sprouting seeds**to eat**

terra_ferma

Base_Hunta wrote: »

Found this randomly looking about. Not sure if its a good price but its free shipping. £4.25 for a two tray Thompson & Morgan Sprouting Seeds : Seed Sprouter Unit [02570187]

http://www.capitalgardens.co.uk/sprouting-seeds-seed-sprouter-unit-02570187-p-18986.html

Obviously the money saver would be recycling a jar stockings and a rubber band I would have though

Also to comment on the certain bean being poisonous. I looked into soy a bit and it looks like they need to be cooked. I don't know if the same goes for kidney but it seems that they can be especially toxic to tread with care!

I was going to buy this sprouter too, but then I noticed that they had very silly t&c, like charging you £4.99 if you want to return an item with free delivery (illegal).

Toxic_Lemon

terra_ferma wrote: »

I was going to buy this sprouter too, but then I noticed that they had very silly t&c, like charging you £4.99 if you want to return an item with free delivery (illegal).

Have you harvested your first batch in your new sprouter yet?

terra_ferma

Toxic_Lemon wrote: »

Have you harvested your first batch in your new sprouter yet?

yes!
chickpeas were lovely, the mung peas nice too, although not all sprouted because we put too many.
I'm still waiting for my alfalfa and microgreen seeds, but have also planted some salad!
We'll have a lovely green window sill!

Toxic_Lemon

terra_ferma wrote: »

yes!
chickpeas were lovely, the mung peas nice too, although not all sprouted because we put too many.
I'm still waiting for my alfalfa and microgreen seeds, but have also planted some salad!
We'll have a lovely green window sill!

Mmmm lovely! Try sprouting some lentils next. Then you can make some sprouted salads.

p0lly

I just got my AF order this afternoon. I have started rocket and cress already. I need to find a couple of large jars to start some others. Its all very exciting or should I get out more do you think ?

AlwaysHappy

I fancy having a go at sprouting some seeds to either snack on or just to sprinkle over my salads to spruce them up a bit but could do with some help. Do I need to buy proper "sprouting seeds" packs as this seems quite costly - amazon and ebay have them but with p&p it works out more than the cost of the rest of the salad ingredients put together, or perhaps you only need a few.... where is the best place to get them from, or can I use something from the supermarket? was going to pop down to b&q tomorrow to look at their seeds but again assume this is going to be expensive which isn't very money saving.
Thanks.

donna73

The sprouting seed packs do go a long way, you just start a few at a time- maybe tsp of them? I don't measure them out exactly. ive not done it yet but you can apparently soak and sprout dried chickpeas and beans and some nuts

Primrose

Try growing pea shoots. Buy a packet of Whitworths dried marrow fat peas (the sort you soak and cook in soups), fill a large shallow tray ( cat litter size) with a small amount of compost and cover the compost with the dried peas and a sprinkling of compost. Keep well watered until the peas germinate. You can cut the shoots when they are a few inches tall and they are delicious in salads. When you have used them all up ( don't let the shoots get too tall and wiry)' just pull them up and resow again in the same compost. Using these dried grocery peas is far,far cheaper than using the packets of peas you buy in garden centres and the taste is exactly the same.

FLA27

Hi AlwaysHappy,

I've had some success in the past with supermarket stuff but it can be a bit hit and miss. I used to be able to get some good seed bargains from health food shops but haven't sprouted properly for a while. I managed to buy a new sprouter (unused and in box) from the car boot the other week for £1 so I am starting again.

I've ordered these
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Just-Wholefoods-Organic-Sprouting-Pack/dp/B00A47TSR0/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1372534020&sr=8-9&keywords=sprouting+seeds


I was hoping they would turn up today but they didn't so a bit too early to give you any feed back - sorry!

seabright

What do you need to sprout to get been sprouts, and have you had good results (links/names of what you used would be appreciated!)

I love stir fries, so use a lot of bean sprouts