Re: growing salad greens in sprouter?

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Marilyn.

How difficult would it be to grow, say a pound, every other day? I'm

thinking it would take a lot of space...

>

> I've done this in the past. You need to have your mesclun greens under

> lights. Lights should be one inch above leaves I grew them in little pots of

> dirt.

>

> Marilyn

>

> On 1/1/06, goinghomew@... <goinghomew@...> wrote:

> >

> > I am almost finished building a large sprouter. It has 6 stacked shelves

> > of

> > plexiglass, each one about 4 square feet, and an automatic watering

> > system.

> >

> > I plan on raising my sprouts for eating, sprouts for drying and making

> > into

> > breads and crackers, and also wheatgrass - all for my family.

> >

> > What I am trying to find out now is can I use this to grow

> > cut-and-come-again

> > mesculin mix salad greens. I live way out of town and have a very small

> > fridge. It would be so much easier to grow my own salads.

> >

> > Anybody ever try this or have any info on it?

> >

> >

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

I've done this in the past. You need to have your mesclun greens under

lights. Lights should be one inch above leaves I grew them in little pots of

dirt.

Marilyn

On 1/1/06, goinghomew@... <goinghomew@...> wrote:

>

> I am almost finished building a large sprouter. It has 6 stacked shelves

> of

> plexiglass, each one about 4 square feet, and an automatic watering

> system.

>

> I plan on raising my sprouts for eating, sprouts for drying and making

> into

> breads and crackers, and also wheatgrass - all for my family.

>

> What I am trying to find out now is can I use this to grow

> cut-and-come-again

> mesculin mix salad greens. I live way out of town and have a very small

> fridge. It would be so much easier to grow my own salads.

>

> Anybody ever try this or have any info on it?

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

A big head of lettuce can weight a pound. It takes about 45-60 days in a

garden to grow one of those. Using the square foot method you can fit 32

heads in a 4 X 8 foot bed. You do the math. Not feasible indoors unless you

got money to burn for all the lights and a spare room dedicated to

gardening. Then you get to contend with whiteflies, etc. because there is no

real ecosystem indoors to keep the bugs in check. But don't let me

discourage you...

Cheers,

Marilyn

On 1/1/06, goinghomew@... <goinghomew@...> wrote:

>

> Thanks, Marilyn.

>

> How difficult would it be to grow, say a pound, every other day? I'm

> thinking it would take a lot of space...

>

>

> >

> > I've done this in the past. You need to have your mesclun greens under

> > lights. Lights should be one inch above leaves I grew them in little

> pots of

> > dirt.

> >

> > Marilyn

> >

>

[Guest guest]

A big head of lettuce can weight a pound. It takes about 45-60 days in a

garden to grow one of those. Using the square foot method you can fit 32

heads in a 4 X 8 foot bed. You do the math. Not feasible indoors unless you

got money to burn for all the lights and a spare room dedicated to

gardening. Then you get to contend with whiteflies, etc. because there is no

real ecosystem indoors to keep the bugs in check. But don't let me

discourage you...

Cheers,

Marilyn

On 1/1/06, goinghomew@... <goinghomew@...> wrote:

>

> Thanks, Marilyn.

>

> How difficult would it be to grow, say a pound, every other day? I'm

> thinking it would take a lot of space...

>

>

> >

> > I've done this in the past. You need to have your mesclun greens under

> > lights. Lights should be one inch above leaves I grew them in little

> pots of

> > dirt.

> >

> > Marilyn

> >

>

[Guest guest]

No, I was thinking of the cut and come again types and using intensive

gardening methods rather than modern. You can't do it that way indoors except

for a

novelty. But thank you for the information and the time you took to

respond.

> A big head of lettuce can weight a pound. It takes about 45-60 days in a

> garden to grow one of those. Using the square foot method you can fit 32

> heads in a 4 X 8 foot bed. You do the math. Not feasible indoors unless you

> got money to burn for all the lights and a spare room dedicated to

> gardening. Then you get to contend with whiteflies, etc. because there is no

> real ecosystem indoors to keep the bugs in check. But don't let me

> discourage you...

>

> Cheers,

> Marilyn

[Guest guest]

No, I was thinking of the cut and come again types and using intensive

gardening methods rather than modern. You can't do it that way indoors except

for a

novelty. But thank you for the information and the time you took to

respond.

