Guest guest Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Did anyone get to eat the sunflower shoots yet? How do they taste? I planted some, that I got from Lowes. Just regular bird seed ones. (no sprouting seeds or heathfood stores) The package had no other things listed I.E. vitamin additives etc. Had to pick through them since there was much of the hull in there. Soaked some over night and rinsed some and planted right away. Well both groups went into pie plates with coir. Stuck them into a dark walkin closet. Both are growing, at the same rate and height! I think I put too many seed into the planting. So at what stage do you set them out for greening? Angelika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 I recommend NOT using bird seed for human consumption, for several reasons. First, it is stored differently and often contains vermin, larvae or hasn't been stored to the same sanitary standards seed for human consumption is. Bird seed is KNOWN to harbor vermin, and is often the reason people end up with an infestation of things such as pantry moths in their homes-it comes in in the seed. Second, they usually " enrich " bird seed with vitamins, which again, would not meet the standards of food for human consumption. Third, the entire process growing the seeds, harvesting, packing and storage do NOT meet the same standards as for human consumption. It isn't worth the bit of savings to subject yourself to it, in my humble opinion. For what it is worth, I did the same thing back twenty some years ago when I started sprouting..and found the hard way that MOST bird seed does have worms and vermin...not pleasant. > > Should have said that the sprouts taste just like eating the seeds. > ew > > sunflowers > > Did anyone get to eat the sunflower shoots yet? How do they taste? I planted some, that I got from Lowes. Just regular bird seed ones. (no sprouting seeds or heathfood stores) The package had no other things listed I.E. vitamin additives etc. Had to pick through them since there was much of the hull in there. Soaked some over night and rinsed some and planted right away. Well both groups went into pie plates with coir. Stuck them into a dark walkin closet. Both are growing, at the same rate and height! I think I put too many seed into the planting. So at what stage do you set them out for greening? Angelika > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 AGREED!!!!!! sunflowers > > Did anyone get to eat the sunflower shoots yet? How do they taste? I planted some, that I got from Lowes. Just regular bird seed ones. (no sprouting seeds or heathfood stores) The package had no other things listed I.E. vitamin additives etc. Had to pick through them since there was much of the hull in there. Soaked some over night and rinsed some and planted right away. Well both groups went into pie plates with coir. Stuck them into a dark walkin closet. Both are growing, at the same rate and height! I think I put too many seed into the planting. So at what stage do you set them out for greening? Angelika > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 I guess I won't be eating them, but my rabbits are going to have a feast! I'll have to order some from the internet, when funds are more available.Can you sprout some of the peas and beans from the grocery store?Angelika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 If we sprouted the sunflower seeds and then planted them and grew sunflowers and then put only organic fertilizers and organic pesticides, like watered down dish detergent, then wouldn't the seeds that come from what we grow be organic and truly raw and then could be eaten and sprouted for food? Carolyn Wilkerson  To: sproutpeople Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 1:08 PM Subject: Re: sunflowers  I have been sprouting sunflower seeds for several years. They taste just like the sunflower seeds you ate as a kid, except they're not salty. I, too, have used seeds packed for birds. I called the company the packs for Walmart and was told that they knew of a lot of people that sprout their seeds. They also said that even tho, there is a vitamin added for birds, it is not harmful to humans. ew sunflowers Did anyone get to eat the sunflower shoots yet? How do they taste? I planted some, that I got from Lowes. Just regular bird seed ones. (no sprouting seeds or heathfood stores) The package had no other things listed I.E. vitamin additives etc. Had to pick through them since there was much of the hull in there. Soaked some over night and rinsed some and planted right away. Well both groups went into pie plates with coir. Stuck them into a dark walkin closet. Both are growing, at the same rate and height! I think I put too many seed into the planting. So at what stage do you set them out for greening? Angelika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Yes, provided they were non GMO/heirloom, organic seeds to start with. You don't need to do anything special to sunflowers grown for the flower-just stick the seed in the ground and let Mother