HOW TO GROW SPROUTS - DIY!

Growing your own sprouts is cheap, fast, easy and fun. Without specialized equipment, in about 4 days, you can harvest micro living greens in your own kitchen, on a boat, or even while you are camping. All you need are some whole seeds, beans or grains, a container you can easily drain water out of every day and some good fresh water. ITS SOOO EASY. There are many techniques for growing sprouts but I find this method to be most convenient.

In this video I demonstrate how I grow small seed sprouts (alfalfa, clover, radish, broccoli) but the technique applies to sprouting beans and grains as well. (Oops, sorry about the typos in the scrolling text)

Be sure to ask your local market or health food store for sprouting supplies.

THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL NEED
#1 A container to grow the sprouts in. For small batches I like to use glass jars.
#2 Something to drain out the water from the container without losing the seeds; like cheese cloth & rubber band or a screen lid.
#3 Something to allow the jar to sit upside down and drain; like a dishrack or a bowl
#4 Whole organic, raw seeds. For a quart size jar you only need 2 tbs. of any small seed like alfalfa, clover, radish or broccoli. Remember they GROW and will fill the jar very quickly.
#5 Good clean water

STEP #1
SOAK THE SEEDS OVERNIGHT, then drain the water out the next morning or 8-12 hours later.

Note: The water may be cloudy... this is normal
The soaking releases the enzymes in the seeds that inhibit sprouting.

STEP #2
Invert jar for storage while sprouts are growing. Be sure to RINSE with fresh water 2-3 times a day and immediately drain. Do this for 4 days. I use a small bowl to hold up my inverted jar, but dish racks work great too. When they are ready (taste them... and check the tail length) put the container in the fridge and try to consume them in about a weeks time. They keep longer if you rinse them once a day once they are in the fridge. They will actually keep growing in the fridge to.

For anything you can't find locally, here are two awesome sites where you can get seeds, beans and grains for sprouting plus lots of other cool sprout related info and supplies.

THE SPROUT PEOPLE
http://sproutpeople.com/

CULTURES FOR HEALTH
http://culturesforhealth.com/blog/?tag=lids
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[faintfuzzies]

can you direct me to a supplier of seed and supplies ..

BTW great vid

[myroadhome]

@faintfuzzies where are you located? Check out "the sprout people" if in US

[iguy72]

Great video - thanks for sharing - about to grow my first sprouts...

[myroadhome]

@iguy72 you are welcome!

[christophbraunmuller]

Did anyone ever tell you you look like Diane Lane? Your eye expressions are so alike! And I mean that as a compliment! :)

THanks for teaching us to sprout, I'm finally getting to it! :)

Cheers! Cb.

[myroadhome]

@christophbraunmuller ... Diane Lane? Really? Ha ha hah hahah ahha! I take that as a compliment, thank-you. I glad you like the sprout vid. : )

[backyardsounds]

her sprouts are kinda' sexy. Just sayin'.

[jason1044]

Best video on YouTube for sprouting. Thanks, you inspired me to give it a try!

[Shellyz2u]

Looks great! I love bean sprouts! I cannot wait to grow my own,

[Visualize630]

You are so cute ;} Great energy!!!

[jquattle5]

Crack me up. I said the same thing about you looking like Diane Lane. Thanks for the great video. We can't wait to make our own "groovy" sprouts.

[WilliamCane]

great!

[arcare00]

What is the song playing? It is so awesome!

[faintfuzzies]

I am in Rhode island.....thanks for the info