> A big head of lettuce can weight a pound. It takes about 45-60 days in a

> garden to grow one of those. Using the square foot method you can fit 32

> heads in a 4 X 8 foot bed. You do the math. Not feasible indoors unless you

> got money to burn for all the lights and a spare room dedicated to

> gardening. Then you get to contend with whiteflies, etc. because there is no

> real ecosystem indoors to keep the bugs in check. But don't let me

> discourage you...

>

> Cheers,

> Marilyn

[Guest guest]

Throwing out ideas.....

For lack of humidity, what about covering them partially with clear wrap or

something similar? I am going to keep mine in the back porch where I can

close the floor heat vents to keep the room a bit cooler. For extra light, I

just bought a grow light to put up. The recommendation of a fan to reduce mold

problems when they show up was suggested as well. It would cool things a bit

at the same time.

Lettuce usually does very well under 70 degrees. Can the thermostat simply

be lowered to 69?

I wonder about having a window nearby that you could pull air from?

(Jimmy-rigging.) I would consider building a box to set the buckets in,

leaving

holes in the top to hold the buckets up. Then rig up a little fan system that

would pull cooler air in using a tube from the window and pumping it back out

again. It would keep your soil cooler, without affecting the temperature too

much aroung the rest of the room.

>

> A friend of mine is keeping a few lettuce in buckets in his conservatory.

> Just taking a few leaves off at a time seems to work well. He had them in

> the garden until the frosts came. There does seem to be problems keeping

> anything in the living space though. Too warm and dry with a normally

> central heated house. I have just set some trays of sunflower, buckwheat and

> peas off. The peas seem to have done OK but the sunflower a few have bolted

> and the rest dont seem to have moved and the buckwheat is very spindly. I

> think success in this venture is going to be finding a place with the right

> humidity and temperature more so than light. None of these are cut and come

> again crops but this is one aspect of my self care that I would like to get

> right. Not only for health reasons but also economical and ecological. I

> guess if we keep on swapping notes we will get there. Is any one else

> trying/tried salad greens? By the way I do not have a sprouter and take care

> of mine manually.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

A friend of mine is keeping a few lettuce in buckets in his conservatory.

Just taking a few leaves off at a time seems to work well. He had them in

the garden until the frosts came. There does seem to be problems keeping

anything in the living space though. Too warm and dry with a normally

central heated house. I have just set some trays of sunflower, buckwheat and

peas off. The peas seem to have done OK but the sunflower a few have bolted

and the rest dont seem to have moved and the buckwheat is very spindly. I

think success in this venture is going to be finding a place with the right

humidity and temperature more so than light. None of these are cut and come

again crops but this is one aspect of my self care that I would like to get

right. Not only for health reasons but also economical and ecological. I

guess if we keep on swapping notes we will get there. Is any one else

trying/tried salad greens? By the way I do not have a sprouter and take care

of mine manually.

Kirk

Re: growing salad greens in sprouter?

> No, I was thinking of the cut and come again types and using intensive

> gardening methods rather than modern. You can't do it that way indoors

except for a

> novelty. But thank you for the information and the time you took to

> respond.

>

>

>

>

> > A big head of lettuce can weight a pound. It takes about 45-60 days in a

> > garden to grow one of those. Using the square foot method you can fit 32

> > heads in a 4 X 8 foot bed. You do the math. Not feasible indoors unless

you

> > got money to burn for all the lights and a spare room dedicated to

> > gardening. Then you get to contend with whiteflies, etc. because there

is no

> > real ecosystem indoors to keep the bugs in check. But don't let me

> > discourage you...

> >

> > Cheers,

> > Marilyn

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

A friend of mine is keeping a few lettuce in buckets in his conservatory.

Just taking a few leaves off at a time seems to work well. He had them in

the garden until the frosts came. There does seem to be problems keeping

anything in the living space though. Too warm and dry with a normally

central heated house. I have just set some trays of sunflower, buckwheat and

peas off. The peas seem to have done OK but the sunflower a few have bolted

and the rest dont seem to have moved and the buckwheat is very spindly. I

think success in this venture is going to be finding a place with the right

humidity and temperature more so than light. None of these are cut and come

again crops but this is one aspect of my self care that I would like to get

right. Not only for health reasons but also economical and ecological. I

guess if we keep on swapping notes we will get there. Is any one else

trying/tried salad greens? By the way I do not have a sprouter and take care

of mine manually.

Kirk

Re: growing salad greens in sprouter?

