Re: Sprouts Turn Brown UPDATE

[Guest guest]

EW.

You would drink the water that passed through your sprouts during the " giving

them a drink " phase???

Melody

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> > You don't want to reuse your soak water. The purpose of the soaking and

rinsing is to remove enzyme inhibitors and anearobic waste, so you want to toss

it.

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[Guest guest]

.......Only real men drink sprout rinse water!!!!!!!!!!......me...I'll stick with

my Evian!!!!!!!!

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Re: Sprouts Turn Brown UPDATE

 

EW.

You would drink the water that passed through your sprouts during the " giving

them a drink " phase???

Melody

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> > You don't want to reuse your soak water. The purpose of the soaking and

rinsing is to remove enzyme inhibitors and anearobic waste, so you want to toss

it.

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[Guest guest]

Did you see the video I put up this morning on this forum. I have all these

sproutgarden trays going at the same time. Several are in my home made cooler,

and the others are in my igloo cold keeper thing. And on my shelves I have

popcorn, peas and sunflowers and chia and flax growing.

And earlier today my landlord's 4 year old grandson came to visit. I proudly

walked out into the back yard saying " look at my popcorn sprouts " (they are

getting TALL), and the little guy's eyes were wide open and even his father said

" That's Popcorn??? Really? "

And thus began another sprout lecture. I then brought out my sunflower shoots.

We had another sprout lecture.

Oh, I brought my popcorn sprouts to breakfast this morning. I was like a mad

magician, I had them all covered and I whipped off the cover and said 'Behold

Popcorn Sprouts " and there was all ooohhing and aaahing and I had some of them

taste them because they didn't believe how sweet they were. They now believe!!

My husband even likes them. Can't believe this.

lol

Melody

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> > >

> > > Melody, I've already got another batch soaking. Got another question

though. Why would there be a need to toss out the rinse (not soak) water each

time? Since I'm only working with one batch, could the water be saved for the

next rinse?

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> > > Dona

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[Guest guest]

As you noticed, , I was referring to rinse water, but my soak water does

go into my garden. I have several pots and hanging basket on my front porch that

gets that water. Water is ecpensive where I live.

ew

Re: Sprouts Turn Brown UPDATE

I respectfully disagree, but I guess it would be a matter of preferrence. I

checked the pH of my soak water once and it was highly acidic. I personally

don't use it. Rinse water perhaps, soak water, no for me.

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> > You don't want to reuse your soak water. The purpose of the soaking and

rinsing is to remove enzyme inhibitors and anearobic waste, so you want to toss

it.

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[Guest guest]

I don't because I use tap water. I drink filtered water. Because of the cost of

generating the filter water, I don't soak or rinse with it. Tap water here is

not bad, but there is a lot of sand and tiny rock. I am contantly cleaning the

faucet screens. But if worse came to worse, I would drink it.

ew

Re: Sprouts Turn Brown UPDATE

EW.

You would drink the water that passed through your sprouts during the " giving

them a drink " phase???

Melody

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> The purpose of rinsing is to rehydrate and give your sprouts a drink of

water. It is purfectly all right to use that water to drink, cook with, or water

your other plants.

> ew

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[Guest guest]

Melody, I did watch your video. You really have it down to a science. All the

videos are a big help to newbies like me.

Dona

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> Did you see the video I put up this morning on this forum. I have all these

sproutgarden trays going at the same time.

[Guest guest]

HSN has a nice filter thing that is really easy to set up on your kitchen sink.

I use only spring water for cooking or drinking or sprouting, but the filter is

great for getting rid of much of the stuff that is in municipal water. You can

flip a little switch to go from regular tap water to the filter, which sits

beside the sink...I also have their filtering shower head in my bathrooms-BIG

difference in the way the water smells-gets rid of that horrid chlorine smell (I

am allergic to chlorine, so I am super sensitive to it)

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> > The purpose of rinsing is to rehydrate and give your sprouts a drink of

water. It is purfectly all right to use that water to drink, cook with, or water

your other plants.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks very much.

