Sprouting Sunflower Seeds - Super Easy Method

Easy no special equipment needed method! This is the freshest green you can get, and they are grown in your loving care! This simple method can give you salad options all year without the environmental cost of harvesting, packing in plastic, and shipping across the country in refrigerated, energy exhaustive vehicles to then continued to be stored in refrigerators on some grocery store until it finally gets home to you! Phew - how about them sprouts now?!

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[Jkm1534]

Do you add any water daily after the first day of watering? Thanks

[RAWlike100]

@Jkm1534 Yes, you may need to add a little bit of water every few days - can be every other day, if humid, or almost every day if dry air of winter... just poke your finger in the soil or ... watch to see when they start to look wilty... you will definitely know because the sprouts fall right over... but fear not if they do... just add water and about an hour later they are all upright again! Kinda fun!!!

[uhltron]

My apartment doesn't receive adequate sunlight to grow veggies or bring sprouts to their full strength, what would you recommend? Beans and basic sprouts work just fine.

[RAWlike100]

@uhltron You can definitely grow sunflower sprouts as well as the beans and basics you mentioned in your apartment. The sunflower sprouts shown in this video are grown using 'artificial light' only... there is enough of the right wavelengths available to start the chlorophyll/greening process. I can't speak for other types of veggies... but with a light bulb, you can get your sunflower sprouts to 'green out'. Experiment and see for yourself. Enjoy!!

[wildflowerr1]

Are raw striped sunflower seeds that are for birds sproutable. 

[RAWlike100]

@wildflowerr1 It is safest to avoid using bird seed as it is not intended for human consumption. The issue is with possible molds/fungi that could grow and contaminate your sprouts. (plus those seeds could be irradiated / not sproutable). The seeds you need can be purchased online or at health food stores. These seeds have a high sprouting ratio as they are food grade and sorted for sprout-ability. There are many vendors if you search online for sprouting seeds :-)

[pepsi42327]

thanks for sharing!

[eliz7212]

I've been sprouting broccoli, alfalfa and radish sprouts and lentils for 4 years now. After watching your video I am going to try and sprout sunflower seeds. You made it easy for me, and I thank you very much.

[warrenlc57]

thank you for this video!

[oceanofdarkstars1]

@sokingssddk Awesome, I totally have a full Aquaponics system running in a green house now so Im growing a ton of veggies, fish, shrimp, and crawl-fish. I have so much veggies Im even supplying a few restaurants. I cannot wait to apply for my Organic Seal :) I Love living in south texas. today was 80F tomorrow is supposed to be 83 :)

[sokingssddk]

@oceanofdarkstars1 yea, sunflower sprouts are just baby sunflower plants. once the flowers are fully mature and die, you need to dry the flowers under the for a few days, then you can pluck the seeds, you need to put the seeds in the freezer for 3 weeks then you can use them to sprout again, using this method you would never have to buy seeds ever again.