Guest guest Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 I can put a dowel/tension rod over my sink and hang them with S hooks, leaving one side of the sink free. I wouldn't put them outside. We have constant wind/dust so a wet bag would get clogged with dust. What was it about using them for smaller sprouts you didn't like? I use this fabric to line my colander when I rinse small seeds. (That is why I thought I would like it for small seeds.) It is a thin fabric with a tight weave - like a flour sack or baby diaper, if you are old enough to know what either of those were. (lol) I'm not sure if tiny roots can attach/grow into the weave - only trying them will tell that, but that has been a concern for me. Many thanks! and the Happy Hens -----Original Message----- From: sproutpeople [mailto:sproutpeople ] On Behalf Of I used to use bags often, but they can have a tendency to get smelly and moldy in high heat. They are pretty good for sturdier seeds, such as mung beans, but I didn't care for them for smaller sprouts. I made some of my own from unbleached hemp that were larger (and much cheaper) than ones sold online, and they worked just as well-I had a cuphook above my kitchen sink that I would hang them on to drain. They work well enough, but you probably wouldn't get the yeild you want from them, unless you had a sink you could dedicate to the task. The main thing I didn't like about them was the slow draining-constant drip-drip-drip into my sink while I was needing the sink for other things. If you have a good water source outside, and somewhere to hang them, they do well enough in moderate heat and shade, so perhaps you have somewhere near your hens that you could try them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Desert gardening (indoors OR out - lol!) is different than what other people deal with. If one wants to grow mold here, one would have to WORK at it! :~) -----Original Message----- From: sproutpeople [mailto:sproutpeople ] On Behalf Of Melody Wow, I have never done that....soaked anything for 20 minutes and then drained them. I'm afraid I would wind up with SOPPY sprouts. Melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 , it doesn't rain much at all. My daughter is in the high desert and she thinks it is exciting when I tell her that it has rained all night and all day here in FL in summer. Winter is our growing and dry season. When it does rain there, my granddaughter goes out and plays in the rain. She can see her face reflected on the driveway. She sometimes takes a mud bath, not a good idea as it is not a clean mud but just dirt in the yard. They do plant though. They have apricot trees that do very well and are so sweet they almost taste like peaches. They put out veggies too (as we define veggies as so many go across to the fruit side technically). I just called my 8 year old granddaughter to get an update on what is a veggie and what is a fruit. She learned in school. I don't remember ever learning that. I did take a biology class in high school.  Wikipedia defines but even reading that it is confusing. They use drip irrigation for most of their plants. They are in CA in high desert. Ought to see a snowfall, people pull off the roads to play with a smidgin that fell on the ground or what is still coming down lightly. A couple years ago they got enough snow for a couple of snowpeople.  Good luck with dryness and also with mold. We have the latter here.   Carolyn Wilkerson  ________________________________ To: sproutpeople Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 7:58 PM Subject: Re: Sprouting Bags  If mold is hard to grow there, then MAKE UP THE GUESTROOM, I am heading there, lol. Mold is a constant battle for me here in the moist mountains of NC! > > Desert gardening (indoors OR out - lol!) is different than what other people > deal with. If one wants to grow mold here, one would have to WORK at it! > > :~) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mailto:sproutpeople%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:mailto:sproutpeople%40yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of Melody > > Wow, I have never done that....soaked anything for 20 minutes and then > drained them. I'm afraid I would wind up with SOPPY sprouts. > > Melody > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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