Re: Will my sunnies peak out when it's 80 degrees in my kitchen?

[Guest guest]

I will be glad when my sunflower seeds arrive as seeing them grow fast should

help me be encouraged.  I am not sure where I am going to put them though where

they will be in the dark until they get leaves.  I haven't ordered peas yet. 

I ordered sunnies for outside too or think I did.  I have spent way too much

money on this though.  I have gotten almost compulsive but in a small way n

getting started.  Don't leave them on the stove if you have a guy in the house

who isn't into sprouting.  I don't know if women don't stop to think about

things like that or not.  No offence to the sprouting guys on here.  My poor

babies were steamed and dead, at least some of them.  I am waiting a day or two

to check on the others first before I throw them away. I put the mixed beans in

the sprouter but I am wondering if I should have put them on the pie plates. 

They did start sprouting right away the 2nd day after I soaked overnight. 

Carolyn Wilkerson

 

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 9:44 PM

Subject: Will my sunnies peak out when it's 80 degrees in

my kitchen?

 

The reason I ask is that, as you know, I made a cooling system for my

Sproutgarden. All the round green trays stack nicely on each other.

I've read where sunnies flourish in the heat. But how much heat are we talking

about here?

In the summer months my kitchen can get really warm. What do I do with my pea

shoots and my sunnies?

Can I keep them exactly where they are (on my shelves), and then do what I did

this morning. I had them getting the sun in my living room and boy did they

flourish. They grew and grew.

So if the heat is no problem, I gather I can continue to do this with the

sunnies and the pea shoots. These sprouts are MUCH more hearty than the

brassicas.

I mean these sunnies and pea shoots really do sprout!!!

I just want to plan ahead. If I have to build a separate sunny and pea shoot

cooling system, I want to know.

lol

Melody

[Guest guest]

My thoughts are that the sunnies will be fine in the heat as long as they stay

hydrated. The peas however are a cool weather crop and will feel the strain of

hot weather. You will need to experiment to find out whether that means you will

have stop growing in hot weather or just expect a lower yield or less cuttings.

Lee

> The reason I ask is that, as you know, I made a cooling system for my

Sproutgarden. All the round green trays stack nicely on each other.

>

> I've read where sunnies flourish in the heat. But how much heat are we talking

about here?

>

> In the summer months my kitchen can get really warm. What do I do with my pea

shoots and my sunnies?

>

> Can I keep them exactly where they are (on my shelves), and then do what I did

this morning. I had them getting the sun in my living room and boy did they

flourish. They grew and grew.

>

> So if the heat is no problem, I gather I can continue to do this with the

sunnies and the pea shoots. These sprouts are MUCH more hearty than the

brassicas.

>

> I mean these sunnies and pea shoots really do sprout!!!

>

> I just want to plan ahead. If I have to build a separate sunny and pea shoot

cooling system, I want to know.

>

> lol

> Melody

[Guest guest]

Oh, if the pea shoots need a cooler climate, I'll just put the trays in a

separate cooling system (with cold keepers), like I do the Sproutgarden. Or

maybe they will fit in the cooling system I have made. I made a double high one.

So I CAN do this.

We'll know in July and August. This will be a trial and error approach.

I'm glad the sunnies will thrive. Since I'm growing them I have never enjoyed

eating salads so much. I add them to my brassicas, add the pea shoots, add some

grape tomatoes, some seaweed, some sauteed tempeh, some olives and a bit of sea

salt and fresh pepper and a splash of extra virgin olive oil and believe me,

there is no better salad on the face of the earth.

And the colors alone will blind you. I give this to Alan and say: " Isn't this

the most colorful salad you have ever seen? "

He looks at me like I have two heads and he says " It's just sprouts, why are you

so excited? "

ROFL.

Melody

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> > The reason I ask is that, as you know, I made a cooling system for my

Sproutgarden. All the round green trays stack nicely on each other.

> >

> > I've read where sunnies flourish in the heat. But how much heat are we

talking about here?

> >

> > In the summer months my kitchen can get really warm. What do I do with my

pea shoots and my sunnies?

> >

> > Can I keep them exactly where they are (on my shelves), and then do what I

did this morning. I had them getting the sun in my living room and boy did they

flourish. They grew and grew.

> >

> > So if the heat is no problem, I gather I can continue to do this with the

sunnies and the pea shoots. These sprouts are MUCH more hearty than the

brassicas.

> >

> > I mean these sunnies and pea shoots really do sprout!!!

> >

> > I just want to plan ahead. If I have to build a separate sunny and pea shoot

cooling system, I want to know.

> >

> > lol

> > Melody

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