> No, I was thinking of the cut and come again types and using intensive

> gardening methods rather than modern. You can't do it that way indoors

except for a

> novelty. But thank you for the information and the time you took to

> respond.

>

>

>

>

> > A big head of lettuce can weight a pound. It takes about 45-60 days in a

> > garden to grow one of those. Using the square foot method you can fit 32

> > heads in a 4 X 8 foot bed. You do the math. Not feasible indoors unless

you

> > got money to burn for all the lights and a spare room dedicated to

> > gardening. Then you get to contend with whiteflies, etc. because there

is no

> > real ecosystem indoors to keep the bugs in check. But don't let me

> > discourage you...

> >

> > Cheers,

> > Marilyn

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I knew what you meant. I gave you the example of big heads of lettuce so you

would realize just how much more mesclun greens you'd need to grow in order

to get your pound every other day. An NFT system in front of a window might

work nicely. One of these days I'm going to buy this set up:

http://www.nahydroponics.com/index2.html

Marilyn

On 1/3/06, goinghomew@... <goinghomew@...> wrote:

>

> No, I was thinking of the cut and come again types and using intensive

> gardening methods rather than modern. You can't do it that way indoors

> except for a

> novelty. But thank you for the information and the time you took to

> respond.

>

>

>

>

> > A big head of lettuce can weight a pound. It takes about 45-60 days in a

> > garden to grow one of those. Using the square foot method you can fit 32

> > heads in a 4 X 8 foot bed. You do the math. Not feasible indoors unless

> you

> > got money to burn for all the lights and a spare room dedicated to

> > gardening. Then you get to contend with whiteflies, etc. because there

> is no

> > real ecosystem indoors to keep the bugs in check. But don't let me

> > discourage you...

> >

> > Cheers,

> > Marilyn

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I knew what you meant. I gave you the example of big heads of lettuce so you

would realize just how much more mesclun greens you'd need to grow in order

to get your pound every other day. An NFT system in front of a window might

work nicely. One of these days I'm going to buy this set up:

http://www.nahydroponics.com/index2.html

Marilyn

On 1/3/06, goinghomew@... <goinghomew@...> wrote:

>

> No, I was thinking of the cut and come again types and using intensive

> gardening methods rather than modern. You can't do it that way indoors

> except for a

> novelty. But thank you for the information and the time you took to

> respond.

>

>

>

>

> > A big head of lettuce can weight a pound. It takes about 45-60 days in a

> > garden to grow one of those. Using the square foot method you can fit 32

> > heads in a 4 X 8 foot bed. You do the math. Not feasible indoors unless

> you

> > got money to burn for all the lights and a spare room dedicated to

> > gardening. Then you get to contend with whiteflies, etc. because there

> is no

> > real ecosystem indoors to keep the bugs in check. But don't let me

> > discourage you...

> >

> > Cheers,

> > Marilyn

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Aren't you going to grow these in soil? Or a soil less medium? As long as

you keep the roots nice and moist in a pourous medium why are you concerned

about lack of humidity? I grew my salad greens in a room in my house under

lights with no special humidity or temperature control. It was probably 70

degrees and dry as a cob in there. Hanging lights one inch above the plants

and watering with a weak nutrient solution every time was the key to my

success. I had no mold, but if you block air circulation in any way, you

will get mold. that means no clear wrappings.

Marilyn

On 1/3/06, goinghomew@... <goinghomew@...> wrote:

>

> Throwing out ideas.....

>

> For lack of humidity, what about covering them partially with clear wrap

> or

> something similar? I am going to keep mine in the back porch where I can

> close the floor heat vents to keep the room a bit cooler. For extra

> light, I

> just bought a grow light to put up. The recommendation of a fan to

> reduce mold

> problems when they show up was suggested as well. It would cool things a

> bit

> at the same time.

>

> Lettuce usually does very well under 70 degrees. Can the thermostat

> simply

> be lowered to 69?

>

> I wonder about having a window nearby that you could pull air from?

> (Jimmy-rigging.) I would consider building a box to set the buckets in,

> leaving

> holes in the top to hold the buckets up. Then rig up a little fan system

> that

> would pull cooler air in using a tube from the window and pumping it back

> out

> again. It would keep your soil cooler, without affecting the temperature

> too

> much aroung the rest of the room.

>

>

> >

> > A friend of mine is keeping a few lettuce in buckets in his

> conservatory.

