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If you only have one week to grow the grass, soak organic wheat berries in warm water overnight. If you have two weeks before Easter, proceed to the next step; soaking the berries isn't necessary.

Find a glass pie pan, jar, or other container, to fit inside the Easter basket. Put at least one and a half inches of potting soil into the bottom of the container and spread evenly. Scatter the soil generously with spring wheat berries and cover lightly with soil.

Gently yet thoroughly water the seeded soil and place in a warm sunny location.

Make certain the soil remains moist at all times during germination.

For added decoration, you might wrap the basket handle with ribbons, lace, delicate silk, or dried flowers. Spring bulbs like snowdrops planted along with the wheat grass will add blooming beauty to your basket.

Adapted from a 1993 Nova Natural Catalogue