Re: Black Oil Sunflower Seed for Sprouting - An Update After Some Research!

[Guest guest]

First, I want to thank everyone who has responded, both on and off line, to my

question about BOSF seeds...

This kind of topic can be alarming to some and I'm pleased to see that this

hasn't erupted into a thread war. Thank you.

I always want to try to steer towards better eating, but also am not afraid to

question or find alternatives to costy spending of my money and still eat

better...

I also wanted to let others know what I found out about this topic...

I went to my local BiMart and Fred Meyer stores here in Oregon and looked at the

SF seeds in the bird food sections... I did notice that there were a lot of

twigs and stuff in most of the bags of SF seeds I looked at... but there was one

company of seeds that looked much cleaner, twig wise, than the others. The

seeds looked intact and looked like they were of better quality than the other

seed companies I had considered... The seeds were marketed under that name of

KayTee Black Oil Sunflower seeds distributed by a company called Kaytee Products

Inc.,located in Chilton WI...

http://www.kaytee.com/products/black-oil-sunflower.php

I copied their phone number down and gave them a call. (1-800-Kaytee-1 or

) I asked them if their seeds were sproutable for human

consumption. I was told that their seeds had not been degerminated and was told

that some of their employees even sprouted and used their Black Oil SF seeds in

their salads.

So I think will give them a try and see how they do... I realize your milage may

vary, and am not trying to get others to go this route, but I personally feel

that this particular seed may be OK for my needs.

Just wanted to share and am NOT trying to start a thread war or trying to pull

others over to the dark side of non-Organic eating.

Hope this helps... And thank you again, Everyone, for being so thoughtful and

informative.

Dennis

>

> Hi all... I've done a search through the forum here and couldn't find this

topic addressed...

>

> I've been reading that a lot of people like sprouted sunflower seeds. I've

never tried them. I was in my local supermarket the other day and saw that they

had 10lb bags of Black Oil Sunflower seeds for birds for sale for around $5. It

made me wonder if we could use these for sprouting.

>

> Would this seed be OK to sprout? I would suspect that if it was for birds,

that there wouldn't be anything wrong with sprouting them for ourselves.

>

> Has anyone sprouted these or does anyone know if these can be sprouted and

eaten without us humans growing feathers?.. )

>

> Just curious...

> Dennis

>

[Guest guest]

Dennis,

Thanks for the response. I always encourge everyone to do their own research.

ew

Re: Black Oil Sunflower Seed for Sprouting - An

Update After Some Research!

First, I want to thank everyone who has responded, both on and off line, to my

question about BOSF seeds...

This kind of topic can be alarming to some and I'm pleased to see that this

hasn't erupted into a thread war. Thank you.

I always want to try to steer towards better eating, but also am not afraid to

question or find alternatives to costy spending of my money and still eat

better...

I also wanted to let others know what I found out about this topic...

I went to my local BiMart and Fred Meyer stores here in Oregon and looked at

the SF seeds in the bird food sections... I did notice that there were a lot of

twigs and stuff in most of the bags of SF seeds I looked at... but there was one

company of seeds that looked much cleaner, twig wise, than the others. The seeds

looked intact and looked like they were of better quality than the other seed

companies I had considered... The seeds were marketed under that name of KayTee

Black Oil Sunflower seeds distributed by a company called Kaytee Products

Inc.,located in Chilton WI...

http://www.kaytee.com/products/black-oil-sunflower.php

I copied their phone number down and gave them a call. (1-800-Kaytee-1 or

) I asked them if their seeds were sproutable for human consumption.

I was told that their seeds had not been degerminated and was told that some of

their employees even sprouted and used their Black Oil SF seeds in their salads.

So I think will give them a try and see how they do... I realize your milage

may vary, and am not trying to get others to go this route, but I personally

feel that this particular seed may be OK for my needs.

Just wanted to share and am NOT trying to start a thread war or trying to pull

others over to the dark side of non-Organic eating.

Hope this helps... And thank you again, Everyone, for being so thoughtful and

informative.

Dennis

>

> Hi all... I've done a search through the forum here and couldn't find this

topic addressed...