> > Just taking a few leaves off at a time seems to work well. He had them

> in

> > the garden until the frosts came. There does seem to be problems keeping

> > anything in the living space though. Too warm and dry with a normally

> > central heated house. I have just set some trays of sunflower, buckwheat

> and

> > peas off. The peas seem to have done OK but the sunflower a few have

> bolted

> > and the rest dont seem to have moved and the buckwheat is very spindly.

> I

> > think success in this venture is going to be finding a place with the

> right

> > humidity and temperature more so than light. None of these are cut and

> come

> > again crops but this is one aspect of my self care that I would like to

> get

> > right. Not only for health reasons but also economical and ecological. I

> > guess if we keep on swapping notes we will get there. Is any one else

> > trying/tried salad greens? By the way I do not have a sprouter and take

> care

> > of mine manually.

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Aren't you going to grow these in soil? Or a soil less medium? As long as

you keep the roots nice and moist in a pourous medium why are you concerned

about lack of humidity? I grew my salad greens in a room in my house under

lights with no special humidity or temperature control. It was probably 70

degrees and dry as a cob in there. Hanging lights one inch above the plants

and watering with a weak nutrient solution every time was the key to my

success. I had no mold, but if you block air circulation in any way, you

will get mold. that means no clear wrappings.

Marilyn

On 1/3/06, goinghomew@... <goinghomew@...> wrote:

>

> Throwing out ideas.....

>

> For lack of humidity, what about covering them partially with clear wrap

> or

> something similar? I am going to keep mine in the back porch where I can

> close the floor heat vents to keep the room a bit cooler. For extra

> light, I

> just bought a grow light to put up. The recommendation of a fan to

> reduce mold

> problems when they show up was suggested as well. It would cool things a

> bit

> at the same time.

>

> Lettuce usually does very well under 70 degrees. Can the thermostat

> simply

> be lowered to 69?

>

> I wonder about having a window nearby that you could pull air from?

> (Jimmy-rigging.) I would consider building a box to set the buckets in,

> leaving

> holes in the top to hold the buckets up. Then rig up a little fan system

> that

> would pull cooler air in using a tube from the window and pumping it back

> out

> again. It would keep your soil cooler, without affecting the temperature

> too

> much aroung the rest of the room.

>

>

> >

> > A friend of mine is keeping a few lettuce in buckets in his

> conservatory.

> > Just taking a few leaves off at a time seems to work well. He had them

> in

> > the garden until the frosts came. There does seem to be problems keeping

> > anything in the living space though. Too warm and dry with a normally

> > central heated house. I have just set some trays of sunflower, buckwheat

> and

> > peas off. The peas seem to have done OK but the sunflower a few have

> bolted

> > and the rest dont seem to have moved and the buckwheat is very spindly.

> I

> > think success in this venture is going to be finding a place with the

> right

> > humidity and temperature more so than light. None of these are cut and

> come

> > again crops but this is one aspect of my self care that I would like to

> get

> > right. Not only for health reasons but also economical and ecological. I

> > guess if we keep on swapping notes we will get there. Is any one else

> > trying/tried salad greens? By the way I do not have a sprouter and take

> care

> > of mine manually.

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I've been lurking on your discussion. Could you tell

me which salad greens you were growing this way? I've

been growing microgreens, and thinking about trying

some that take a bit longer to grow, but I don't know

which plants those would be!

Thanks,

Anastasia

--- Marilyn Kefirlady <marilynjarz@...> wrote:

> Aren't you going to grow these in soil? Or a soil

> less medium? As long as

> you keep the roots nice and moist in a pourous

> medium why are you concerned

> about lack of humidity? I grew my salad greens in a

> room in my house under

> lights with no special humidity or temperature

> control. It was probably 70

> degrees and dry as a cob in there. Hanging lights

> one inch above the plants

> and watering with a weak nutrient solution every

> time was the key to my

> success. I had no mold, but if you block air

> circulation in any way, you

> will get mold. that means no clear wrappings.

>

> Marilyn

>

__________________________________

for Good - Make a difference this year.

http://brand./cybergivingweek2005/

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I've been lurking on your discussion. Could you tell

me which salad greens you were growing this way? I've

been growing microgreens, and thinking about trying

some that take a bit longer to grow, but I don't know

which plants those would be!

