new sprouter

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On 12/30/01 at 9:53 AM " Long " <longc@...> wrote:

>I have a Kitchen Crop Sprouter. It is like the Bio-set and I don't like

>it very well at all. It works okay with larger seeds like mung bean but I

>always had trouble with smaller seeds like clover, alfalfa, etc. I rarely

>use it anymore. As for the right way, just follow the instructions that

>come with it and improvise from there.

So far the Broccoli is doing pretty good in it but I had started the Broccoli

out in a hemp bag. I now have some Alfalfa going in it but this time I started

them out in the Kitchen Crop just to see how they would do.

I don't think mine is working right since it doesn't drain all the water out of

the white top tray so what I have been doing is putting 2 cups of water in the

top clear tray and after it drains down through the other 2 clear trays into

the bottom white tray I then tilt each of the clear trays a little to get as

much water out of them as I can and then I put the top white tray back on and

let it set until the next time I water. So far this is working okay and it

doesn't really take that much time.

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That's what I always had to do plus the smaller seeds would clog up the

siphons.

>On 12/30/01 at 9:53 AM " Long " <longc@...> wrote:

>

> >I have a Kitchen Crop Sprouter. It is like the Bio-set and I don't like

> >it very well at all. It works okay with larger seeds like mung bean but I

> >always had trouble with smaller seeds like clover, alfalfa, etc. I rarely

> >use it anymore. As for the right way, just follow the instructions that

> >come with it and improvise from there.

>

>So far the Broccoli is doing pretty good in it but I had started the Broccoli

>out in a hemp bag. I now have some Alfalfa going in it but this time I

>started

>them out in the Kitchen Crop just to see how they would do.

>

>I don't think mine is working right since it doesn't drain all the water

>out of

>the white top tray so what I have been doing is putting 2 cups of water in the

>top clear tray and after it drains down through the other 2 clear trays into

>the bottom white tray I then tilt each of the clear trays a little to get as

>much water out of them as I can and then I put the top white tray back on and

>let it set until the next time I water. So far this is working okay and it

>doesn't really take that much time.

>

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Try www..com.

>hi all

>i am a new sprouter and found a pretty cool book....KITCHEN GARDEN COOKBOOK

>by Steve ameyerowitz.......he explains sprouting in a bag made of flax seed

>fibers....anyone know where to get one of these????? he does not list

>soureces in the book! ugh!

>thanks

>

>Kim in Ohio

> " Daddy! Teacher says everytime a bell

> rings, an angel gets his wings! "

>~Zuzu from IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

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just for grins i tryed some wheat berries and by gosh they are sprouting!!!

i used a jar with a mesh lid....do i keep rinsing twice a day or just leave

them alone????

also, which is better, the hemp bag or flax bag? seems like these bags

give better circulation!

thganks

Kim in Ohio

" Daddy! Teacher says everytime a bell

rings, an angel gets his wings! "

~Zuzu from IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

>

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Kim, My Mother-in-law has suggested lower grade linen from Joann

Fabrics or similiar retailer to make homemade bags for sprouting.

" After all, " she said, " Isn't linen made from flax? "

My first husband was an oil painter and I recall the rough Belgian

linen with which he used to stretch canvases because it was tough

and not prone to mildew. Hope that helps.

> just for grins i tryed some wheat berries and by gosh they are

sprouting!!!

> i used a jar with a mesh lid....do i keep rinsing twice a day or

just leave

> them alone????

> also, which is better, the hemp bag or flax bag? seems like

these bags

> give better circulation!

> thganks

> Kim in Ohio

> " Daddy! Teacher says everytime a bell

> rings, an angel gets his wings! "

> ~Zuzu from IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

> >

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Hi

Linen is indeed Flax.

But, linen has been processed more than basic flax material. The process

used to be called beetling, I am not sure what they call it now.

The process, amongst other things, makes the fibres of the flax come closer

together making it a much smoother and finer material.

This is great for table cloths and suits etc but, it means that there is

less air circulation than a flax bag.

Therefore, you may find a problem with this - mouldy sprouts, yuck and

dangerous to eat.

Linen may not be very prone to mildew but, damp sprouts with poor

circulation are.

Sorry to be disappointing but, this cheap way out may become a costly and

unsuitable alternative.

The Sprout People sell flax bags don't they?

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> Kim, My Mother-in-law has suggested lower grade linen from Joann

> Fabrics or similiar retailer to make homemade bags for sprouting.