I like videos because I'm a visual person. I learn by watching how others do

stuff. It's not enough (for me) to read instructions. But if I have

instructions, and then I can SEE how it's done, well there you go.

That's how I learn.

Funny story to share. Years ago, (way before I married Alan) I bought this

thing that fits behind the toilet bowl in the bathroom. Really big, with shelves

and everything. I saw it in the store all assembled and I said 'wow, I can put

my shampoos, soap and everything that is underneath the cabinet, well I can put

this on all the shelves ON TOP OF THE TOILET BOWL. I mean, this thing was 6 foot

high and made for great storage. I buy the box, never dreaming it would be hard

to assemble.

I take it home, open the box and there were hundreds of pieces. I look at this

thing, I sighed and took out the instructions.

Well!!! you should have seen my face. All I read was 'Slot B will fit into Slot

2-1 " . Slot A will fit easily into Port 102 " And sure there were instructions

but I NEEDED TO SEE SOMEONE DO THIS IN FRONT OF ME.

I remember calling up my boyfriend at the time and telling him what was

happening. I remember saying " What the h is Slot B into Port 102, etc. "

After he stopped laughing he said 'I'll be right over "

He never looked at the instructions.

There he was on the floor just picking up the various pieces and fitting them

where he KNEW they would fit. Now I'm not stupid but I never understood how

people can KNOW stuff without first seeing others DO it.

So in five minutes I had my bathroom stand up behind the toilet bowl and I'm

just staring at it saying 'how the h did he do this? "

I'm still of that mind.

I have to watch a thing before I can do a thing.

lol

Melody

P.S. Now you know why I make my videos. People like to SEE how it's done. At

least I do, lol

> >

> > Did you see the video I put up this morning on this forum. I have all these

sproutgarden trays going at the same time.

>

[Guest guest]

OMG, you have to see what my popcorn shoots now look like. I never knew they

would come out like this and they are still shooting up.

Take a look

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZFu8Q7x0so

Melody

[Guest guest]

Will be looking for it.

 

Carolyn Wilkerson

 

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:38 PM

Subject: Re: Sprouts Turn Brown UPDATE

 

Thank you Charlotte:

I don't want to be chewing cellulose.

I think I'll make patties tomorrow.

I'll make a video.

I might make quinoa flour in my vitamix and use that for the patties.

How cool

Melody

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> > > Mel

> > > Those are ready to eat. If you let them get much bigger, they will become

woody.

> > > ew

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[Guest guest]

Lucy,

Let me walk you through what I do. I put two rounded tablespoons of seeds into

the growing chamber. I take this to the sink and run water through it to rinse

off any dust. I then put the growing chamber into the outer cup and half fill it

with water, to soak. 8 to 12 hours later, I dump off the soak water ( I put it

in my outside garden). Next I give them another quick rinse and shake, then set

it aside. 8- 12 hours later - normally I do the rinsing first thing in the AM

and bed time. Depending on what you are sprouting, you may continue for five or

six more days, or stop after two.

The Easy Sprout has a little ledge that holds the growing chamber up, so that

it can continue to drain after you've shaken as much water out of it as you can.

When the sprouts are ready to harvest, I drop them into a large mixing bowl and

swish around to get off hulls. Then into a salad spinner to get moisture off of

them. Then I wrap them in a cotton kitchen dish towel and let them set for two

or three hours to get really dry. Into the fridge and start another batch.

Tonight I harvested some French Garden. I didn't want to wait up, so I put towel

and all into the fridge to handle in the AM.

ew

Re: Sprouts Turn Brown UPDATE

EW,

I put 2 tablespoons of seeds in the Easy Sprout, set it at an angle for 5

minutes or so, then shake. I'll try it again with just 1 tablespoon of seeds.

Thanks for reply.

