Lee, you like bitter melon? I have yet to reach the point where my taste buds think that stuff is good. My aunt used to grow those in California, and there would be tons of them, and my mom would cook them with the pork meatballs every day...I could never understand why she loved them!
Plus I need to have an almost constant supply of sprouts, mung and alfalfa/radish/broccoli. Grow these myself.
I'm a major tomato snob too. No store bought tomato ever tastes as good as garden grown.
whatever is on sale. We LOVE the yukon potatoes. I haven't found a brand that I like more...so I tend to splurge on it~
:dance:Glad I'm not the only sprouter!ennui!! I grow my own sprouts too:dance:Where do you source your seeds? I'm near the end of a huge order of broccoli sprout seeds and I'm getting ready to place another order. I was thinking about putting in an order for broccoli, fenugreek and radish seeds from Johnny's Seeds -- I've never tried growing the latter two. Any leads on where to get good seeds for sprouting?
:dance:Glad I'm not the only sprouter!
I'm going to need more broccoli seed soon, too. Where did you get yours?
I go through tons of alfalfa seed & sprouts. Found a place on ebay for sprouting seed for alfalfa, direct from the farm. The germination rate is terrific, comes in a ziplock bag. http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALFALFA-SEED-SPROUTS-SPROUTING-TWO-POUNDS-/110808995233
I got a red rose/daikon mix from The Sprout House via amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Sprout-House-Organic-Sprouting-Radish/dp/B0053U503Y
Again, a very high germination rate & comes in a handy plastic jar. Radish seeds are very easy, very fast, & have a nice bite as well. Free thanks to swagbucks Amazon GCs. :lol:
I also bought a 'Broccoli & friends' mix that is mostly clover, alfalfa & radish with little broccoli seed. The germination rate is not as high as my other sprouting seed. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001W2W62
it came in a ziplock bag.
I am looking to grow either pure broccoli or a broccoli/cabbage mix.
I sprout in large canning jars, the 2 quart size, with plastic canning ring and stainless steel screen mesh insert covers. For tiny seeds, I start with a fiberglass screen mesh layer first. I bought the large size stainless mesh inserts from this guy on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stainless-Steel-3-pc-Straining-Sprouting-Lid-Screen-SET-/270627762063
The large canning jars are cheap if you buy them as a six pack at Ace hardware.
The largest sprouting seed suppliers online seem to be:
http://sproutpeople.org/
http://www.sprouthouse.com/
For mung seed, they are much cheaper at the Asian markets. I usually pick up several 12oz bags of seed for about $1.25 each.
For anyone who likes sprouts, you can't get it any fresher than sprouting your own. It's so easy to do, just rinse them 3 times a day.
I would LOVE to grow sprouts! Do they need a sunny location, cause I don't have one :surrender:
No, you grow them without direct sun. Perfect on a dark kitchen counter; some folk do it inside a cabinet but I find better air flow not locked up. You can even grow them inside an empty clean mayo jar with just some cheesecloth [or leftover window screening] and a rubber band.I would LOVE to grow sprouts! Do they need a sunny location, cause I don't have one :surrender:
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