Thanks,

Anastasia

--- Marilyn Kefirlady <marilynjarz@...> wrote:

> Aren't you going to grow these in soil? Or a soil

> less medium? As long as

> you keep the roots nice and moist in a pourous

> medium why are you concerned

> about lack of humidity? I grew my salad greens in a

> room in my house under

> lights with no special humidity or temperature

> control. It was probably 70

> degrees and dry as a cob in there. Hanging lights

> one inch above the plants

> and watering with a weak nutrient solution every

> time was the key to my

> success. I had no mold, but if you block air

> circulation in any way, you

> will get mold. that means no clear wrappings.

>

> Marilyn

>

__________________________________

for Good - Make a difference this year.

http://brand./cybergivingweek2005/

[Guest guest]

I bought some mesclun seed mix from Stokes. I put about 5 seeds in three

inch pots. It was a nice mix for cut and come again.

Marilyn

On 1/3/06, Anastasia Nix <princess_ana@...> wrote:

>

> Hi,

>

> I've been lurking on your discussion. Could you tell

> me which salad greens you were growing this way? I've

> been growing microgreens, and thinking about trying

> some that take a bit longer to grow, but I don't know

> which plants those would be!

>

> Thanks,

> Anastasia

>

>

[Guest guest]

I bought some mesclun seed mix from Stokes. I put about 5 seeds in three

inch pots. It was a nice mix for cut and come again.

Marilyn

On 1/3/06, Anastasia Nix <princess_ana@...> wrote:

>

> Hi,

>

> I've been lurking on your discussion. Could you tell

> me which salad greens you were growing this way? I've

> been growing microgreens, and thinking about trying

> some that take a bit longer to grow, but I don't know

> which plants those would be!

>

> Thanks,

> Anastasia

>

>

[Guest guest]

This may sound wacky, but i took new plastic ziplock gallon size freezer

bags, cut them open and sewed them in such a way to make a box shape

that fit over my sprouter trays. The covers are clear so the light

comes thru and they keep in the humidity. No mold problems so far. I

did this also with medium thick breathable black material to cover the

trays when the little guys were just sprouting and not ready for the

light. I also used the black material made tube covers for my glass

containers that I grow sprouts in. I found that if I put the containers

in the cupboard I would forget about them. This way everything can stay

on the counter and get the light or no light that they need. Diane

goinghomew@... wrote:

>Throwing out ideas.....

>

>For lack of humidity, what about covering them partially with clear wrap or

>something similar? I am going to keep mine in the back porch where I can

>close the floor heat vents to keep the room a bit cooler. For extra light, I

>just bought a grow light to put up. The recommendation of a fan to reduce

mold

>problems when they show up was suggested as well. It would cool things a bit

>at the same time.

>

>Lettuce usually does very well under 70 degrees. Can the thermostat simply

>be lowered to 69?

>

>I wonder about having a window nearby that you could pull air from?

>(Jimmy-rigging.) I would consider building a box to set the buckets in,

leaving

>holes in the top to hold the buckets up. Then rig up a little fan system that

>would pull cooler air in using a tube from the window and pumping it back out

>again. It would keep your soil cooler, without affecting the temperature too

>much aroung the rest of the room.

>

>

>

>

>>A friend of mine is keeping a few lettuce in buckets in his conservatory.

>>Just taking a few leaves off at a time seems to work well. He had them in

>>the garden until the frosts came. There does seem to be problems keeping

>>anything in the living space though. Too warm and dry with a normally

>>central heated house. I have just set some trays of sunflower, buckwheat and

>>peas off. The peas seem to have done OK but the sunflower a few have bolted

>>and the rest dont seem to have moved and the buckwheat is very spindly. I

>>think success in this venture is going to be finding a place with the right

>>humidity and temperature more so than light. None of these are cut and come

>>again crops but this is one aspect of my self care that I would like to get

>>right. Not only for health reasons but also economical and ecological. I

>>guess if we keep on swapping notes we will get there. Is any one else

>>trying/tried salad greens? By the way I do not have a sprouter and take care

>>of mine manually.

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Now that's thinkin' even if it does sound wacky to anybody. Ya gotta

live, that's what I tell them, anyhow.

I found some really great plastic sieves at the dollar store. They

are the kind that are a plastic bowl with just a few slots running

from the top down to the middle. With the feet and handle, they are

perfect to stack on top of each other. You can rinse and drain

really quick with the sink sprayer -- and you stack on a plate and

the water collects in it. In the home heat of winter, this water

will keep them from instantly drying up, too.

