Re: Trying to understand - difference between methods

[Guest guest]

Well, I can tell you about sprouting in the sproutgarden and sprouting as a

microgreen (which uses a medium).

I am presently doing an experiment with my 3 part salad mix sprouting seeds.

Alfalfa, radish and broccoli (and I threw in some extra fenugreek too). I

ALWAYS use my round green trays for these sprouts.

So I decided to grow some in Coir.

Do you know how long it takes to do this?

I mean, others might enjoy this but I will probably never grow my brassicas in

this medium again. I mean, they grow BUT NOTHING LIKE THE SPROUTGARDENT.

Maybe I'm prejudiced but I LOVE the round green trays for the 3 part salad mix,

and other sprouts and I shall use the coir in the trays for my sunnies and pea

shoots (which don't stop growing), OMG!! lol

I'm on my 3rd cutting and they are still growing.

I had cut some yesterday earlier and by the nightime they were back up again.

I love pea shoots. If only I had listened to EW's tutorial info on sunnies and

pea shoots, well I would have been doing this QUITE SOME TIME AGO.

But better late than never!!!

lol

Melody

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> Hi everyone. I really enjoy the conversation with this group and especially

enjoy Melody's little videos (smile).

>

> I have watched your conversations for awhile now and have one question. It

seems like some of you sprout in a tray - hence the conversation about growing

medium. Is there some reason you prefer doing this over the Sprout Garden which

doesn't require a medium?

>

> Also, for anyone who hasn't been able to find the Coir, I was at Ace Hardware

recently and they didn't have it in the store, but she looked it up and found

they have it in the local warehouse. It would arrive in a few days.

>

> I even checked with the online website and they don't show it there - they

told me it is specific to each area which didn't make a lot of sense to me. At

the store, we looked at the ingredient list and it wasn't pure Coir though -

there were a few other ingredients listed. Are there different companies who

make Coir and does anyone know if there is a specific brand we need to get...if

so, what is the name brand you use? (This one did say " organic " though).

>

> Thanks for your input!

>

> Carol S.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Carol S.

This is just hearsay, but I've heard to beware of coir from Mexico because is

has a lot of salt in it.

ew

Trying to understand - difference between methods

Hi everyone. I really enjoy the conversation with this group and especially

enjoy Melody's little videos (smile).

I have watched your conversations for awhile now and have one question. It

seems like some of you sprout in a tray - hence the conversation about growing

medium. Is there some reason you prefer doing this over the Sprout Garden which

doesn't require a medium?

Also, for anyone who hasn't been able to find the Coir, I was at Ace Hardware

recently and they didn't have it in the store, but she looked it up and found

they have it in the local warehouse. It would arrive in a few days.

I even checked with the online website and they don't show it there - they told

me it is specific to each area which didn't make a lot of sense to me. At the

store, we looked at the ingredient list and it wasn't pure Coir though - there

were a few other ingredients listed. Are there different companies who make Coir

and does anyone know if there is a specific brand we need to get...if so, what

is the name brand you use? (This one did say " organic " though).

Thanks for your input!

Carol S.

[Guest guest]

But it's not in all coir. So far, it has only been found in some cheao stuff

coming from Mexico. Get a name or e-mail address from the package you have and

contact them.

I do not now no ever had to rinse out any salt.

ew

Re: Trying to understand - difference between

methods

Re: Salt in Coir, that's why I use part of a pair of pantyhose to dump the wet

coir in, squeeze as much out as I can. There goes the salt!!!

Mel

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> Hi Carol S.

>

> This is just hearsay, but I've heard to beware of coir from Mexico because is

has a lot of salt in it.

>

> ew

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[Guest guest]

On that 24 blocks that were advertised, it said " low salt coir " so maybe it does

all have some salt in it.  Some may have more than others.  It is sure

something to watch. 

Carolyn Wilkerson

 

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 12:58 AM

Subject: Re: Trying to understand - difference between

methods

 

But it's not in all coir. So far, it has only been found in some cheao stuff

coming from Mexico. Get a name or e-mail address from the package you have and

contact them.

I do not now no ever had to rinse out any salt.

ew

Re: Trying to understand - difference between

methods

Re: Salt in Coir, that's why I use part of a pair of pantyhose to dump the wet

coir in, squeeze as much out as I can. There goes the salt!!!

Mel

>

> Hi Carol S.

>

> This is just hearsay, but I've heard to beware of coir from Mexico because is

has a lot of salt in it.

>

> ew

>

> ----- Original Message -----

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[Guest guest]

Hi, I just took a look at one of the bricks of coir that I got from Home Depot.

Made by Burpee. and they have some of the wording in spanish. I would gather

that this was produced in Mexico but it does not indicate this in the packaging.

So I'll just do the pantyhose thing and hope for the best.

Melody

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> > Hi Carol S.

> >

> > This is just hearsay, but I've heard to beware of coir from Mexico because

is has a lot of salt in it.

> >

> > ew

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> > ----- Original Message -----

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