Re: salad spinners, hummus, and what is choir?

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

Billie, I just watched a video on You Tube for raw hummus.  If you go to You

Tube and search for " raw hummus " a whole bunch of stuff will pop up.  I want to

try a recipe, as well. 

 I also want to know what " coir " is, as I don't understand this term, either.

Thanks for all your input, everyone.  Jess

From: sherryskapik <sherryskapik>

Subject: salad spinners and pea shoots

Date: Friday, January 15, 2010, 6:07 PM

 

Hi All,

My old salad spinner quit working, so I put coir in the bottom and have been

sprouting and growing pea shoots in it. It's amazing! I just take the tray out

of the bowl, rinse them and put it back in the bowl. Don't even need the lid on

top. I've gotten 5 cuttings so far, and they just keep growing back. They are

very delicious. And it's like a little bit of spring in the house.

Melody, you've got to try pea shoots.

Sherry

[Guest guest]

Ok gang, lets talk about coir. Coir is a by product of harvesting coconuts. It

is the fiber that is between the hard shell of the coconut and the outer shell.

Is is used in a lot of products such as door mats, etc. As a gardener, I use it

instead of peat. Peat is taken form the ground by tearing up old forests. Peat

will run out. Peat is slightly acidic. Coir is a by product and does no damage

to the environment. It is a never ending supply, as long as people eat coconut.

And it is neutral, meaning that it will not affect anything that is planted in

it.

I also use coir to plant my pea shoots and sunflowers sprouts, but I mix it with

perlite. It makes the medium go farther and is cheaper.

ew - Master Gardener hint

salad spinners and pea shoots

Date: Friday, January 15, 2010, 6:07 PM

Hi All,

My old salad spinner quit working, so I put coir in the bottom and have been

sprouting and growing pea shoots in it. It's amazing! I just take the tray out

of the bowl, rinse them and put it back in the bowl. Don't even need the lid on

top. I've gotten 5 cuttings so far, and they just keep growing back. They are

very delicious. And it's like a little bit of spring in the house.

Melody, you've got to try pea shoots.

Sherry

[Guest guest]

Thanks, ew.  Where do you get your coir?  Do you mix soil with your coir and

perlite when you plant your sunflower shoots?

Thanks, Jess

From: sherryskapik <sherryskapik>

Subject: salad spinners and pea shoots

Date: Friday, January 15, 2010, 6:07 PM

Hi All,

My old salad spinner quit working, so I put coir in the bottom and have been

sprouting and growing pea shoots in it. It's amazing! I just take the tray out

of the bowl, rinse them and put it back in the bowl. Don't even need the lid on

top. I've gotten 5 cuttings so far, and they just keep growing back. They are

very delicious. And it's like a little bit of spring in the house.

Melody, you've got to try pea shoots.

Sherry

[Guest guest]

I was getting my coir from a local guy. He sold his business and the new owner

tripled the price. So I'm looking. Several seed catalogs sell it. Those bricks

expand when water is added. I hope I get a new local source soon, I'm down to

one brick. Check on line a see what you find.

ew

salad spinners and pea shoots

Date: Friday, January 15, 2010, 6:07 PM

Hi All,

My old salad spinner quit working, so I put coir in the bottom and have been

sprouting and growing pea shoots in it. It's amazing! I just take the tray out

of the bowl, rinse them and put it back in the bowl. Don't even need the lid on

top. I've gotten 5 cuttings so far, and they just keep growing back. They are

very delicious. And it's like a little bit of spring in the house.

Melody, you've got to try pea shoots.

Sherry

[Guest guest]

I don't use any soil when planting sprouts. I have, however, in a pinch. used

old potting mix from plants that died. That is, died of natural causes.

ew

salad spinners and pea shoots

Date: Friday, January 15, 2010, 6:07 PM

Hi All,

My old salad spinner quit working, so I put coir in the bottom and have been

sprouting and growing pea shoots in it. It's amazing! I just take the tray out

of the bowl, rinse them and put it back in the bowl. Don't even need the lid on

top. I've gotten 5 cuttings so far, and they just keep growing back. They are

very delicious. And it's like a little bit of spring in the house.

Melody, you've got to try pea shoots.

Sherry

[Guest guest]

It sounds like what I use for my terrariums for my frogs.... you soak

the brick or part of it for 15-30 minutes and it comes apart and you

have this fiber like soil.

G

" It came to me that every time I lose a dog they take a piece of my

heart with them. And every new dog who comes into my life gifts me

with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough, all the

components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and

loving as they are. " ~Cheryl Zuccaro

On Jan 16, 2010, at 12:03 PM, 99tomatoes@... wrote:

I was getting my coir from a local guy. He sold his business and the

new owner tripled the price. So I'm looking. Several seed catalogs

sell it. Those bricks expand when water is added. I hope I get a new

local source soon, I'm down to one brick. Check on line a see what you

find.

ew

salad spinners and pea shoots

Date: Friday, January 15, 2010, 6:07 PM

Hi All,

My old salad spinner quit working, so I put coir in the bottom and

have been sprouting and growing pea shoots in it. It's amazing! I just

take the tray out of the bowl, rinse them and put it back in the bowl.

Don't even need the lid on top. I've gotten 5 cuttings so far, and

they just keep growing back. They are very delicious. And it's like a

little bit of spring in the house.

Melody, you've got to try pea shoots.

Sherry