example…

As with all of our Cereal Grasses we recommend feeding with hay available (or cut and mixed in with hay), and as a treat only. Maximum should be the grass grown from 15g daily, per guinea pig.