>

> I've been reading that a lot of people like sprouted sunflower seeds. I've

never tried them. I was in my local supermarket the other day and saw that they

had 10lb bags of Black Oil Sunflower seeds for birds for sale for around $5. It

made me wonder if we could use these for sprouting.

>

> Would this seed be OK to sprout? I would suspect that if it was for birds,

that there wouldn't be anything wrong with sprouting them for ourselves.

>

> Has anyone sprouted these or does anyone know if these can be sprouted and

eaten without us humans growing feathers?.. )

>

> Just curious...

> Dennis

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Dennis, we don't do wars here, we only have disagreements about some

minor stuff. I can see how someone new to sprouting could hesitate spending ten

or more dollars a pound for seeds when he doesn't even know if he likes these

particular sprouts.

Thanks for letting us know what you found out!

Lee

> First, I want to thank everyone who has responded, both on and off line, to my

question about BOSF seeds...

>

> This kind of topic can be alarming to some and I'm pleased to see that this

hasn't erupted into a thread war. Thank you.

>

> I always want to try to steer towards better eating, but also am not afraid to

question or find alternatives to costy spending of my money and still eat

better...

>

> I also wanted to let others know what I found out about this topic...

>

> I went to my local BiMart and Fred Meyer stores here in Oregon and looked at

the SF seeds in the bird food sections... I did notice that there were a lot of

twigs and stuff in most of the bags of SF seeds I looked at... but there was one

company of seeds that looked much cleaner, twig wise, than the others. The seeds

looked intact and looked like they were of better quality than the other seed

companies I had considered... The seeds were marketed under that name of KayTee

Black Oil Sunflower seeds distributed by a company called Kaytee Products

Inc.,located in Chilton WI...

>

> http://www.kaytee.com/products/black-oil-sunflower.php

>

> I copied their phone number down and gave them a call. (1-800-Kaytee-1 or

) I asked them if their seeds were sproutable for human consumption.

I was told that their seeds had not been degerminated and was told that some of

their employees even sprouted and used their Black Oil SF seeds in their salads.

>

> So I think will give them a try and see how they do... I realize your milage

may vary, and am not trying to get others to go this route, but I personally

feel that this particular seed may be OK for my needs.

>

> Just wanted to share and am NOT trying to start a thread war or trying to pull

others over to the dark side of non-Organic eating.

>

> Hope this helps... And thank you again, Everyone, for being so thoughtful and

informative.

>

> Dennis

>

>

> >

> > Hi all... I've done a search through the forum here and couldn't find this

topic addressed...

> >

> > I've been reading that a lot of people like sprouted sunflower seeds. I've

never tried them. I was in my local supermarket the other day and saw that they

had 10lb bags of Black Oil Sunflower seeds for birds for sale for around $5. It

made me wonder if we could use these for sprouting.

> >

> > Would this seed be OK to sprout? I would suspect that if it was for birds,

that there wouldn't be anything wrong with sprouting them for ourselves.

> >

> > Has anyone sprouted these or does anyone know if these can be sprouted and

eaten without us humans growing feathers?.. )

> >

> > Just curious...

> > Dennis

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

I thought that was interesting, Dennis.  Even for people feeding birds, that

sounds like a better seed.  Might want to ask what they put on the crops in the

way of fertilizer or pesticides as well, if you didn't already.  Since company

knows they have employees who sprout them, looks like they would let them know

if they had those kinds of things on them, but who knows.  Good luck to you. 

Sprouting seeds are expensive; all seeds seem to be.  Just the Burpee kind for

planting have few seeds and are sometimes a bit costly, especially for so-called

organic seeds.  I figure the sprouting seeds would be great for planting,

too.  I saw some beautiful red and yellow sunflowers that were short.  Sounded

good to put in the garden for flowers and then can compete with the birds to get

the seeds.  LOL.  Not sure they will be totally organic as the cost may be

expensive.  What is in Miracle Gro that is bad for us?  That has always been

our fertilizer

of choice but sounds as though it is not the best thing.  Home Depot didn't

have any liquid Kelp, either (I looked for coir today).

 

 

Carolyn Wilkerson

 

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 6:17 PM

Subject: Re: Black Oil Sunflower Seed for Sprouting - An

Update After Some Research!

