"CULTURAL INFO: Micro-greens are often thought of as sprouts or shoots but in fact are an entirely individual crop of their own. ...are grown filament-thin, immature plants, grown for the smallest possible incarnation of salad greens, herbs, edible flowers, and leafy vegetables. Almost any seed can be grown as a micro-green, ...grown in a medium and then clipped for a one time harvest at the soil surface as soon as their first true leaves appear. In contrast, sprouts are not grown in a medium and their roots are eaten. Shoots are similar to micro-greens, being grown in medium and clipped along the stem, but tend to be large seeded crops that usually have specific instructions for growing and harvesting all to their own. "
from highmowingseeds.com