Nature do the rest. I grow about 9 varieties of sunflowers, raging from mini red dwarfs to giant ones-I have never had to fertilize or spray them. The birds will go after the seeds, but there is always plenty left for us. She seeds are a booger to harvest from some varieties, but shake right out of others when dried properly. Sent from my iPad On Mar 17, 2012, at 5:35 PM, Carolyn Wilkerson wrote: > If we sprouted the sunflower seeds and then planted them and grew sunflowers and then put only organic fertilizers and organic pesticides, like watered down dish detergent, then wouldn't the seeds that come from what we grow be organic and truly raw and then could be eaten and sprouted for food? > > Carolyn Wilkerson > > > > > To: sproutpeople > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 1:08 PM > Subject: Re: sunflowers > > > I have been sprouting sunflower seeds for several years. They taste just like the sunflower seeds you ate as a kid, except they're not salty. I, too, have used seeds packed for birds. I called the company the packs for Walmart and was told that they knew of a lot of people that sprout their seeds. They also said that even tho, there is a vitamin added for birds, it is not harmful to humans. > ew > > sunflowers > > Did anyone get to eat the sunflower shoots yet? How do they taste? I planted some, that I got from Lowes. Just regular bird seed ones. (no sprouting seeds or heathfood stores) The package had no other things listed I.E. vitamin additives etc. Had to pick through them since there was much of the hull in there. Soaked some over night and rinsed some and planted right away. Well both groups went into pie plates with coir. Stuck them into a dark walkin closet. Both are growing, at the same rate and height! I think I put too many seed into the planting. So at what stage do you set them out for greening? Angelika > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 I don't know what GMO/heirloom is. Aren't heirloom ones the old ones and not hybrids and all that? Did you mean that with those you can eat them right away or do you mean that they won't work? I am confused by that.  I have NEVER seen a red sunflower When they are growing, how about taking a photo. That would be neat. I am going to have to get some seeds for sunflowers and especially the red mini dwarf ones. But I want to plant them not eat them, at least not right now.  Carolyn Wilkerson  To: " sproutpeople " <sproutpeople > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 5:39 PM Subject: Re: sunflowers  Yes, provided they were non GMO/heirloom, organic seeds to start with. You don't need to do anything special to sunflowers grown for the flower-just stick the seed in the ground and let Mother Nature do the rest. I grow about 9 varieties of sunflowers, raging from mini red dwarfs to giant ones-I have never had to fertilize or spray them. The birds will go after the seeds, but there is always plenty left for us. She seeds are a booger to harvest from some varieties, but shake right out of others when dried properly. Sent from my iPad On Mar 17, 2012, at 5:35 PM, Carolyn Wilkerson wrote: > If we sprouted the sunflower seeds and then planted them and grew sunflowers and then put only organic fertilizers and organic pesticides, like watered down dish detergent, then wouldn't the seeds that come from what we grow be organic and truly raw and then could be eaten and sprouted for food? > > Carolyn Wilkerson > > > > > To: sproutpeople > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 1:08 PM > Subject: Re: sunflowers > > > I have been sprouting sunflower seeds for several years. They taste just like the sunflower seeds you ate as a kid, except they're not salty. I, too, have used seeds packed for birds. I called the company the packs for Walmart and was told that they knew of a lot of people that sprout their seeds. They also said that even tho, there is a vitamin added for birds, it is not harmful to humans. > ew > > sunflowers > > Did anyone get to eat the sunflower shoots yet? How do they taste? I planted some, that I got from Lowes. Just regular bird seed ones. (no sprouting seeds or heathfood stores) The package had no other things listed I.E. vitamin additives etc. Had to pick through them since there was much of the hull in there. Soaked some over night and rinsed some and planted right away. Well both groups went into pie plates with coir. Stuck them into a dark walkin closet. Both are growing, at the same rate and height! I think I put too many seed into the planting. So at what stage do you set them out for greening? Angelika > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Sorry, I didn't mean to talk in circles, lol. GMO means " gentically modified organism " , which MANY commercially available seeds are. It typically means they have been spliced with the DNA of other plant species, to make them more resistant to pests, drought, etc. NOT a good thing, tampering with Mother Nature in that way. Heirloom just means an old, untampered with seed variety. Many seeds are also treated