 

Thanks Dennis, we don't do wars here, we only have disagreements about some

minor stuff. I can see how someone new to sprouting could hesitate spending ten

or more dollars a pound for seeds when he doesn't even know if he likes these

particular sprouts.

Thanks for letting us know what you found out!

Lee

> First, I want to thank everyone who has responded, both on and off line, to my

question about BOSF seeds...

>

> This kind of topic can be alarming to some and I'm pleased to see that this

hasn't erupted into a thread war. Thank you.

>

> I always want to try to steer towards better eating, but also am not afraid to

question or find alternatives to costy spending of my money and still eat

better...

>

> I also wanted to let others know what I found out about this topic...

>

> I went to my local BiMart and Fred Meyer stores here in Oregon and looked at

the SF seeds in the bird food sections... I did notice that there were a lot of

twigs and stuff in most of the bags of SF seeds I looked at... but there was one

company of seeds that looked much cleaner, twig wise, than the others. The seeds

looked intact and looked like they were of better quality than the other seed

companies I had considered... The seeds were marketed under that name of KayTee

Black Oil Sunflower seeds distributed by a company called Kaytee Products

Inc.,located in Chilton WI...

>

> http://www.kaytee.com/products/black-oil-sunflower.php

>

> I copied their phone number down and gave them a call. (1-800-Kaytee-1 or

) I asked them if their seeds were sproutable for human consumption.

I was told that their seeds had not been degerminated and was told that some of

their employees even sprouted and used their Black Oil SF seeds in their salads.

>

> So I think will give them a try and see how they do... I realize your milage

may vary, and am not trying to get others to go this route, but I personally

feel that this particular seed may be OK for my needs.

>

> Just wanted to share and am NOT trying to start a thread war or trying to pull

others over to the dark side of non-Organic eating.

>

> Hope this helps... And thank you again, Everyone, for being so thoughtful and

informative.

>

> Dennis

>

>

> >

> > Hi all... I've done a search through the forum here and couldn't find this

topic addressed...

> >

> > I've been reading that a lot of people like sprouted sunflower seeds. I've

never tried them. I was in my local supermarket the other day and saw that they

had 10lb bags of Black Oil Sunflower seeds for birds for sale for around $5. It

made me wonder if we could use these for sprouting.

> >

> > Would this seed be OK to sprout? I would suspect that if it was for birds,

that there wouldn't be anything wrong with sprouting them for ourselves.

> >

> > Has anyone sprouted these or does anyone know if these can be sprouted and

eaten without us humans growing feathers?.. )

> >

> > Just curious...

> > Dennis

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

They are manufactured in a facility that handles peanuts and other nut

products.  Was listed as allergen information.  I never did find the price

list.  It kept taking me to the same page which listed what was in the product

but didn't see any prices anywhere.  So can't eat them even if they

didn't have additives and no GMO, which we don't know.

 

Carolyn Wilkerson

 

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 3:17 PM

Subject: Re: Black Oil Sunflower Seed for Sprouting - An

Update After Some Research!

 

First, I want to thank everyone who has responded, both on and off line, to my

question about BOSF seeds...

This kind of topic can be alarming to some and I'm pleased to see that this

hasn't erupted into a thread war. Thank you.

I always want to try to steer towards better eating, but also am not afraid to

question or find alternatives to costy spending of my money and still eat

better...

I also wanted to let others know what I found out about this topic...

I went to my local BiMart and Fred Meyer stores here in Oregon and looked at the

SF seeds in the bird food sections... I did notice that there were a lot of

twigs and stuff in most of the bags of SF seeds I looked at... but there was one

company of seeds that looked much cleaner, twig wise, than the others. The seeds

looked intact and looked like they were of better quality than the other seed

companies I had considered... The seeds were marketed under that name of KayTee

Black Oil Sunflower seeds distributed by a company called Kaytee Products

Inc.,located in Chilton WI...

http://www.kaytee.com/products/black-oil-sunflower.php

I copied their phone number down and gave them a call. (1-800-Kaytee-1 or

) I asked them if their seeds were sproutable for human consumption.

