Guest guest Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 I'm butting in on the beet seeds.....we use the same ones that we use in our big garden. Donna ________________________________ To: sproutpeople Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 9:10 AM Subject: Re: pictures  Lucy - where are you getting beet seeds? I'm not really finding any sprouting seeds; are you using regular beet (garden) seeds? Dona > > I posted 2 pictures in album titled micro-greens. Most are grown on STG mats. The beets and popcorn require soil. I use a variety of containers, but my favorite is the square one. I poke holes in the lid, place STG mat and seeds, then it can drain into container. Lucy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 I'm going to butt in here also. If you live near a Home Depot, they have seeds in packages that are more seeds than standard seed packs, that are a saving per ounce price. Haven't looked for them in other big box stores, but maybe. ew Re: Re: pictures I'm butting in on the beet seeds.....we use the same ones that we use in our big garden. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 There are several seeds that definitely need soil. I'm not against the mats. I just think the soil does a better job of keeping the seeds/sprouts moist. I'm having a problem with my current batch of popcorn. It keeps getting into my mouth. Won't wait to be harvested. BTW: OSH now has coir in bags that you don't have to reconstitute like you do with bricks. I love it love it love it. ew Re: pictures For storing either sprouts or micro-greens, there is a youtube video on Salad In A Jar, showing putting lettuce in a canning jar, using a vacuum sealer and storing in the refrigerator. . This works for sprouts and micro-greens also, but micro-greens I just let keep growing and keep trimming. When I think the sprouts are dry, I follow ew's hint and wrap them in a towel for a couple of hours to get them really dry before putting them in a jar. I can make a bigger variety of sprouts or micro-greens and they stay good for a week in the frig. According to sproutpeople instructions, beets and popcorn need soil. I asked if anyone had tried them without soil, but received no reply. For micro-green height, I just start cutting some when they develop leaves and keep cutting more each day. My fenugreek is about 2 " now, but the mustard is much shorter. Lucy --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 They also have the loose coir at my hydroponic store.....and I live in a dinky little town. I'll bet they have it around. Donna ________________________________ To: sproutpeople Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 2:30 PM Subject: Re: pictures  EW; What is OSH and where can I get reconstituted Coir around my neighborhood? If this is even possible? I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Melody > > There are several seeds that definitely need soil. I'm not against the mats. I just think the soil does a better job of keeping the seeds/sprouts moist. > I'm having a problem with my current batch of popcorn. It keeps getting into my mouth. Won't wait to be harvested. > BTW: OSH now has coir in bags that you don't have to reconstitute like you do with bricks. I love it love it love it. > ew > > Re: pictures > > For storing either sprouts or micro-greens, there is a youtube video on Salad In A Jar, showing putting lettuce in a canning jar, using a vacuum sealer and storing in the refrigerator. . This works for sprouts and micro-greens also, but micro-greens I just let keep growing and keep trimming. When I think the sprouts are dry, I follow ew's hint and wrap them in a towel for a couple of hours to get them really dry before putting them in a jar. I can make a bigger variety of sprouts or micro-greens and they stay good for a week in the frig. > > According to sproutpeople instructions, beets and popcorn need soil. I asked if anyone had tried them without soil, but received no reply. For micro-green height, I just start cutting some when they develop leaves and keep cutting more each day. My fenugreek is about 2 " now, but the mustard is much shorter. Lucy > > --- > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 OSH is Orchard Supply Hardware http://click.infospace.com/ClickHandler.ashx?du=SkinCare.BizRate.com & ru=http%3a%\ 2f%2f0.r.msn.com%2f%3fld%3d4vffNrbjLsiHAJ44dxrLTFV00KyS1TqRybaCzzL7pxalIA3RLUANr\ bUIXLKXbOm2foOr8PaxO0F3lrV81dRkw_ujOGsM4tuvErl-0GCkpxGWA49Vk0n_u3A-woEobUVs_Uk25\ MrQ4V6i_oZfQQminRdjLsFBiSwcXu1JVBvyZ_r5qSFGcIvdcy3iei0SGjNlw0Np3kuOQ8ZZP43R3qjO-\ vwUdFw2Gtnjf4FdlujG1krdeAPKP4O49YP_nR8VMR4D1wg8RCTpYP7T7BORKkp07NIwT9ohcQJmNzPV3\ kBNB_bx81dH_dWtPjcOm_MDUVGmWRwmlGxUJunc5g & ld=20120730 & ap=5 & app=1 & c=pchmeta4 & s=pc\ hmeta4 & coi=239134 & cop=topnav & euip=173.55.115.248 & npp=0 & p=1 & pp=5 & pvaid=49874fdfe6\ 564f4abe402255772363d6 & ep=4 & mid=9 & hash=50B2A76DF7A1E9582ECF98BC46755B7B . I just went to their site to find a store near you and did not know until this very moment that they are only in California. OSH is a big box home improvement store that is owned by Sears. I'll do some research for you. ew Re: pictures EW; What is OSH and where can I get reconstituted Coir around my neighborhood? If this is even possible? I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 things am gettin' weirder and wierder. I typed in Orchard Supply Hardware, and some thing in la la land added all the stuff behind it. da da dada (add your own music to the tune of " Twilight Zone.) ew Re: Re: pictures OSH is Orchard Supply Hardware http://click.infospace.com/ClickHandler.ashx?du=SkinCare.BizRate.com & ru=http%3a%\ 2f%2f0.r.msn.com%2f%3fld%3d4vffNrbjLsiHAJ44dxrLTFV00KyS1TqRybaCzzL7pxalIA3RLUANr\ bUIXLKXbOm2foOr8PaxO0F3lrV81dRkw_ujOGsM4tuvErl-0GCkpxGWA49Vk0n_u3A-woEobUVs_Uk25\ MrQ4V6i_oZfQQminRdjLsFBiSwcXu1JVBvyZ_r5qSFGcIvdcy3iei0SGjNlw0Np3kuOQ8ZZP43R3qjO-\ vwUdFw2Gtnjf4FdlujG1krdeAPKP4O49YP_nR8VMR4D1wg8RCTpYP7T7BORKkp07NIwT9ohcQJmNzPV3\ kBNB_bx81dH_dWtPjcOm_MDUVGmWRwmlGxUJunc5g & ld=20120730 & ap=5 & app=1 & c=pchmeta4 & s=pc\ hmeta4 & coi=239134 & cop=topnav & euip=173.55.115.248 & npp=0 & p=1 & pp=5 & pvaid=49874fdfe6\ 564f4abe402255772363d6 & ep=4 & mid=9 & hash=50B2A76DF7A1E9582ECF98BC46755B7B . I just went to their site to find a store near you and did not know until this very moment that they are only in California. OSH is a big box home improvement store that is owned by Sears. I'll do some research for you. ew ---- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 I loved the salad in a jar idea. Can only keep them for a week though and it was for salads. Could do a salad for every day. I got the setup so I can do that. Need a place to store it but haven't put together the cabinet for the sunroom. Said to put cabbage on the bottom as it is tough and to put the lettuces on top as they are tender. I sure know ones in the AG are tender. I would think the sprouts are too. Since I got on here I have seen so many things on vegan dishes and all veggie dishes and I am collecting a number of recipes I would like to try. My salads are getting more interesting. I still haven't grown any quinoa or cooked any yet. That is a goal for me.  Went to a Thai-Chinese place tonight and had a lovely dinner with brown rice and veggies and chicken. Had broccoli, carrots stamped out like flowers, cabbage p;ieces, green pea shoots, baby corn, a wonderful sauce. Some green and red peppers. The little flat pieces of chicken. I wonder how they get it that flat? Must pound it. I had only a teensy bit left over to bring home and no brown rice left. I finished up with pistachio icecream. Had some red sauce around the saucer under the dessert stemware and it had white hearts in cream or something all around that on the red. I would like to learn to do that. Was very filled with pistachio nuts. dMy husband didn't feel well. he got duck and it was rich so he packed most of his dinner up and went to the car and I leisurely ate my dinner anyway. Then went to Dollar General. Was pleased with what I found there. May only hold up one season but I can get things planted.  Carolyn Wilkerson  ________________________________ To: sproutpeople Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 5:27 PM Subject: Re: pictures  I grow FANTASTIC popcorn sprouts with no soil. With the sure to grow mat. That is....until this heat wave. Not attempting anything until September rolls around. Melody > > > > I posted 2 pictures in album titled micro-greens. Most are grown on STG mats. The beets and popcorn require soil. I use a variety of containers, but my favorite is the square one. I poke holes in the lid, place STG mat and seeds, then it can drain into container. Lucy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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