> " After all, " she said, " Isn't linen made from flax? "

> My first husband was an oil painter and I recall the rough Belgian

> linen with which he used to stretch canvases because it was tough

> and not prone to mildew. Hope that helps.

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Dear Baggers,

Why don't you go to the nearest hospital dumpster, get some old

bandages, wash and sterilize them and make bags from them? Or if that

doesn't appeal to you just buy some cheesecloth and use it!

TeeJay

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,

There have been cases of commercial sprouters selling unclean products. If you

do it yourself you can insure clean sprouts by using a bleach/water mix for

about 10 minutes first, then using plain water for the rest of the soak. As

Diane says, rinse & drain completely.

There are a few seeds you shouldn't sprout; see the earlier thread on hot pepper

seeds.

>I have been sprouting for years and as yet as still alive and kickin.

>Not sure about the warning you mentioned. Probably be more specific and

>we can respond. Sproutpeople website has gobs of info. You may be

>referring to eating some sprouted beans that need to be cooked too. For

>the most part, it is a great 'hobby' and life sustainer and if common

>sense is used, you will live thru it and feel better too. Lentils are

>the easiest, only takes 1 or 2 days to have an edible crop. Alfalfa,

>clover, etc longer and well worth the effort. Biggest advise is rinse

>and drain drain drain and rinse and drain drain drain. Again the

>s website is the best I have found and is probably the

>easiest website to navigate I have ever found. But then, I am sold on

>the quality of their stuff and high germination rate of their seeds so

>have not done a lot of web search for info. To me the cost is worth it.

>Anything I ever wanted to know about sprouting I find there, except

>about the automatic sprouter machines, but the folks on this forum have

>tons of experience with those. I am told you can do a search for info

>on this forum 's main page.

>Have fun, Ask what ever questions you have and if you can tear us away

>from eating the sprouts we grow, we might have free hands to type the

>answers. Diane

>

> Nicolas wrote:

>

>>Hi,

>>I am new to sprouting and have been reading articles

>>on different web sites to find out more. Is it true

>>that sometimes it is dangerous if not done right? If

>>so how much of a risk is that?

>>Thank you for any help you can give me.

>>(Ricialove)

>>

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>Subject: RE: New Sprouter

>Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 07:38:36 +0000

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I never lost any of the smaller seed when using the insert.

Tim <campstertim@...> wrote:

Quick question for the more experienced sprouters out there...

When doing very small seeds, such as radish or broccoli, but not in

soil, I'm a bit leary of doing an aggressive rinse. I have an Easy

Sprouter, and would use the " base insert " used for smaller seeds, but

I'd worry that they'd all squeak through the bottom and into the sink

during the rinse.

What's been your experience on this?

Thanks,

Tim

> Hi, I'm new to sprouting. I bought a FreshLife Sprouter

and put some

> broccoli seeds and radish seeds in it 3 days ago.

>

> It just dawned on me, was I supposed to soak the seeds first? Some

of them

> have little sprout tails already, but I'm wondering if I did this

right.

>

> Thanks.

>

>

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Anyone here used the hemp bags for sprouting?

I think someone called the Sprout man does them..but not sure which company

makes them..

anne

[Guest guest]

Why buy an expensive bag for holding sprouting seeds? Wouldn't a folded hanky

work as well?

>Anyone here used the hemp bags for sprouting?

>

>

>I think someone called the Sprout man does them..but not sure which company

makes them..

>

>anne

>

>

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Right now I'm doing a study using alternative growth mediums for

micro-greens. At this moment, I'm comparing vermiculite against

fleece from a baby blanket. There is little difference, both are

working well. I'll post pictures in a couple days.

I thought about the hemp bag, which is very close to burlap structure-

wise. You might try getting ahold of a burlap sack and trying that

out. Burlap is incredibly cheap, you could probably make about 20

bags for the price of one hemp sack. That was actually my next

study. I'll let you know what I find.

Tim

>

> Why buy an expensive bag for holding sprouting seeds? Wouldn't a

folded hanky work as well?

> >Anyone here used the hemp bags for sprouting?

> >

> >

> >I think someone called the Sprout man does them..but not sure

which company makes them..

> >

> >anne

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I have used the hemp bag with great success for sprouting beans.

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From: [mailto: ] On

Behalf Of Tim

Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 8:35 PM

Subject: Re: New Sprouter

Right now I'm doing a study using alternative growth mediums for

micro-greens. At this moment, I'm comparing vermiculite against

fleece from a baby blanket. There is little difference, both are

working well. I'll post pictures in a couple days.