I was told that their seeds had not been degerminated and was told that some of

their employees even sprouted and used their Black Oil SF seeds in their salads.

So I think will give them a try and see how they do... I realize your milage may

vary, and am not trying to get others to go this route, but I personally feel

that this particular seed may be OK for my needs.

Just wanted to share and am NOT trying to start a thread war or trying to pull

others over to the dark side of non-Organic eating.

Hope this helps... And thank you again, Everyone, for being so thoughtful and

informative.

Dennis

>

> Hi all... I've done a search through the forum here and couldn't find this

topic addressed...

>

> I've been reading that a lot of people like sprouted sunflower seeds. I've

never tried them. I was in my local supermarket the other day and saw that they

had 10lb bags of Black Oil Sunflower seeds for birds for sale for around $5. It

made me wonder if we could use these for sprouting.

>

> Would this seed be OK to sprout? I would suspect that if it was for birds,

that there wouldn't be anything wrong with sprouting them for ourselves.

>

> Has anyone sprouted these or does anyone know if these can be sprouted and

eaten without us humans growing feathers?.. )

>

> Just curious...

> Dennis

>

[Guest guest]

Yeah, some seeds are pretty expensive. I've never bought seeds by the pound,

but will start and will try and get Organic...

Also, for those who are looking for Kelp fertilizer, check eBay. I buy mine from

a guy that sells Kelp Seaweed Organic Fertilizer 1/2 pound Water Soluble

fertilizer in powdered form. He also sells in smaller and larger quantities...

Here is a link for those interested...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kelp-Seaweed-Organic-Fertilizer-1-2-pound-Water-Soluble-\

/170612757617?pt=Fertilizer_Soil_Amendments & hash=item27b9501471

It is very concentrated and 1 ounce of powdered Kelp makes 10 gallons of liquid

fertilizer... so be careful and follow the directions. It's pretty inexpensive

and an ounce usually lasts me a whole year.

Take care,and I hope this helps.

Dennis

> > >

> > > Hi all... I've done a search through the forum here and couldn't find this

topic addressed...

> > >

> > > I've been reading that a lot of people like sprouted sunflower seeds. I've

never tried them. I was in my local supermarket the other day and saw that they

had 10lb bags of Black Oil Sunflower seeds for birds for sale for around $5. It

made me wonder if we could use these for sprouting.

> > >

> > > Would this seed be OK to sprout? I would suspect that if it was for birds,

that there wouldn't be anything wrong with sprouting them for ourselves.

> > >

> > > Has anyone sprouted these or does anyone know if these can be sprouted and

eaten without us humans growing feathers?.. )

> > >

> > > Just curious...

> > > Dennis

> > >

> >

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

I would just go to your local supermarket and see if they sell them... Here they

sell for about $7 for a 5 lb bag.

Dennis

> >

> > Hi all... I've done a search through the forum here and couldn't find this

topic addressed...

> >

> > I've been reading that a lot of people like sprouted sunflower seeds. I've

never tried them. I was in my local supermarket the other day and saw that they

had 10lb bags of Black Oil Sunflower seeds for birds for sale for around $5. It

made me wonder if we could use these for sprouting.

> >

> > Would this seed be OK to sprout? I would suspect that if it was for birds,

that there wouldn't be anything wrong with sprouting them for ourselves.

> >

> > Has anyone sprouted these or does anyone know if these can be sprouted and

eaten without us humans growing feathers?.. )

> >

> > Just curious...

> > Dennis

> >

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I noticed some sprouting seeds on ebay.  I hadn't seen the kelp there.  Maybe

I'll check for coir.

Carolyn Wilkerson

 

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 11:34 PM

Subject: Re: Black Oil Sunflower Seed for Sprouting - An

Update After Some Research!

 

Yeah, some seeds are pretty expensive. I've never bought seeds by the pound, but

will start and will try and get Organic...

Also, for those who are looking for Kelp fertilizer, check eBay. I buy mine from

a guy that sells Kelp Seaweed Organic Fertilizer 1/2 pound Water Soluble

fertilizer in powdered form. He also sells in smaller and larger quantities...