I enjoyed hearing about your innovations. I just soaked my first

batch with the grapefruit seed extract. I've been reading on that

too. Looks really good, and you can do a rinse with it, I read, in

case you DO get mold -- you can rinse with this and presto no more

mold.

I tried a half drop (mixed double water and only used half in the

pot) in my SinuCleanse (neti pot). I've seen lots of sites with

grapefruit seed extract nasal sprays and some recommendations for

using a very dilute solution with the GFE nasally.

Wow, that works even BETTER than the envelopes that come with the

SinuCleanse. Really great for that, it turns out. The only thing is

that I might not use it all the time -- since it has a 10 year plus

shelf life, too much might hang around in the nose. But then, again,

there's companies who put it right in a nose spray -- and that surely

doesn't flush out like the neti pots/SinuCleanse.

Apparently, eliminating molds is one of the major uses industrially.

They also do have sprouting use instructions indicated in the

information sheets that came along with my grapefruit seed extract.

Good luck with your sprouts under the bags. When do we eat ?

Jerry

[Guest guest]

Now that's thinkin' even if it does sound wacky to anybody. Ya gotta

live, that's what I tell them, anyhow.

I found some really great plastic sieves at the dollar store. They

are the kind that are a plastic bowl with just a few slots running

from the top down to the middle. With the feet and handle, they are

perfect to stack on top of each other. You can rinse and drain

really quick with the sink sprayer -- and you stack on a plate and

the water collects in it. In the home heat of winter, this water

will keep them from instantly drying up, too.

I enjoyed hearing about your innovations. I just soaked my first

batch with the grapefruit seed extract. I've been reading on that

too. Looks really good, and you can do a rinse with it, I read, in

case you DO get mold -- you can rinse with this and presto no more

mold.

I tried a half drop (mixed double water and only used half in the

pot) in my SinuCleanse (neti pot). I've seen lots of sites with

grapefruit seed extract nasal sprays and some recommendations for

using a very dilute solution with the GFE nasally.

Wow, that works even BETTER than the envelopes that come with the

SinuCleanse. Really great for that, it turns out. The only thing is

that I might not use it all the time -- since it has a 10 year plus

shelf life, too much might hang around in the nose. But then, again,

there's companies who put it right in a nose spray -- and that surely

doesn't flush out like the neti pots/SinuCleanse.

Apparently, eliminating molds is one of the major uses industrially.

They also do have sprouting use instructions indicated in the

information sheets that came along with my grapefruit seed extract.

Good luck with your sprouts under the bags. When do we eat ?

Jerry

[Guest guest]

Hi

All sounds good. I use soaked newspaper over the trays to help

germination and will try the next lot nearer the window where it is cooler.

The 'cool box ' as we should patent it sound like a great idea. I dont have

the DIY time to do it now but will hold it in mind.

Kirk

PS I dont know if I mentioned it but mustard and cress seem to go well

indoors no matter what the time of year just on paper.

Re: growing salad greens in sprouter?

> Throwing out ideas.....

>

> For lack of humidity, what about covering them partially with clear wrap

or

> something similar? I am going to keep mine in the back porch where I can

> close the floor heat vents to keep the room a bit cooler. For extra

light, I

> just bought a grow light to put up. The recommendation of a fan to

reduce mold

> problems when they show up was suggested as well. It would cool things a

bit

> at the same time.

>

> Lettuce usually does very well under 70 degrees. Can the thermostat

simply

> be lowered to 69?

>

> I wonder about having a window nearby that you could pull air from?

> (Jimmy-rigging.) I would consider building a box to set the buckets in,

leaving

> holes in the top to hold the buckets up. Then rig up a little fan system

that

> would pull cooler air in using a tube from the window and pumping it back

out

> again. It would keep your soil cooler, without affecting the temperature

too

> much aroung the rest of the room.

>

>

> >

> > A friend of mine is keeping a few lettuce in buckets in his

conservatory.

> > Just taking a few leaves off at a time seems to work well. He had them

in

> > the garden until the frosts came. There does seem to be problems keeping

> > anything in the living space though. Too warm and dry with a normally

> > central heated house. I have just set some trays of sunflower, buckwheat

and

> > peas off. The peas seem to have done OK but the sunflower a few have

bolted

> > and the rest dont seem to have moved and the buckwheat is very spindly.

I

> > think success in this venture is going to be finding a place with the

right

> > humidity and temperature more so than light. None of these are cut and

come

> > again crops but this is one aspect of my self care that I would like to

get

> > right. Not only for health reasons but also economical and ecological. I

> > guess if we keep on swapping notes we will get there. Is any one else

> > trying/tried salad greens? By the way I do not have a sprouter and take

care

> > of mine manually.