Lucy

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[Guest guest]

After watching a video, I still want the written directions.  I hate bad

instructions.  Some things are easy to look at and go together.  I just put up

2 shelf  units.    It was easy.  I did get stuck a time or two on the first

one and the 2nd one I had done in a jiffy even though it was a week later.  I

just had to figure out the first one.

 

Have a big cabinet now to put up and have put it off.  Hubby has had some of

the pieces out of the box and that worries me as sometimes he loses things. 

This is big so my neighbor was going to help me. If Dave feels well and has

patience, he can help but sometimes he can't.  I am usually good at putting

things together with directions.  have husband and stepsons who often don't use

directions.  They try to use more power and sometimes break things.  I have

taken things they were trying to fix and look at it well and turn it around and

put it together without all the extra power.  It is mind over matter rather

than power over matter.    I have to think it through.  But some things are

bulky and need 2 to do that.  I should attack that unit tomorrow.  It is to

put my countertop appliances in so I can get to them quickly (in sunroom) and

don't have to dig in closets, etc. and I can get out Vitamix or crock pot or

food saver or the things that

go with food saver in case I leave that on the counter.  There are too many

appliances and too little cabinet.  And too little storage when one doesn't

have a basement.   It is one of those put together things from Lowe's.

Carolyn Wilkerson

 

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 9:27 AM

Subject: Re: Sprouts Turn Brown UPDATE

 

Thanks very much.

I like videos because I'm a visual person. I learn by watching how others do

stuff. It's not enough (for me) to read instructions. But if I have

instructions, and then I can SEE how it's done, well there you go.

That's how I learn.

Funny story to share. Years ago, (way before I married Alan) I bought this thing

that fits behind the toilet bowl in the bathroom. Really big, with shelves and

everything. I saw it in the store all assembled and I said 'wow, I can put my

shampoos, soap and everything that is underneath the cabinet, well I can put

this on all the shelves ON TOP OF THE TOILET BOWL. I mean, this thing was 6 foot

high and made for great storage. I buy the box, never dreaming it would be hard

to assemble.

I take it home, open the box and there were hundreds of pieces. I look at this

thing, I sighed and took out the instructions.

Well!!! you should have seen my face. All I read was 'Slot B will fit into Slot

2-1 " . Slot A will fit easily into Port 102 " And sure there were instructions but

I NEEDED TO SEE SOMEONE DO THIS IN FRONT OF ME.

I remember calling up my boyfriend at the time and telling him what was

happening. I remember saying " What the h is Slot B into Port 102, etc. "

After he stopped laughing he said 'I'll be right over "

He never looked at the instructions.

There he was on the floor just picking up the various pieces and fitting them

where he KNEW they would fit. Now I'm not stupid but I never understood how

people can KNOW stuff without first seeing others DO it.

So in five minutes I had my bathroom stand up behind the toilet bowl and I'm

just staring at it saying 'how the h did he do this? "

I'm still of that mind.

I have to watch a thing before I can do a thing.

lol

Melody

P.S. Now you know why I make my videos. People like to SEE how it's done. At

least I do, lol

> >

> > Did you see the video I put up this morning on this forum. I have all these

sproutgarden trays going at the same time.

>

[Guest guest]

yOU ARE right that there are no perfect places but they do have tornadoes there

often and they seem to be bad.  But that is OK, AR,MO, KS, etc.  TN has been

bad too.  I really haven't done much in LR.  My husband's sons indicate it is

a bit dangerous or at least is in Northern LR.  They are more redneck, pardon

the sound of that, but they think differently than we do about some things and

the type of things they  do.  I miss shopping in groceries, for clothing and

all kind of things in AR.  I thought LR would be a lot better.  I have gone to

Conway and sort of liked that area a bit at least for shopping and

restaurants.  We do have some nice restaurants up north though.  They are

smaller but nice.  There are several around Greer's Ferry Lake.   I think 

your medical situation is much better there as well.  Searcy isn't too bad for

medical.  We drive there for medications many times as we go to CVS and there

aren't a lot of them around. 

