sprouting seeds**to eat**

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yes they grow in the dark. Just use whatever facility you have

Queenie

OMG!! How funny!!

I've literally just posted about this in the daily thread! :rotfl: Sorry hadn't seen this thread.

Mr_Proctalgia wrote:

Just a quick question, Go you grow the seeds in the dark or not?

Mine are grown on the kitchen windowsil.

I don't use the jar method - wasn't successful for me. But I did buy a 3-tier effort alst Autumn and the £6 it cost me is well worth the investment.

I buy my seeds from our local health food store. I've recently been experimenting with their 3-day sprouting seeds and I have to say they are de-LISH!

Once ready you can store them in the fridge for a few days too.

Can't believe that 12yrs ago I was buying them, ready sprouted (!) from Sainsbury's at .70p a pack on the salad stand ... :doh: ... now I can buy a 600g pack of mixed seeds to grow myself just £1.54 and it will last ages! Yes, even with daily eats

catowen - my boys enjoy eating "their" home grown/home made foods and half the fun is watching them grow; I'm sure your kids will enjoy them too just for that reason

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Just wondering how you are doing with the seeds. Since the OP I have sprouted and eaten mung beans (bean sprouts) and a few lots of alfalfa. I started 4 types of seeds today and also ordered more seeds from here

http://www.organiccatalog.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=21_52

Loretta

I was so pleased to read this as I had planned doing this as my new project, they must be better - and cheaper- than bought ones. I was going to try any beans I already had and see what happens

Swan_2

Mr_Proctalgia wrote:

Just a quick question, Do you grow the seeds in the dark or not?

kittie wrote:

yes they grow in the dark. Just use whatever facility you have

my favourite is alfalfa & I always sprout it in the dark till it's almost ready, then put it on the window ledge to green a little ... I have a vague recollection of hearing that letting it do that provides better nutrients, but I never investigated further so don't know if it's actually true

can anyone shed any light on this? no pun intended

Queenie

Swan, can't shed any light on the theory but :shhh: I don't grow mine in the dark and enjoy perfect results :silenced:

kittie, took a look at the link, but to me the products look rather pricey
Have you checked out your local health food stores? Certainly my local one is considerably cheaper than the seeds on the website - might be worth having a look locally?

Swan_2

Queenie wrote:

Swan, can't shed any light on the theory but :shhh: I don't grow mine in the dark and enjoy perfect results :silenced:

I'll have to do a bit of Googling, it was a very long time ago (my memory's not what it was :rolleyes:) but as I recall it was something to do with the photosynthesis increasing one or some of the nutrients. but it could well be one of those spurious word of mouth things with no basis in fact

I find that the greener it gets, the more bitter it gets. so I try to strike a balance so I don't lose that lovely sweet fresh pea flavour it has

tiddles

Hi, I have just dug out my seed sprouting trays which I haven't used for about 10 years. I was inspired to do so by this thread, so thank you!

I've lost the instructions, so if anyone else uses this method could you please tell me whether you soak the mung beans, etc first?

Thanks.

Quasar

I also sprout grains and pulses.

At the moment I have going three lots of alfalfa at various stages of sprouting (so I get a daily ready supply), and also two lots of chickpeas.

I often sprout mung beans but don't really like these a lot, so I let them grow into leaf until the two little leaves are about 1 inch long, cut them at the base and steam them as a cooked green, or add them raw to a salad. Makes a nice, unusual addition.

In the past I have tried srpouting wheat but I find it gets far too sweet for me.

Personally, I find sprouting seeds of all kinds to be the best way of ensuring a top quality source of raw enzimes, vitamin C and other natural goodies!

I grow mine in the light so as much chlorophyll as possible is produced, which is very important for our health.

I do not use a sprouter. I soak them according to their kind (some require longer than others), then I rinse them a couple of time a day and leave them on the windowsill until ready.

Thanks to OP for starting this very useful thread! :T

Jolaaled

I found some nice, clear instructions here:

http://www.i4at.org/lib2/sprouts.htm