Re: Vermiculite and other growing mediums

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Can growing mediums be used for more than one crop or are they only

used once and tossed in the compost?

Is there 'supplements' that can be added to the original mix to

continue using it?

frugal minded

(Who is wondering if she should toss that bag of sunflower seeds from

last year and find a supplier of hulled sunflower seeds to sprout or

if she should attempt growing the seeds she has inside in some sort

of medium. Or if she should just not eat sunflower seeds. The

sprouts give her a funny feeling in the back of her throat, kind of

like the one the high quality extra virgin olive oil does. Her three

times of growing soaked seeds in a sieve over water elicited mold,

bleck. Three strike rule.

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> Hi, Miss L, I grow pea shoots and sunflower sprouts is a mix of

perlite

> and coco peat. I use two empty 8 oz mushroom containers. Put drain

holes

> in one. This is your top tray. Mix together perlite and peat on a

one to

> one ratio. You'll need about on cup of the mix. Dampen the mix an

place

> about 2/3 rds into the bottom of the top tray. Spread on your

seeds - a

> couple of tablespoons is good. Cover the seeds with the rest of the

> moistened mix and tamp down firmly. In the bottom tray, place

something

> to keep the top tray from setting on the bottom of the bottom tray.

You

> want them to drain. I use the lid of a milk jug. Set your seeds in a

> bright window - not direct sun. Keep them moist, but not wet. Don't

> overwater. Overwatering kills! When sunflower sprouts get as big as

you

> want, cut them off and eat them. Sunflower seems to not all

germinate at

> once, so you will keep getting sprouts for a long while. Pea shoots

will

> continue to grow after they are cut, so you can get more than one

> harvest. If you feed pea shoots with diluted kelp after the first

> cutting, you can get as many as four harvests from one planting.

Caution:

> do not fill your to container to the top. The seeds will displace

the

> soil as they sprout, and you will have soil spilling all over.

> ew

>

> Vermiculite

> Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:56:12 -0000

>

> has anyone tried to grow shoots , like snow pea, or anything else

for

> that matter on Vermiculite inside trays?

> still searching

> Miss Lavande

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> Sunshine makes the flowers dance.

> Anon.

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They pretty much get compacted with roots, so there is no room for new

roots. The compost pile is the way to go.

ew

Vermiculite

> Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:56:12 -0000

>

> has anyone tried to grow shoots , like snow pea, or anything else

for

> that matter on Vermiculite inside trays?

> still searching

> Miss Lavande

>

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>

> Sunshine makes the flowers dance.

> Anon.

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