International Specialty Supply 25 years experience can help you to grow sprouts for business big and small companies and those who want to start. Contact us today phone: 931-5261106 ext103 for spanish ext.116 Fax: 931-5268338. Call us today we are located at Cookeville Tennessee.
hi i would love to grow micro greens. do I have to buy special seeds or will seed packets I find at Walmart do for growing broccoli or lettuce micro greens?
yes you can use seeds from those packets, but they are expensive!!! Most health food stores sell sprouting seeds in bulk. You can also order them off the internet (we order ours in 50 pound tubs). We also get some seed from feed stores that sell to farmers. We just got several pounds of clover seed for next to nothing at a store that sells to small farmers and people who own small amounts of livestock.
Find an internet supplier that sells bulk seeds. Most salad mixes sell for about $30 to $60/lb Some less; a few are more. Some things like wheat, sunflower and alfalfa you can buy in $50 lb bags at the feed store for 2 cents to $2/lb. After you have cut off most of the greens, you still have something that chickens would adore. Or you can compost it as in this vid. Micro greens are great survival food, gourmet food and super nutrition food.
I've been experimenting on different ways to grow microgreens. When I grow them in a jar they are lots smaller and the leaves don't get as big. I grow sprouts in jars and I've been growing microgreens in the pallets. I think I'm going to try growing microgreens without the soil though and just putting papertowels on the bottom instead of soil. I think your right about the soil. I'm not sure if it's needed, but it seem that seeds should be grown in soil. I'm not sure.
We are currantly growing our sprouts on a cotton like pad that we get from the hydroponic store. It's about a half inch thick and reminds me of carpet padding, except it's more like cotton. Except for the roots getting tangled bit in the fiber of the pad, it seems to work pretty well. That might be an alternative to paper towels which contain chemicals.
Wouldn't it be easier/more cost effective to just grow sprouts in water? You'd be saving the money you use on potting soil, and the type of seeds you grow do very well in just a jar and some type of mesh lid that allows them to be rinsed twice a day. Not that there's anything wrong with your method...just seems like more work. Neat vid, though. Sprouts are the staple of my diet; they're my perfect food.
By the way, kudos on doing your part for the environment (walking to work, etc.) Namaste'.
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International Specialty Supply 25 years experience can help you to grow sprouts for business big and small companies and those who want to start. Contact us today phone: 931-5261106 ext103 for spanish ext.116 Fax: 931-5268338. Call us today we are located at Cookeville Tennessee.
edelalain371 1 month ago
Awsome! I though I was hard core....growing in your bathtub!!!
jihadacadien 2 years ago
hi i would love to grow micro greens. do I have to buy special seeds or will seed packets I find at Walmart do for growing broccoli or lettuce micro greens?
jessijordanmusic 2 years ago
yes you can use seeds from those packets, but they are expensive!!! Most health food stores sell sprouting seeds in bulk. You can also order them off the internet (we order ours in 50 pound tubs). We also get some seed from feed stores that sell to farmers. We just got several pounds of clover seed for next to nothing at a store that sells to small farmers and people who own small amounts of livestock.
Good luck and happy growing!
scrunchiiface 2 years ago
thank you! I just wanted to give some veggies a try in small quantities to see if I like them before I run out & buy alot. thanks again!
jessijordanmusic 2 years ago
Find an internet supplier that sells bulk seeds. Most salad mixes sell for about $30 to $60/lb Some less; a few are more. Some things like wheat, sunflower and alfalfa you can buy in $50 lb bags at the feed store for 2 cents to $2/lb. After you have cut off most of the greens, you still have something that chickens would adore. Or you can compost it as in this vid. Micro greens are great survival food, gourmet food and super nutrition food.
baubosophia 2 years ago
I think it is nice system inside controll-able/ adjust-able climate.
Sonyoooo3 3 years ago
nice. Who else uses the bath-room?
Sonyoooo3 3 years ago
No one really uses this bathroom. We rented a house that is to big for us, but we rented it because it was so close to our jobs.
scrunchiiface 3 years ago
I've been experimenting on different ways to grow microgreens. When I grow them in a jar they are lots smaller and the leaves don't get as big. I grow sprouts in jars and I've been growing microgreens in the pallets. I think I'm going to try growing microgreens without the soil though and just putting papertowels on the bottom instead of soil. I think your right about the soil. I'm not sure if it's needed, but it seem that seeds should be grown in soil. I'm not sure.
scrunchiiface 3 years ago
We are currantly growing our sprouts on a cotton like pad that we get from the hydroponic store. It's about a half inch thick and reminds me of carpet padding, except it's more like cotton. Except for the roots getting tangled bit in the fiber of the pad, it seems to work pretty well. That might be an alternative to paper towels which contain chemicals.
preacher4thedeaf 3 years ago
Wouldn't it be easier/more cost effective to just grow sprouts in water? You'd be saving the money you use on potting soil, and the type of seeds you grow do very well in just a jar and some type of mesh lid that allows them to be rinsed twice a day. Not that there's anything wrong with your method...just seems like more work. Neat vid, though. Sprouts are the staple of my diet; they're my perfect food.
By the way, kudos on doing your part for the environment (walking to work, etc.) Namaste'.
Teewacket 3 years ago
My museum doesn't really have food. It's chemicals posing as food. My dogs won't even eat it.
scrunchiiface 3 years ago
LOL food museum! careful, don't get tempted!
2008Raw2008 3 years ago