with growth hormones, steroids, antimicrobials, etc., which is why I recommend organics. If any seed packet GUARANTEES it to grow, you can be sure it has been enhanced with something not meant to be part of the food chain. An organic seed will grow or not grow, based on nature, not laboratory tampering. I have never had any trouble with organic heirloom seeds being viable. > > > If we sprouted the sunflower seeds and then planted them and grew sunflowers and then put only organic fertilizers and organic pesticides, like watered down dish detergent, then wouldn't the seeds that come from what we grow be organic and truly raw and then could be eaten and sprouted for food? > > > > Carolyn Wilkerson > > > > > > > > > > To: sproutpeople > > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 1:08 PM > > Subject: Re: sunflowers > > > > > > I have been sprouting sunflower seeds for several years. They taste just like the sunflower seeds you ate as a kid, except they're not salty. I, too, have used seeds packed for birds. I called the company the packs for Walmart and was told that they knew of a lot of people that sprout their seeds. They also said that even tho, there is a vitamin added for birds, it is not harmful to humans. > > ew > > > > sunflowers > > > > Did anyone get to eat the sunflower shoots yet? How do they taste? I planted some, that I got from Lowes. Just regular bird seed ones. (no sprouting seeds or heathfood stores) The package had no other things listed I.E. vitamin additives etc. Had to pick through them since there was much of the hull in there. Soaked some over night and rinsed some and planted right away. Well both groups went into pie plates with coir. Stuck them into a dark walkin closet. Both are growing, at the same rate and height! I think I put too many seed into the planting. So at what stage do you set them out for greening? Angelika > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Here are some images of dwarf red sunflower. There are actually many varieties of sunflowers, far more than the standard yellow ones. One of my yearly delights is having a yard and containers full of all sorts of colorful ones-I mix my saved seeds all together and plant them without a clue as to what will pop up-good fun! > > > If we sprouted the sunflower seeds and then planted them and grew sunflowers and then put only organic fertilizers and organic pesticides, like watered down dish detergent, then wouldn't the seeds that come from what we grow be organic and truly raw and then could be eaten and sprouted for food? > > > > Carolyn Wilkerson > > > > > > > > > > To: sproutpeople > > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 1:08 PM > > Subject: Re: sunflowers > > > > > > I have been sprouting sunflower seeds for several years. They taste just like the sunflower seeds you ate as a kid, except they're not salty. I, too, have used seeds packed for birds. I called the company the packs for Walmart and was told that they knew of a lot of people that sprout their seeds. They also said that even tho, there is a vitamin added for birds, it is not harmful to humans. > > ew > > > > sunflowers > > > > Did anyone get to eat the sunflower shoots yet? How do they taste? I planted some, that I got from Lowes. Just regular bird seed ones. (no sprouting seeds or heathfood stores) The package had no other things listed I.E. vitamin additives etc. Had to pick through them since there was much of the hull in there. Soaked some over night and rinsed some and planted right away. Well both groups went into pie plates with coir. Stuck them into a dark walkin closet. Both are growing, at the same rate and height! I think I put too many seed into the planting. So at what stage do you set them out for greening? Angelika > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 OOOPS, forgot the link for the red dwarfs: Here 'tis http://www.google.com/search?q=dwarf+red+sunflower & oe=UTF-8 & hl=en & client=safari & \ um=1 & ie=UTF-8 & tbm=isch & source=og & sa=N & tab=wi & ei=1w5lT7HQEejy0gHh1onJCA & biw=768 & b\ ih=900 & sei=2Q5lT7fuOpDrtgfc9oT-DQ > > > > > If we sprouted the sunflower seeds and then planted them and grew sunflowers and then put only organic fertilizers and organic pesticides, like watered down dish detergent, then wouldn't the seeds that come from what we grow be organic and truly raw and then could be eaten and sprouted for food? > > > > > > Carolyn Wilkerson > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Ernest Willingham <99tomatoes@> > > > To: sproutpeople > > > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 1:08 PM > > > Subject: Re: sunflowers > > > > > > > > > I have been sprouting sunflower seeds for several years. They taste just like the sunflower seeds you ate as a kid, except they're not salty. I, too, have used seeds packed for birds. I called the company the packs for Walmart and was told that they knew of a lot of people that sprout their seeds. They also said that even tho, there is a vitamin added for birds, it is not harmful to humans. > > > ew > > > > > > sunflowers > > > > > > Did anyone get to eat the sunflower shoots yet? How do they taste? I planted some, that I got from Lowes. Just regular bird seed ones. (no sprouting seeds or heathfood stores) The package had no other things listed I.E. vitamin additives etc. Had to pick through them since there was much of the hull in there. Soaked some over night and rinsed some and planted right away. Well both groups went into pie plates with coir. Stuck them into a dark walkin closet. Both are growing, at the same rate and height! I think I put too many seed into the planting. So at what stage do you set them out for greening? Angelika > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 What seeds are you getting to grow your sunflower sprouts? Carolyn Wilkerson  To: sproutpeople Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 6:22 PM Subject: Re: sunflowers  Sorry, I didn't mean to talk in circles, lol. GMO means " gentically modified organism " , which MANY commercially available seeds are. It typically means they have been spliced with the DNA of other plant species, to make them more resistant to pests, drought, etc. NOT a good thing, tampering with Mother Nature in that way. Heirloom just means an old, untampered with seed variety. Many seeds are also treated with growth hormones, steroids, antimicrobials, etc., which is why I recommend organics. If any seed packet GUARANTEES it to grow, you can be sure it has been enhanced with something not meant to be part of the food chain. An organic seed will grow or not grow, based on nature, not laboratory tampering. I have never had any trouble with organic heirloom seeds being viable. > > > If we sprouted the sunflower seeds and then planted them and grew sunflowers and then put only organic fertilizers and organic pesticides, like watered down dish detergent, then wouldn't the seeds that come from what we grow be organic and truly raw and then could be eaten and sprouted for food? > > > > Carolyn Wilkerson > > > > > > > > > > To: sproutpeople > > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 1:08 PM > > Subject: Re: sunflowers > > > > > > I have been sprouting sunflower seeds for several years. They taste just like the sunflower seeds you ate as a kid, except they're not salty. I, too, have used seeds packed for birds. I called the company the packs for Walmart and was told that they knew of a lot of people that sprout their seeds. They also said that even tho, there is a vitamin added for birds, it is not harmful to humans. > > ew > > > > sunflowers > > > > Did anyone get to eat the sunflower shoots yet? How do they taste? I planted some, that I got from Lowes. Just regular bird seed ones. (no sprouting seeds or heathfood stores) The package had no other things listed I.E. vitamin additives etc. Had to pick through them since there was much of the hull in there. Soaked some over night and rinsed some and planted right away. Well both groups went into pie plates with coir. Stuck them into a dark walkin closet. Both are growing, at the same rate and height! I think I put too many seed into the planting. So at what stage do you set them out for greening? Angelika > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 I have some heirlooms that I save seed from each year. I also am in a local seed exchange where we trade out seeds. > > > > > If we sprouted the sunflower seeds and then planted them and grew sunflowers and then put only organic fertilizers and organic pesticides, like watered down dish detergent, then wouldn't the seeds that come from what we grow be organic and truly raw and then could be eaten and sprouted for food? > > > > > > Carolyn Wilkerson > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Ernest Willingham <99tomatoes@> > > > To: sproutpeople > > > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 1:08 PM > > > Subject: Re: sunflowers > > > > > > > > > I have been sprouting sunflower seeds for several years. They taste just like the sunflower seeds you ate as a kid, except they're not salty. I, too, have used seeds packed for birds. I called the company the packs for Walmart and was told that they knew of a lot of people that sprout their seeds. They also said that even tho, there is a vitamin added for birds, it is not harmful to humans. > > > ew > > > > > > sunflowers > > > > > > Did anyone get to eat the sunflower shoots yet? How do they taste? I planted some, that I got from Lowes. Just regular bird seed ones. (no sprouting seeds or heathfood stores) The package had no other things listed I.E. vitamin additives etc. Had to pick through them since there was much of the hull in there. Soaked some over night and rinsed some and planted right away. Well both groups went into pie plates with coir. Stuck them into a dark walkin closet. Both are growing, at the same rate and height! I think I put too many seed into the planting. So at what stage do you set them out for greening? Angelika > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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