Re: Problem with seeds sprouting

[Guest guest]

I currently have red cabbage from Sprout House. I use one tablespoon in a

quart mason jar. I soak about eight hours, and rinse every eight to twelve

hours for 5 days. Works well for me!

I have various seeds from Sprout people, Sprout House, and Wheatgrass kits.

All have done really well.

Thia

On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 11:11 PM, Joyce <jmillerwolfe@...>

wrote:

> ... I decided to try first the broccoli and then the cabbage....

> Does anyone detect anything in my procedures that is not good to use

> with cabbage seeds? ...

>

> Thanks in advance for any advice anyone can give me.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Thia. I will try using a bottle with the seeds that are

soaking now, and see what happens.

Joyce

On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 10:34 PM, Thia .... <bipolyf@...> wrote:

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> I currently have red cabbage from Sprout House. I use one tablespoon in a

> quart mason jar. I soak about eight hours, and rinse every eight to twelve

> hours for 5 days. Works well for me!

>

> I have various seeds from Sprout people, Sprout House, and Wheatgrass kits.

> All have done really well.

>

> Thia

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> On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 11:11 PM, Joyce <jmillerwolfe@...>

> wrote:

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> > ... I decided to try first the broccoli and then the cabbage....

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> > Does anyone detect anything in my procedures that is not good to use

> > with cabbage seeds? ...

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> > Thanks in advance for any advice anyone can give me.

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[Guest guest]

I've never used a bag. I am not saying it's wrong to. I have heard that

they dry out faster that way....maybe more rinses would help? I really

don't know.

Good luck!

Thia

On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 11:48 PM, Joyce <jmillerwolfe@...>

wrote:

> Thanks, Thia. I will try using a bottle with the seeds that are

> soaking now, and see what happens.

>

> Joyce

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> On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 10:34 PM, Thia ....

<bipolyf@...<bipolyf%40gmail.com>>

> wrote:

> >

> > I currently have red cabbage from Sprout House. I use one tablespoon in a

> > quart mason jar. I soak about eight hours, and rinse every eight to

> twelve

> > hours for 5 days. Works well for me!

> >

> > I have various seeds from Sprout people, Sprout House, and Wheatgrass

> kits.

> > All have done really well.

> >

> > Thia

> >

> > On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 11:11 PM, Joyce

<jmillerwolfe@...<jmillerwolfe%40gmail.com>

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> > wrote:

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> > > ... I decided to try first the broccoli and then the cabbage....

> >

> > > Does anyone detect anything in my procedures that is not good to use

> > > with cabbage seeds? ...

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> > >

> > > Thanks in advance for any advice anyone can give me.

> > >

> > >

> > >

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[Guest guest]

I'm in the same situation as Thia, seeds from a number of sources

and no problems with my Sprout House cabbage seeds. I've been

sprouting in mason (or Ball or Kerr) jars for thirty years and have

only added other types of sprouting units in the last 10 years.

Sprouting jars and lids are always my go to method for sprouting and

it rarely gives me any problems.

Lee

On May 9, 2008, at 11:34 PM, Thia .... wrote:

> I currently have red cabbage from Sprout House. I use one

> tablespoon in a

> quart mason jar. I soak about eight hours, and rinse every eight to

> twelve

> hours for 5 days. Works well for me!

>

> I have various seeds from Sprout people, Sprout House, and

> Wheatgrass kits.

> All have done really well.

>

> Thia

>

> On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 11:11 PM, Joyce <jmillerwolfe@...>

> wrote:

>

> > ... I decided to try first the broccoli and then the cabbage....

> > Does anyone detect anything in my procedures that is not good to use

> > with cabbage seeds? ...

> >

> > Thanks in advance for any advice anyone can give me..

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Trust me, they are not drying out at all. I don't hang the bag on a

hook on the wall or anything like that: I rest it in a strainer over a

larger container. Any more rinses would create a real problem with

dampness. For all but the cabbage seeds, it has worked really well.

Much better than any other method I have used.

On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 8:40 AM, Thia .... <bipolyf@...> wrote:

> I've never used a bag. I am not saying it's wrong to. I have heard that

> they dry out faster that way....maybe more rinses would help? I really

> don't know.

--

Joyce

www.dearjubilee.com

[Guest guest]

On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 8:58 AM, Leron Bouma <leronb@...> wrote:

> I'm in the same situation as Thia, seeds from a number of sources

> and no problems with my Sprout House cabbage seeds. I've been

> sprouting in mason (or Ball or Kerr) jars for thirty years and have

> only added other types of sprouting units in the last 10 years.

> Sprouting jars and lids are always my go to method for sprouting and

> it rarely gives me any problems.