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Marilyn

I have tried growing wheatgrass all year round and definitely

get better germination when the air is more humid? Does not seem to bother

my cress and mustard though?

Kirk

Re: growing salad greens in sprouter?

> Aren't you going to grow these in soil? Or a soil less medium? As long as

> you keep the roots nice and moist in a pourous medium why are you

concerned

> about lack of humidity? I grew my salad greens in a room in my house under

> lights with no special humidity or temperature control. It was probably 70

> degrees and dry as a cob in there. Hanging lights one inch above the

plants

> and watering with a weak nutrient solution every time was the key to my

> success. I had no mold, but if you block air circulation in any way, you

> will get mold. that means no clear wrappings.

>

> Marilyn

>

> On 1/3/06, goinghomew@... <goinghomew@...> wrote:

> >

> > Throwing out ideas.....

> >

> > For lack of humidity, what about covering them partially with clear wrap

> > or

> > something similar? I am going to keep mine in the back porch where I

can

> > close the floor heat vents to keep the room a bit cooler. For extra

> > light, I

> > just bought a grow light to put up. The recommendation of a fan to

> > reduce mold

> > problems when they show up was suggested as well. It would cool things

a

> > bit

> > at the same time.

> >

> > Lettuce usually does very well under 70 degrees. Can the thermostat

> > simply

> > be lowered to 69?

> >

> > I wonder about having a window nearby that you could pull air from?

> > (Jimmy-rigging.) I would consider building a box to set the buckets

in,

> > leaving

> > holes in the top to hold the buckets up. Then rig up a little fan

system

> > that

> > would pull cooler air in using a tube from the window and pumping it

back

> > out

> > again. It would keep your soil cooler, without affecting the

temperature

> > too

> > much aroung the rest of the room.

> >

> >

> > >

> > > A friend of mine is keeping a few lettuce in buckets in his

> > conservatory.

> > > Just taking a few leaves off at a time seems to work well. He had them

> > in

> > > the garden until the frosts came. There does seem to be problems

keeping

> > > anything in the living space though. Too warm and dry with a normally

> > > central heated house. I have just set some trays of sunflower,

buckwheat

> > and

> > > peas off. The peas seem to have done OK but the sunflower a few have

> > bolted

> > > and the rest dont seem to have moved and the buckwheat is very

spindly.

> > I

> > > think success in this venture is going to be finding a place with the

> > right

> > > humidity and temperature more so than light. None of these are cut and

> > come

> > > again crops but this is one aspect of my self care that I would like

to

> > get

> > > right. Not only for health reasons but also economical and ecological.

I

> > > guess if we keep on swapping notes we will get there. Is any one else

> > > trying/tried salad greens? By the way I do not have a sprouter and

take

> > care

> > > of mine manually.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Kirk,

By far and away, the best sprouter I used to grow wheatgrass, soilfree, is

Archer's design at

http://eatsprouts.com/.

They get watered every three hours with a fine mist and there is so much

oxygen that there is no mold. The mold issue is an important one for me

because I feed the whole tray of wheatgrass, roots and all, to my cow.

Marilyn

On 1/4/06, Kirk <jlcgull@...> wrote:

>

> Marilyn

> I have tried growing wheatgrass all year round and definitely

> get better germination when the air is more humid? Does not seem to bother

> my cress and mustard though?

>

> Kirk

>

> -

[Guest guest]

Marilyn,

I agree. I have two of the smaller ones. The first I bought built, the

second I built myself from a kit. Since then I put together a pvc stand that

holds them both, one over the other. I'm not growing grass right now, but I

have with success.

Bill

Re: growing salad greens in sprouter?

Hi Kirk,

By far and away, the best sprouter I used to grow wheatgrass, soilfree, is

Archer's design at

http://eatsprouts.com/.

They get watered every three hours with a fine mist and there is so much

oxygen that there is no mold. The mold issue is an important one for me

because I feed the whole tray of wheatgrass, roots and all, to my cow.

Marilyn

On 1/4/06, Kirk <jlcgull@...> wrote:

>

> Marilyn

> I have tried growing wheatgrass all year round and definitely

> get better germination when the air is more humid? Does not seem to bother

> my cress and mustard though?

>

> Kirk

>

> -