Re: Begining ???'s (sprouts for salad)

[Guest guest]

EW:

I told Alan I was going to start growing Sunflower Sprouts. I grabbed my Flip to

get his reaction. I cannot get through this video without falling off of my

chair.

Melody

[Guest guest]

Peggy:

THANK YOU

I have printed out what you wrote. That will be my guide. Now if EW can answer

the rest of my questions, I shall be on the road to making sunflower sprouts. I

have to find where I'm buying the coir.

There are florists around my neighborhood. Tomorrow I shall see if they sell

Coir. If not, I'll go online.

And you must check out the I took of Alan. I cannot stop laughing.

Melody

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> > > > , I would go directly to sunflower sprouts grown as microgreens. It

is EASY. All you need are the seeds, a growing medium such as coir or soil, and

a growing vessel. It's very easy to grow in glass or pyrex pie plates. Check out

this video:

> > > >

> > > > My husband doesn't like sprouts and he LOVES these....we have these and

pea sprouts (which you can grow interchangeably) going all the time. They have

totally replaced lettuce in this household. Sunflower seeds and pea sprouts both

have a lot of body.

> > > >

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[Guest guest]

I understand, I can barely remember what I had for breakfast some days.

Thanks for answering!

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> > >

> > > As others have said, it's hard for someone else to say which

sprouts

> > will taste good to you. I stuck with the limited varieties of

sprouting

> > seeds from the health food store for a long time because the seed

price

> > per pound plus the shipping costs looked so expensive when ordering

> > online. It's better to get sample packs or smaller packages until

you

> > know what suits you. Also get some single seed samples. If you don't

> > like a mix, you can determine if a particular sprout or the

combination

> > is the problem.

> > >

> > > I find the flavor of the leafy sprouts more concentrated than

spinach

> > or lettuce. The texture is also very different. When I first started

> > sprouting, I made a sprout based salad and hated it; and have not

found

> > a reason to go through that again.

> > >

> > > Now, I like microgreens much better than sprouts. I add

microgreens or

> > sprouts to sandwiches and wraps or have a bowl of them along side my

> > meal. I think sunflower greens, adzuki greens, buckwheat greens and

pea

> > shoots are more like lettuce or spinach than clover or alfalfa.

> > >

[Guest guest]

Great! However, I suggest you eat them before they get 6 feet high

ew

Re: Begining ???'s (sprouts for salad)

EW:

I told Alan I was going to start growing Sunflower Sprouts. I grabbed my Flip

to get his reaction. I cannot get through this video without falling off of my

chair.

Melody

[Guest guest]

To find coir check your local nursery. Many of them sell it now. It's getting to

be quite popular. A lot o seed catalogs list them. Also, check your yellow pages

for a store that seeds hydroponic equipment. That's were I first got mine before

it was in the local nursery.

Try the store you first thought was a seed company, right there in Brooklyn

ew

Re: Begining ???'s (sprouts for salad)

Peggy:

THANK YOU

I have printed out what you wrote. That will be my guide. Now if EW can answer

the rest of my questions, I shall be on the road to making sunflower sprouts. I

have to find where I'm buying the coir.

There are florists around my neighborhood. Tomorrow I shall see if they sell

Coir. If not, I'll go online.

And you must check out the I took of Alan. I cannot stop laughing.

Melody

> > > >

> > > > , I would go directly to sunflower sprouts grown as microgreens.

It is EASY. All you need are the seeds, a growing medium such as coir or soil,

and a growing vessel. It's very easy to grow in glass or pyrex pie plates. Check

out this video:

> > > >

> > > > My husband doesn't like sprouts and he LOVES these....we have these and

pea sprouts (which you can grow interchangeably) going all the time. They have

totally replaced lettuce in this household. Sunflower seeds and pea sprouts both

have a lot of body.

> > > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Hi

I'm still a beginner. I started with buying wwww.handypantry.com Basic

Sprouting kit. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the 3 garden salad, alfalfa. I also love

their Cruncy Lentil Fest.

I just recently posted I ran out of fresh produce so for my green smoothie (have

one every morning).. I added the 3 garden and alfalfa along with my fruits, etc

I do both I add the 3 garden and alfalfa to regular salads and I will have the 3

garden just by itself... I have the lentil cruch as a snack and add it to

various items

I love www.handypantry.com as they give suggestions on the front label (soups,

salads, etc)

As to quantities it is just my husband and I... but there are times we go

through the full 3 trays of the handypantry in a few days... and then other

times where we are not as quick eating it. I also use sproutpeople.org

sprouters... I do use them in my smoothies, salads, etc.. I love the sampler but

I personally would suggest the 3 garden salad, alfalfa... and then depending

upon your needs/wants start looking at beans, nuts, etc...

Not sure if I helped or not but there has only been time any sprouts were thrown

out and that was when we were not eating at home for various reasons.. I have

given the 3 garden sprouts and alfalfa to friends and they LOVE them and want

some so I give them baggies of sprouts...

Debbie in NJ0

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> Hello Folks!

>

> I joined some time last year when I was in hippie/idealistic frame of

> mind and I got all excited about sprouting and working sprouts into our

> diet. I wasn't able to invest much in start-up or order online, so the

> idea was shuffled off to the back burner. Well, I finally have some

> funds available and I'm excited about placing an order soon!

>

> So now I have to decide what to order and how much, etc. We were trying

> to work a big salad into our evening meals, but it quickly got too pricy

> and we had to scale back or quit entirely, depending on the budget. For

> those of you who eat sprout salads, do you still combine with lettuces

> or is it all sprouts? What sprouts or mix do you think works best as a

> salad base similar to lettuce/spinach based mild salads?

>

> Also, is there a good formula for deciding how much will last how long?

> Seems like if you use the yield ratio, you could get an idea if you knew

> how much you would consume per day. But I really don't have a clue how

> much we'd be likely to eat daily...

>

> Thanks in advance!

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