 

Sure is beautiful country there though, isn't it?  The lakes and rivers are

beautiful and then there is the National River which is Buffalo River.  I like

the Ozark Village with all the old crafts and skills and the music.  Mountain

View is nice too for the music and concerts.  But it is a long way back at

night from seeing a concert. 

 

Not too far from Branson and that is a nice place to visit and see shows. 

There was a dinner theatre in LR but then when i  have been there before, I 

have heard nothing of it.  I really don't know what kinds of entertainment they

have in LR area. 

 

Good luck to you.  I hope things go great for you there.  Only things we

didn't like were the distances from places and not much between and also the

lack of medical assistance in some of the areas that are not right in a big city

and there aren't too many of those and the mosquitoes.  People where we were

were friendly but they are often from elsewhere and they hold open doors and

always speak to others, really nice people.  AR has had some people who came in

from Louisiana though that are a bit of a drug problem.    Seemed to be a

good place to retire for most people. 

Carolyn Wilkerson

 

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 8:32 PM

Subject: Re: Sprouts Turn Brown UPDATE

 

Hey -

Shopping is the other thing I miss here in Little Rock. We have a few

medium-size shopping malls/centers, but they don't seem to have many stores I'm

interested in. I'm doing most of my shopping on-line and look for websites with

free (yeah, I know it's paid for somehow) shipping. In CA I rarely had to make

special trips to get what I needed - I'd just go on the way home from work or

another errand. Much more convenient.

Our medical services are supposed to be pretty good here because of the

University medical school. There are a lot of doctors. That's probably who is

buying all the new homes in West Little Rock - way too expensive for me and a

lot of new areas. I do live in West Little Rock - just not that far. I've met a

lot of people who are driving down here to Little Rock/NLR to work from places a

little farther north. And Conway seems to be doing well; they have some shopping

and restaurants there that we don't have in LR.

I grew up in Oklahoma and Kansas so the tornadoes are not terrifying, but

unwelcome. So were the earthquakes in CA. Is there a perfect place?

Dona

> > >

> > > Hi Charlotte - thanks for responding. I wish I could get a batch of

sprouts to the point where a batch was actually done and in the fridge. What do

you use for sprouting and how do you add more moisture if they dry out between

rinses?

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> > > Dona

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[Guest guest]

I am going to add here, that for me, I found that my sprouts did better if

they all received fresh water instead of pouring from one container to the

next at each rinse. Like I think I said in an earlier post, I put cold

water in each container, let sit just a few minutes then let the water

drain out pouring water into a gallon jug to water other plants, then I

prop the inner container up on the ledge of the outer container and let

drain that way for a bit then shake them to remove more water.

R

On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 7:04 AM, Carolyn Wilkerson <

carolyn.wilkerson@...> wrote:

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> When water goes through it washes over them but is retained in the bottom

> tray and that was poured out. Didn't use that water to rinse again, but

> used fresh water to rinse it again. Didn't have a lot of seeds on each try

> either, not like the EAsy Sprout. I even sometimes rinse a tray too and

> the last of the water rinses over all but they all get pretty wet. Should

> be a way to use the water off it though in the grass or something.

> Carolyn Wilkerson

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> To: sproutpeople

> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 10:02 PM

> Subject: Re: Sprouts Turn Brown UPDATE

>

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> That's a good question. Some people think that when a batch of sprouts has

> water go through it, some waste products will be rinsed away. So some

> people think a fresh batch should be used each time.

>

> But then again, if one has one of those 3 tiered sprouters where you pour

> the water from the top and it goes through each tier and finally to the

> bottom, well that idea is thrown out the window. lol

>

> Honestly I have no clue. Years ago, my first little sprouter was a little

> gizmo from Gardens Alive. My first two tiered (or was it three, can't

> rememberr) sprouter. You poured water on the top and it went through to the

> other tiers. Never lost a batch.