Here is a link for those interested...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kelp-Seaweed-Organic-Fertilizer-1-2-pound-Water-Soluble-\

/170612757617?pt=Fertilizer_Soil_Amendments & hash=item27b9501471

It is very concentrated and 1 ounce of powdered Kelp makes 10 gallons of liquid

fertilizer... so be careful and follow the directions. It's pretty inexpensive

and an ounce usually lasts me a whole year.

Take care,and I hope this helps.

Dennis

> > >

> > > Hi all... I've done a search through the forum here and couldn't find this

topic addressed...

> > >

> > > I've been reading that a lot of people like sprouted sunflower seeds. I've

never tried them. I was in my local supermarket the other day and saw that they

had 10lb bags of Black Oil Sunflower seeds for birds for sale for around $5. It

made me wonder if we could use these for sprouting.

> > >

> > > Would this seed be OK to sprout? I would suspect that if it was for birds,

that there wouldn't be anything wrong with sprouting them for ourselves.

> > >

> > > Has anyone sprouted these or does anyone know if these can be sprouted and

eaten without us humans growing feathers?.. )

> > >

> > > Just curious...

> > > Dennis

> > >

> >

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

KayTee is a good brand. Theirs was the brand I used when buying small seed mix

for my parakeet. And it's about the only brand I'd consider if I was running low

on both seed mix for my parrot and the money to buy the kind she prefers to eat.

Andresa

>

> First, I want to thank everyone who has responded, both on and off line, to my

question about BOSF seeds...

>

> This kind of topic can be alarming to some and I'm pleased to see that this

hasn't erupted into a thread war. Thank you.

>

> I always want to try to steer towards better eating, but also am not afraid to

question or find alternatives to costy spending of my money and still eat

better...

>

> I also wanted to let others know what I found out about this topic...

>

> I went to my local BiMart and Fred Meyer stores here in Oregon and looked at

the SF seeds in the bird food sections... I did notice that there were a lot of

twigs and stuff in most of the bags of SF seeds I looked at... but there was one

company of seeds that looked much cleaner, twig wise, than the others. The

seeds looked intact and looked like they were of better quality than the other

seed companies I had considered... The seeds were marketed under that name of

KayTee Black Oil Sunflower seeds distributed by a company called Kaytee Products

Inc.,located in Chilton WI...

>

> http://www.kaytee.com/products/black-oil-sunflower.php

>

> I copied their phone number down and gave them a call. (1-800-Kaytee-1 or

) I asked them if their seeds were sproutable for human

consumption. I was told that their seeds had not been degerminated and was told

that some of their employees even sprouted and used their Black Oil SF seeds in

their salads.

>

> So I think will give them a try and see how they do... I realize your milage

may vary, and am not trying to get others to go this route, but I personally

feel that this particular seed may be OK for my needs.

>

> Just wanted to share and am NOT trying to start a thread war or trying to pull

others over to the dark side of non-Organic eating.

>

> Hope this helps... And thank you again, Everyone, for being so thoughtful and

informative.

>

> Dennis

>

[Guest guest]

I hadn't heard of KayTee before as I always got my seed from Wild Birds

Unlimited.  I tried the Walmart bins where you could get it wholesale or

whatever but birds didn't like it.  Ne

ver knew they were picky before then.  We bought huge bags during their sale

every year and they stored it until we wanted to pick up a bag.  Went through

it pretty fast and was well over $50 a month to feed them.  Greedy little

peepers.  Have to eat several times their weight especially in winter for

warmth.  I was working then and had a bit of money.

Carolyn Wilkerson

 

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 2:14 PM

Subject: Re: Black Oil Sunflower Seed for Sprouting - An

Update After Some Research!

 

KayTee is a good brand. Theirs was the brand I used when buying small seed mix

for my parakeet. And it's about the only brand I'd consider if I was running low

on both seed mix for my parrot and the money to buy the kind she prefers to eat.

Andresa

>

> First, I want to thank everyone who has responded, both on and off line, to my

question about BOSF seeds...

>

> This kind of topic can be alarming to some and I'm pleased to see that this

hasn't erupted into a thread war. Thank you.

