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Sprout Kits - Wheatgrass, Snow pea, Afalfa etc |
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Growing Sprouts can be divided into 2 categories.
1- Loose Sprouting-(Alfalfa, Fenugreek, Broccoli, Lentils), this is where you soak then rinse seeds once a day for several days then you eat the whole sprout. The best seeds we have found for this are Lentil, & a mix of Alfalfa, Fenugreek & Radish. There are many different sprouters available the best we have found is also the cheapest & that is a plastic colander which has very narrow slots & comes with a drainage bowl. We have now added a larger similar quality colander which has larger holes and works perfectly with the smaller colander i.e. after about 3 or 4 days the smaller colander is full, you then transfer the sprouts to the larger colander for the next 3 days, having larger holes the seed husks are more easily removed and if you like you can restart the small one for a constant supply, this is a very easy and efficient procedure. Each colander comes with a cover which allows for stacking and also ensures the sprouts do not dry out meaning that you do not have to rinse twice a day.
The sprouting method that we use involves soaking the sprouts daily in nutrient rich liquid Seaweed and Magnesium Chloride(a natural Magnesium from an ancient sea bed), this technique actually saves you time and greatly enhances the nutrient value that you are receiving from your sprouts (much greater than if you were just using a rinsing or spraying method alone). For More Info. Click On-> Loose Sprouters for Alfalfa, Fenugreek, MungBean etc.pdf
2- Vertical Sprouting-(Wheat Grass, Barley Grass, Snow Pea, Field Pea, Sunflower, Cress, Mustard, Broccoli, Radish), this is where the seeds are grown like a seedling & you just eat the green tips, this is where you get your mega doses of Chlorophyll from. The most well-known example of this method is Wheatgrass. We use shallow trays, both rectangular or round, 30mm deep and come with germination covers, we have also designed a range of stands which these trays fit into, allowing you to maximise limited resources such as space and light i.e. on a sunny window ledge(see Plant Stands ) or under low power LED grow lights(see Salad Greens Under Lights ).
For the vertical sprouting we use 2 growing mediums:-
· nutrient rich organic coconut fibre as the growing medium, this comes inconvenient size blocks which you just mixed with the organic nutrients and water and it is ready for use, it is easy to spread & has no soil born contaminants, great for using indoors.
· nutrient rich water, using a specially designed tray or grill that sits inside the trays, this grill insert has large holes & is designed to grow Large Seeds eg Snow Pea & Field Pea, without the need for coco fibre. It can also be used to grow smaller seeds eg Wheat, Radish etc but needs a small layer of coco fibre to suport the seeds. Creates a miniture self watering pot, making watering easier.
The base kits include the coconut fibre, which you will need to grow the smaller seeds e.g. Mustard, Cress, Broccoli but not the 2nd solution which is an optional extra which can be used to grow the larger seeds e.g. Snowpeas, Wheatgrass, Buckwheat and Radish. (We have done it this way to keep the cost of the base kits as low as possible)
Both methods use liquid Seaweed fertiliser (high in Iodine and trace elements) which is mixed with potassium humate from Gippsland in Victoria, described as 50 million year old compost, the best of its type in the world, providing a rich soup of bio-available minerals and trace elements. We also add Dolomite which is extremely high in magnesium, essential for healthy cell activity, and Azomite, a volcanic ash super-rich in trace elements, and Magnesium Chloride, the best way to get Magnesium is through eating leafy greens.
Growing your sprouts using these organic components takes Hippocrates famous saying "Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food", to new heights, giving you the richest vitamin and mineral supplement & more importantly the most easily absorbed, you could ever wish for. If you don't have an available window see "Growing Under Lights"
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