>

> But I'm so used to usinga fresh water for each rinse and drain, well, I

> have no idea.

>

> It's a good question, and I know one of the others will be along and give

> us their expertise.

>

> By the way, MY POPCORN SPROUTS are going through the roof. lol lol

>

> Melody

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> > Melody, I've already got another batch soaking. Got another question

> though. Why would there be a need to toss out the rinse (not soak) water

> each time? Since I'm only working with one batch, could the water be saved

> for the next rinse?

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> > Dona

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[Guest guest]

The skin gets slick and it is not a water softener?  Might the city have a

city-wide water softener?  Never heard of slick water that wasn't water

softener.  Not sure about the water then.

Carolyn Wilkerson

 

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 5:33 PM

Subject: Re: Re: Sprouts Turn Brown UPDATE

 

She does not have a water softener. It is the towns water. My daughter

lives there also. I wish it was just a water softener problem.

R

On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 4:30 PM, Carolyn Wilkerson <

carolyn.wilkerson@...> wrote:

> She has a water softener and that has salts in it. the outside faucets

> usually bypass the water softener so next time, rinse them with the outside

> faucet when you are there.

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> Carolyn Wilkerson

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> To: sproutpeople

> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 12:53 PM

> Subject: Re: Re: Sprouts Turn Brown UPDATE

>

>

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> You know now that I think about it, I had a harder time with my sprouts

> when at my Mother in Love's house. There water leaves a slick feeling on

> my skin, so it was leaving something on the sprouts also.

> R.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Obviously I hadn't been to Orlando (I don't know why I say obviously as it's a

big holiday destination for the Brits!)... so I looked up lovebugs.... eiwwww!

Fatty bodies?! In the Far East where they eat bugs, they'd be scraping them off

the cars and firing up the Woks!!!

Charlotte

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>  You have driven around Orlando to know about love bugs.

[Guest guest]

It is soft water. Next time I am down there I might see what I can find

out about the city water.

R

On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Carolyn Wilkerson <

carolyn.wilkerson@...> wrote:

> The skin gets slick and it is not a water softener? Might the city have a

> city-wide water softener? Never heard of slick water that wasn't water

> softener. Not sure about the water then.

>

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> Carolyn Wilkerson

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> To: sproutpeople

> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 5:33 PM

> Subject: Re: Re: Sprouts Turn Brown UPDATE

>

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>

> She does not have a water softener. It is the towns water. My daughter

> lives there also. I wish it was just a water softener problem.

> R

>

> On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 4:30 PM, Carolyn Wilkerson <

> carolyn.wilkerson@...> wrote:

>

> > She has a water softener and that has salts in it. the outside faucets

> > usually bypass the water softener so next time, rinse them with the

> outside

> > faucet when you are there.

> >

> >

> > Carolyn Wilkerson

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> >

> >

> >

> >

> > To: sproutpeople

> > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 12:53 PM

> > Subject: Re: Re: Sprouts Turn Brown UPDATE

> >

> >

> >

> > You know now that I think about it, I had a harder time with my sprouts

> > when at my Mother in Love's house. There water leaves a slick feeling on

> > my skin, so it was leaving something on the sprouts also.

> > R.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Have to get them off the cars son as they have some residue that is  had o get

off the car if it isn't done soon.  They die by the twos as they couple and

then cars smash into them.  That is why they re called love bugs.

 

Carolyn Wilkerson

 

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 8:49 PM

Subject: Re: Sprouts Turn Brown UPDATE

 

Obviously I hadn't been to Orlando (I don't know why I say obviously as it's a

big holiday destination for the Brits!)... so I looked up lovebugs.... eiwwww!

Fatty bodies?! In the Far East where they eat bugs, they'd be scraping them off

the cars and firing up the Woks!!!

Charlotte

>

>

>

>  You have driven around Orlando to know about love bugs.