I thought about the hemp bag, which is very close to burlap structure-

wise. You might try getting ahold of a burlap sack and trying that

out. Burlap is incredibly cheap, you could probably make about 20

bags for the price of one hemp sack. That was actually my next

study. I'll let you know what I find.

Tim

>

> Why buy an expensive bag for holding sprouting seeds? Wouldn't a

folded hanky work as well?

> >Anyone here used the hemp bags for sprouting?

> >

> >

> >I think someone called the Sprout man does them..but not sure

which company makes them..

> >

> >anne

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

>

> Anyone here used the hemp bags for sprouting?

>

>

> I think someone called the Sprout man does them..but not sure which

company makes them..

>

> anne

>

>

[Guest guest]

i think that burlap disintegrates faster, but i'm not 100 % sure

if you are studying, you might need to continue the study -- they certainly

" fall apart " when exposed to the damp earth, though of course, ground

bacteria, etc. could play a part in this

also -- some burlap is processed for clothing, so there could some treatment

done to make it " suit " able for such purposes

plus -- according to Wikipedia encyclopedia yer burlap could be hemp anyhow :

bur·lap (bûr'lăp')

n.

A strong, coarsely woven cloth made of fibers of jute, flax, or hemp and used

to make bags, to reinforce linoleum, and in interior decoration.

jerry

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very interesting -- of course, let know your conclusions about using the

burlap vs other ways -- it sounds to me like someone, someday will come up with

a mega version of sprouting technologies, possible for large scale production

or perhaps with some yet unfamiliar plastic fiber -- of course, one day

we'll be paying for the sky and the air, too, some say

for now, it's nice to be able to take matters into our own hands, part of

the pleasures of sprouts overall and sprouting -- most would agree, least

that's what i'd think

incidentally, in the past i've used penta brand bottled water because when

that came out originally, the literature said that they first did tests on

seeds and they founds nearly all seeds germinated in half the amount of time --

since it's more costly, i tend to not sprout with it very much, what with

rinsing and all if you really want to follow through using penta water -- if i

use it these days, i do it mostly to soak raw nuts before doing them with

water/sprouts/foods in the blender

i hope i'm not confusing matters, lol

jerry

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Jerry,

Thanks for the input. The burlap I'll be using would be untreated,

used for bags like you see coffee beans shipped in. The source is

the same supplier that sells the raw material, so I would be getting

the burlap " pre-treatment. " I have no doubt that the burlap would

break down faster, but for doing micro-greens, I think it would work

out to be quite cost-effective.

I just finished the study with vermiculite and fleece. Surprising

results. The fleece worked surprisingly well as a growth medium,

almost as well as the vermiculite. During the same study, I studied

the difference between pre-soaking and not pre-soaking the seeds, in

this case broccoli. The pre-soaking, in this case a 12 hour soak,

caused the non-soaked seeds to sprout about 24-36 hours behind the

soaked ones.

I took a picture every 24 hours, and I'll upload these when I get a

chance.

Tim

>

> i think that burlap disintegrates faster, but i'm not 100 % sure

>

> if you are studying, you might need to continue the study -- they

certainly

> " fall apart " when exposed to the damp earth, though of course,

ground

> bacteria, etc. could play a part in this

>

> also -- some burlap is processed for clothing, so there could

some treatment

> done to make it " suit " able for such purposes

>

> plus -- according to Wikipedia encyclopedia yer burlap could be

hemp anyhow :

>

> bur·lap (bûr'lăp')

> n.

> A strong, coarsely woven cloth made of fibers of jute, flax, or

hemp and used

> to make bags, to reinforce linoleum, and in interior decoration.

>

> jerry

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Just a suggestion. Burlap sold in fabric stores may be treated with fire

retardant, which goes into the bloodstream. Diane

Jertoons@... wrote:

>i think that burlap disintegrates faster, but i'm not 100 % sure

>

>if you are studying, you might need to continue the study -- they certainly

> " fall apart " when exposed to the damp earth, though of course, ground

>bacteria, etc. could play a part in this

>

>also -- some burlap is processed for clothing, so there could some treatment

>done to make it " suit " able for such purposes

>

>plus -- according to Wikipedia encyclopedia yer burlap could be hemp anyhow :

>

>bur·lap (bûr'lăp')

>n.

>A strong, coarsely woven cloth made of fibers of jute, flax, or hemp and used

> to make bags, to reinforce linoleum, and in interior decoration.

>

>jerry

>

>

>