Guest guest Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 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 > > Actually I made bags from some nice organic cotton fabric. (It is the same > fabric I use on top of my sprouting jars.) I wanted to try bags for the > chicken sprouts because some of the seeds are very small (buckwheat, milo, > etc.) and I'm doing a fairly large quantity each day so I thought bags might > be easier. > > I deal with dryness so have a different routine than most people. I > continue to soak my seeds daily, not just the initial soak. Each time I > rinse, I give them a good 20 min or so soak. Depending upon my schedule, I > try to rinse three times a day - otherwise, a lot of things get very dry > between rinses. I thought bags would simplify the process and take up less > room. > > We'll see how it goes. > > and the Happy Hens > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: sproutpeople [mailto:sproutpeople ] On > Behalf Of Melody > > Are you talking about the Sproutman's hemp bags?? Sure, that was the first > thing I used BEFORE mason jars. I had 3 of them. I did not do brassicas in > them. I did mung beans and lentils. > > I just dunked them in a bowl in my kitchen sink, and then hung them up on a > counter knob directly over the kitchen sink. > > Worked like a charm. > > But when you have as many trays as I have, I would need 17 bags and I read > that brassicas don't do as well in these bags but mung beans, any kind of > beans, and lentils do just fine. > > My lentils sprouted like crazy when I used these bags. Haven't done this in > 4 years or so since then. I use the sprout garden and other trays. > > Melody > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Clever to hang them on a dowel with S hooks-sounds perfect! I do indeed remember cloth baby diapers, and often still buy them on the RARE occasions I can find them-they are handy for many things! I think the reson I didn't like the sprout bags for smaller seeds is that the tiny roots tangled a lot-made it hard to get them out of the bags, even by turning the bag inside out-sort of like getting hair off of velcro, lol. > > 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 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: 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 I remember reading that when one sprouts brassicas (such as broccoli, alfalfa, radish, etc) in the hemp bag, they become entangled in the hemp bag itself. Then as you empty the bag you have to scrape the sprouts out of the bag. Didn't sound inviting to me so I never did those kind of sprouts in a hemp bag. Mel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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