Most vitamins and powders are processed to survive shelves – not your body
Discover how to grow fresh, living Spirulina in its most potent, natural state -
in just 14 days!
What's all the hype about spirulina?
The ultimate FAT FREE, GLUTEN FREE, LOW CALORIE, Plant-Based protein
Including 9 ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS, in charge of important brain & muscle functions
Including rare TRACE ELEMENTS and B vitamins which convert food into available energy
Powerful ANTIOXIDANTS to enlighten skin and hair with a radiant vitality!
And the best part?
You can grow organic spirulina even if you don’t have a garden. It grows faster than any other crop, allowing you to harvest multiple times a week!
Ready to Start Your Spirulina Cultivation Journey?
Our Spirulina Guidebooks
Find all of our beginner hacks for growing organic Spirulina at home: setup, feeding recipes, daily growth charts, harvesting, drying and preservation, all based on our own research and testing, and compiled in plain English that anyone can understand!
A great resource for anyone looking to scale up their spirulina production and go from home-grown to microfarm in 12 days using raceway ponds.
Our calculators make it easy to know what to add to your spirulina tank. Just enter how much you harvested and your tank size, and you’ll get the right amounts for feeding and refilling.
some things you might need when growing spirulina
useful minerals to have at hand
Just Getting started?
Find a source of live spirulina
As a single celled organism, spirulina is constantly multiplying. You can’t grow it from powder though, so we’ve done our best to find growers around the world to get you started. Browse our list of partners to find one near you!
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learn about growing spirulina
Learn how to kickstart, grow, harvest, feed and maintain your spirulina culture. Experiment with popular mineral formulas for the growth and feeding stages, and find the one that works for you.
Gear up with equipment & materials
Browse our favorite products for spirulina cultivation and gather what you need to get started
Free Resources for Algae Growers
Raceway ponds 101
Learn to set up a raceway pond for spirulina production
Spirulina Glossary
Familiarize with commonly used ingredients for Spirulina culturing
Spirulina FAQ
Your most frequently asked questions answered
Spirulina Videos
Inspirational spirulina sotries and tutorials from around the world
Spirulina WhatsApp Group
A place to learn and share experiences with other growers
Partner with us
List your spirulina culture on our global catalog
frequently asked questions
The first thing you’ll need is some live spirulina algae culture. Then, you want to create the right conditions for it to grow and thrive. Given the right temperature, pH, light, nutrients, and about 5-10 minutes a day, it will grow and multiply by roughly 25% per day, allowing you to have your first harvest within 2 weeks.
For more information on obtaining live spirulina, see our spirulina cultures collection.
There are endless models and techniques in which you can grow spirulina. Pretty much all of them include these elements:
- A large tank, aquarium, grow bag or pond
- Water pump, air pump, paddle wheel or aerator
- Harvesting cloth and frame
- Additional heating, cooling or lighting depending on the growth environment and climate
- pH/ temperature Meter
- Secchi disk for measuring culture density
See all equipment in our catalog