Lee,

I have started a batch using a mason jar with strainer lid from Sprout

People. I have not tried Sprout House cabbage seeds so I will order

some and give them a try using both methods as well.

In every case, I mixed radish seeds with the cabbage seeds, and the

radish seeds, also from Sprout People, have thrived. The problem is

that the radish seeds are very sharp all by themselves LOL. The

cabbage seeds from SP have not sprouted.

--

Joyce

www.dearjubilee.com

[Guest guest]

Just my two cents,

I have two hemp sprouting bags from... Never mind who they're from. I

love them!! I used to sprout in mason jars back in the 60s and

started again (in ernest) three years ago. I have 4 of another kind

of sprouter that promotes better air flow and I love them too, but

the hemp bags are miraculous. Easy to clean, easy to rinse, forgoving

of too little or too much rinsing, promoting the hemp industry, last

forever, safe for our small children to use, they even seem to take

less time. My question is how does hemp compare to milk bags? What

are they made of some kind of tough synthetic to handle the

milkmaking stress?

-Doug

> > I've never used a bag. I am not saying it's wrong to. I have

heard that

> > they dry out faster that way....maybe more rinses would help? I

really

> > don't know.

>

>

> --

> Joyce

> www.dearjubilee.com

>

[Guest guest]

Doug,

I had the milk bags on hand. Wanted to see how bags worked for

sprouting and intended to go to the hemp. From what I read on the the

Sproutman's website, I wasn't sure that hemp would work for the seeds

I use because I read they were for larger seeds. What say you? What

seeds do you use in them? Can you use them for the really small seeds

as well as the larger seeds. I would welcome bags that are easier to

clean.

Sproutman says that buckwheat, radish, cabbage, broccoli, chives,

alfalfa, clover, pea shoots, sunflower, being sprouts that all develop

green leaves, are not as easy to grow in the hemp bag. He says the

sprout bag is ideal for growing bean sprouts which do not develop

greens, such as garbanzo, lentils, all grain sprouts, pea sprouts.

I just went back and read that again. But I am thinking: I don't green

my sprouts in the bag. I rinse them, remove as many hulls as I can,

and then put them out in a rather flat strainer to green up and then

to stand until they are as dry as needed to store.

So I am going to order a hemp bag and will give it a try. Would you

recommend the one from the Sproutman or is there a better one? What do

you use? If you'd rather not say on the list what bags you use, please

email me at jmillerwolfe@...

Thanks in advance for your help and advice,

Joyce

On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 8:20 PM, Doug Chambers

<dougplaysmusic@...> wrote:

>> Just my two cents,

> I have two hemp sprouting bags from... Never mind who they're from. I

> love them!! I used to sprout in mason jars back in the 60s and

> started again (in ernest) three years ago. I have 4 of another kind

> of sprouter that promotes better air flow and I love them too, but

> the hemp bags are miraculous. Easy to clean, easy to rinse, forgoving

> of too little or too much rinsing, promoting the hemp industry, last

> forever, safe for our small children to use, they even seem to take

> less time. My question is how does hemp compare to milk bags? What

> are they made of some kind of tough synthetic to handle the

> milkmaking stress?

> -Doug

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Joyce

www.dearjubilee.com

[Guest guest]

My sprout bags are from . I just didn't want you to think

I was shilling for them although I do love them and their products. I

have priced hemp fabric by the yard and found that I couldn't make

bags that much cheaper myself. I mostly use them for my staples,

lentils being chief among them. For the smaller seeds (broccolli,

radishes, alfalfa, small seed mixes I use one of my fleet of Easy

Sprouts these days, but I have used a hemp bag layed on its side on a

dinner plate and watered regularly to grow brassicas and leafy

'microgreens' (check the 's website)In this application

the seeds sprout on the outside of the bag and can be greened as much

as you like. Inside the bag exposure to sunlight is limited. Again I

love the information and products available at .com, but

have done little recent comparison shopping. I'm always open to

others' research.

Sprout on!

-Doug

> >> Just my two cents,

> > I have two hemp sprouting bags from... Never mind who they're

from. I

> > love them!! I used to sprout in mason jars back in the 60s and

> > started again (in ernest) three years ago. I have 4 of another

kind

> > of sprouter that promotes better air flow and I love them too,

but

> > the hemp bags are miraculous. Easy to clean, easy to rinse,

forgoving

> > of too little or too much rinsing, promoting the hemp industry,

last

> > forever, safe for our small children to use, they even seem to

take

> > less time. My question is how does hemp compare to milk bags?

What

> > are they made of some kind of tough synthetic to handle the

> > milkmaking stress?

> > -Doug

>

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> Joyce

> www.dearjubilee.com

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