sprouting seeds**to eat**

Lois_and_CK

alchemilla12 wrote: »

Hi
Im managing to sprout seeds ok but Ive read that they should have some air as they are growing - my biosnacky sprouter doesnt have any holes in the lid or anything .I have to say also that I dont find it drains very well without having to do a bit of tipping up regularly although the instructions claim all water will drain away through the drainage "tube " in each tray( the one that is covered by a red top ).so should I leave the lid slightly ajar?
also if you dont eat them all staight away whats the best way to store them in the fridge - in an airtight box? do they still need rinsing everyday? I did try storing some but they seemed to go off!
thanks

Hi, not sure about the first question, but my sprouter doesn't have a lid so it gets air.

I leave my sprouts to dry on kitchen paper once they're all sprouted, then I store them in airtight tupperware in the fridge. They tend to last around four days this way.

NualaBuala

This is a great thread. I bought a packet of alfalfa seeds in Homebase weeks ago and have been meaning to sprout them but kept getting sidetracked. After reading this I've just rinsed them and left them soaking in a jar.

For those who are using jars, how do you strain them? I have muslin on the jar held in place with an elastic band but I found sojme of the seeds sort of escaped and stuck to the grooves on the outside of the top of the jar just above the elastic band. Not sure if that makes any sense at all. I managed to rescue them but I could see myself getting fed up with it after a while!

Edit: Also, I'd welcome any recommendations on websites to order seeds from at a good price. Thanks!

Folio

This is probably a really silly question but I'm going to ask it anyway. I've just started sprouting some mung beans and I have a pack of millett and one of wheat that I also want to have a go at sprouting.

I know I ccan use the sprouts on sandwiches, in salads and stirfries etc but would it work if I added them to home made bread?

Any advice or ideas on sprouting would also be welcome as I thought it would be a good way to get some home grown food through the winter.

Thanks for reading

Pink.

Hi Folio,

As your thread has dropped from the front page of Old Style I've added it to the main thread on sprouting seeds which has lots of advice that should help.

Pink

Mine's_a_guinness

alchemilla12 wrote: »

Hi
Im managing to sprout seeds ok but Ive read that they should have some air as they are growing - my biosnacky sprouter doesnt have any holes in the lid or anything .I have to say also that I dont find it drains very well without having to do a bit of tipping up regularly although the instructions claim all water will drain away through the drainage "tube " in each tray( the one that is covered by a red top ).so should I leave the lid slightly ajar?
also if you dont eat them all staight away whats the best way to store them in the fridge - in an airtight box? do they still need rinsing everyday? I did try storing some but they seemed to go off!
thanks

I've just bought the biosnacky sprouter and although mine seems to drain okay I'm not sure whether it's supposed to drain slowly or quickly. The top tier drains slowly so I know the top seeds are getting a good 'wash' but the bottom one drains quite quickly, not giving time for the seeds to be submerged in water at all. Does anyone know how fast / slow it should drain?

bad_bob00

I don't know if I've got the same one as you but if you adjust the plastic clip thing which is over the hole you can adjust the speed at which the water drips through the container.


I've been doing this a while and have been using the packets of seeds sold by garden centres. They charge about £1.99 for a small packet of seeds, which lasts for about 2 or 3 grows. I'm just wondering if anyone can recommend a cheaper way of getting hold of sprouting seeds? It seems to be quite an expensive "hobby"...

Thanks

reb

Have you tried sprouting beans from the supermarket? I sprout mung beans, kidney beans and a few others from there. So long as they are just dried and not par cooked they are fine and far cheaper than the ones they sell for sprouting.

Good luck

bad_bob00

Ahh thanks Reb, I wasn't sure about whether that would work or not. I wasn't sure if the ones from the supermarket had been treated somehow to stop them from sprouting.

I don't suppose you know what sort of price they sell them for? It seems so expensive buying them from garden centres paying about £2 for a 50g packet...


Thanks again!

Emuchops

Reb-Ive sprouted lots of beans and seeds but never kidney beans as I thought they may be poisonous if not cooked. You're obviously testament that they're not-have you ever had any ill effects from them? How long do you sprout them for?

bad_bob00

I managed to get a packet of about 350g of Mung beans for £1.25 so thanks very much for your suggestion of buying from a supermarket.

I was just wondering, as supermarkets only have a few types of beans/pulses I was thinking that perhaps instead of buying sprouting seeds for something like onions from a garden centre you could instead just buy onion seeds? In which case you would get more seeds in a packet and they would be a lot cheaper too. I'm guessing they must be safe to use and eat because you would be eating the onions on the plant at a later stage anyway...

If anyone could help that would be great

Thanks