>

> I always want to try to steer towards better eating, but also am not afraid to

question or find alternatives to costy spending of my money and still eat

better...

>

> I also wanted to let others know what I found out about this topic...

>

> I went to my local BiMart and Fred Meyer stores here in Oregon and looked at

the SF seeds in the bird food sections... I did notice that there were a lot of

twigs and stuff in most of the bags of SF seeds I looked at... but there was one

company of seeds that looked much cleaner, twig wise, than the others. The seeds

looked intact and looked like they were of better quality than the other seed

companies I had considered... The seeds were marketed under that name of KayTee

Black Oil Sunflower seeds distributed by a company called Kaytee Products

Inc.,located in Chilton WI...

>

> http://www.kaytee.com/products/black-oil-sunflower.php

>

> I copied their phone number down and gave them a call. (1-800-Kaytee-1 or

) I asked them if their seeds were sproutable for human consumption.

I was told that their seeds had not been degerminated and was told that some of

their employees even sprouted and used their Black Oil SF seeds in their salads.

>

> So I think will give them a try and see how they do... I realize your milage

may vary, and am not trying to get others to go this route, but I personally

feel that this particular seed may be OK for my needs.

>

> Just wanted to share and am NOT trying to start a thread war or trying to pull

others over to the dark side of non-Organic eating.

>

> Hope this helps... And thank you again, Everyone, for being so thoughtful and

informative.

>

> Dennis

>

[Guest guest]

i have they are a supplier for PET bird seed..

 

Patti 

________________________________

To: " sproutpeople " <sproutpeople >

Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 2:46 PM

Subject: Re: Re: Black Oil Sunflower Seed for Sprouting -

An Update After Some Research!

 

I hadn't heard of KayTee before as I always got my seed from Wild Birds

Unlimited.  I tried the Walmart bins where you could get it wholesale or

whatever but birds didn't like it.  Ne

ver knew they were picky before then.  We bought huge bags during their sale

every year and they stored it until we wanted to pick up a bag.  Went through

it pretty fast and was well over $50 a month to feed them.  Greedy little

peepers.  Have to eat several times their weight especially in winter for

warmth.  I was working then and had a bit of money.

Carolyn Wilkerson

 

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 2:14 PM

Subject: Re: Black Oil Sunflower Seed for Sprouting - An

Update After Some Research!

 

KayTee is a good brand. Theirs was the brand I used when buying small seed mix

for my parakeet. And it's about the only brand I'd consider if I was running low

on both seed mix for my parrot and the money to buy the kind she prefers to eat.

Andresa

>

> First, I want to thank everyone who has responded, both on and off line, to my

question about BOSF seeds...

>

> This kind of topic can be alarming to some and I'm pleased to see that this

hasn't erupted into a thread war. Thank you.

>

> I always want to try to steer towards better eating, but also am not afraid to

question or find alternatives to costy spending of my money and still eat

better...

>

> I also wanted to let others know what I found out about this topic...

>

> I went to my local BiMart and Fred Meyer stores here in Oregon and looked at

the SF seeds in the bird food sections... I did notice that there were a lot of

twigs and stuff in most of the bags of SF seeds I looked at... but there was one

company of seeds that looked much cleaner, twig wise, than the others. The seeds

looked intact and looked like they were of better quality than the other seed

companies I had considered... The seeds were marketed under that name of KayTee

Black Oil Sunflower seeds distributed by a company called Kaytee Products

Inc.,located in Chilton WI...

>

> http://www.kaytee.com/products/black-oil-sunflower.php

>

> I copied their phone number down and gave them a call. (1-800-Kaytee-1 or

) I asked them if their seeds were sproutable for human consumption.

I was told that their seeds had not been degerminated and was told that some of

their employees even sprouted and used their Black Oil SF seeds in their salads.

>

> So I think will give them a try and see how they do... I realize your milage

may vary, and am not trying to get others to go this route, but I personally

feel that this particular seed may be OK for my needs.

>

> Just wanted to share and am NOT trying to start a thread war or trying to pull

others over to the dark side of non-Organic eating.

>

> Hope this helps... And thank you again, Everyone, for being so thoughtful and

informative.

>

> Dennis

>