RE: Re: Look at how my pea shoots are doing in the Sproutgarden

[Guest guest]

Donna,

*Coir*is anatural fibre /wiki/Natural_fiber#Vegetable_fibers extracted from

thehusk /wiki/Husk ofcoconut /wiki/Coconut . Technically, coir is the fibrous

material found between the hard, internal shell and the outer coat of a coconut.

On the pH scale, it is nuteral. It is a renewal resource.

It mostly comes in brick form that has to be recostituted, but it can be found

loose in bags. Generally the bags a large. About 2 cubic feet. The bricks will

half fill a five gallon bucket when reconstituted.

There are core mats that are used to line hanging baskets. Wheather these would

work for sprouting, I don't know.

A down side might be that you have to be careful with it. It can be messy.

Hope this answers you question.

ew

Re: Re: Look at how my pea shoots are doing in

the Sproutgarden

Can you tell me more about Coir? What form do you use...does it come in mat or

lose? I have no experience at all with it. Is there any down side to growing the

peas in soil?

Thanks...Donna

[Guest guest]

Melody, what popcorn are you using for shoots? I just ordered this:

http://www.azurestandard.com/shop/product/1121/ I'm looking forward to trying

it. I haven't sprouted popcorn before.

Many thanks,

:~)

-----Original Message-----

From: sproutpeople [mailto:sproutpeople ] On

Behalf Of Melody

I've tried baby blanket and I'm glad I did. Grew lots of stuff on it. But the

blanket smelled like an old blanket. lol

So because I've tried most of the mediums, I will use the Sure to Grow Mat for

my chia and my flax and the occasional brassica microgreens that I grew in the

Ziplock container that I made.

I shall use the Coir for Sunnies, Pea Shoots, and Popcorn Shoots.

Easy as pie.

lol

Melody

[Guest guest]

Thank you. We'll be receiving it Monday. I'll be sprouting some (for the

chickens and myself) and popping some (for the Paps and my granddaughter).

If nothing else, the sprouts should be pretty! :~D

Looking forward to trying it,

:~)

-----Original Message-----

From: sproutpeople [mailto:sproutpeople ] On

Behalf Of Melody

I just used the plain unpopped kernels that came in a glass conainer. It's

not organic. Too pricey for me. I just wanted to see what kind of greens

they produced.

Lovely by the way.

Melody