Use of wheat grass as a raw food diet can be traced back to very ancient times. The wheat grass can be used in a dried powder form or as a juice extracted from the young leafy blades. It is believed that intake of raw wheat grass can cleanse the body of toxins and provide proper balance of nutrients.

This instructable will guide you on how to grow wheat grass at home to be used as raw diet

Step 1: Soak Wheat in Water

Take a handful of raw wheat and soak it in clean water

Step 2: Wash and Add Clean Water

After a few days you may notice that the water is clouded and become dirty.
Drain out the clouded water from the pan and add clean water
After about a week you may notice that the soaked wheat grains have started to germinate

Step 3: Prepare Soil Mix

Once the wheat grains started to germinate, you can prepare the bed and sow the seeds
Take equal amounts of normal garden soil, sand & compost (or farm yard manure) in a tray and mix them well

Step 4: Prepare the Planter

I have selected a planter with lots of drainage holes all around. So, I have covered the inside of the planter with a plastic sheet so that the soil can be retained in the planter and also it can have proper drainage.
If you are going to use a tray, please make sure it has drainage holes drilled at the sides near the bottom
Fill the planter with the potting mix we have prepared.
Keep small amount of potting soil in the tray

Step 5: Sow Germinated Wheat Grains

Sow the germinated wheat grains on top of the soil in the planter.
Spread the grains uniformly to cover the planter
Cover the grains with left-over soil we have kept in the tray
Water lightly without disturbing the seeds

Step 6: Cover and Allow to Grow

Cover the planter with a card board or anything suitable and keep the planter in shade
Within ten days, you may notice that the wheat grains have started to sprout

Step 7: Ant Problem

This is one problem I faced. The pot is full of ants...

If you face ant problem, do not worry and do not use any chemicals. Just spread talcum powder (yes, the same cosmetic powder used in makeup) around the root of grass and the ants will disappear. You have to do it few times to completely rid of the ants.
Water the pot regularly

Step 8: Harvest Wheat Grass

In about a month's time, the grass has grown to about 12 inches tall.
Harvest a handful of wheat grass using a pair of scissors
Wash it in clean running water to get rid of soil and any insects present in the grass
Cut the grass blades into small pieces with the scissors

Step 9: Extract Juice

Place the harvested wheat grass in a mixer grinder and add about a glass of water.
You can add little amount of salt if you like
Grind it to a fine paste and filter out the juice

The wheat grass juice is consumed on an empty stomach. To get full benefit of the juice, you should not take anything else for about an hour after drinking the juice. Start with about 100 ml of juice and you can increase the intake to about a glass per day