Re: black oil sunflower seeds

[Guest guest]

PLEASE don't use seed packaged for birds-it is treated for mites and is not for

human consumption. Yes, you can sprout striped seeds, they just don't have as

rich of a taste. As long as you are using organic, raw, untreated-any of them

will spout. The easiest and cheapest way to get black oil seeds is to grow them

yourself-VERY easy to do!

>

> Hello all!

>

> I'm having real trouble getting hold of organic black oil sunflower seeds for

sprouting here in Berlin. I'm going to place a big order with sproutpeople and

get some at some point but the P & P cost is so high it's only really worth it

when I buy LOADS of seed.

>

> So I want to get hold of a smaller amount of seed in the meantime to grow some

sunnies to see if I actually like them! If I do, I'll place a massive order to

make the high P & P worth it.

>

> :-)

>

> Anyway, I CAN get hold of " normal grey sunflower seeds " - which I use to

spout/soak but not grow... can you grow these into greens? If you can, great! Is

there any difference in using black ones?

>

> I can also get regular non-organic bird feed black seeds. But I was wondering

if this was totally inappropriate or not OK for human consumption... as I'm not

sure what the fundamental difference is between sprout seed and bird seed....

isn't it just the same but sold in a different market?

>

> Any light shed on this would be much appreciated!

>

> Laney

>

[Guest guest]

The other day while I was walking around Shoprite I found myself in the pet

aisle. They had this HUGE bag of black oil sunflower seeds. I couldn't even pick

it up. It was $1.88. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY SPROUTS I COULD GROW WITH THIS BAG.

I think if I found a smaller bag I'd go for it. I looked at the ingredients and

they list stuff like ...crude protein, (and I can't remember the other stuff).

I would love to know that I can give this a try. I'm sure others have done this.

I mean, I know it's not organic but I wonder exactly how this is grown. Under

what conditions I mean.

Melody

http://www.youtube.com/user/eliz7212?feature=mhum

May 1, 2011 11:06:57 AM, sproutpeople wrote:

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Hello all!

I'm having real trouble getting hold of organic black oil sunflower seeds for

sprouting here in Berlin. I'm going to place a big order with sproutpeople and

get some at some point but the P & P cost is so high it's only really worth it

when I buy LOADS of seed.

So I want to get hold of a smaller amount of seed in the meantime to grow some

sunnies to see if I actually like them! If I do, I'll place a massive order to

make the high P & P worth it.

:-)

Anyway, I CAN get hold of " normal grey sunflower seeds " - which I use to

spout/soak but not grow... can you grow these into greens? If you can, great! Is

there any difference in using black ones?

I can also get regular non-organic bird feed black seeds. But I was wondering if

this was totally inappropriate or not OK for human consumption... as I'm not

sure what the fundamental difference is between sprout seed and bird seed....

isn't it just the same but sold in a different market?

Any light shed on this would be much appreciated!

Laney

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[Guest guest]

Laney, you can go to your local pet food store and get a small two pound bag of

black oil seeds that they sell for pet food. I contacted a company the stocked

the bird seed at my local store and was told that they were indeed fit for human

consumption. The pet food bags have a lot of sticks and plant matter in them,

but sort and rinse and you'll be ok. I have heard that in Europe that they do a

better job of gowning produce with out all the chemicals that the American

farmers dump on theirs. You can grow them into greens in a jar, most any

sprouter or in a soil less medium in your window sill. The grey seeds do not do

as well sprouting.

ew

black oil sunflower seeds

Hello all!

I'm having real trouble getting hold of organic black oil sunflower seeds for

sprouting here in Berlin. I'm going to place a big order with sproutpeople and

get some at some point but the P & P cost is so high it's only really worth it

when I buy LOADS of seed.

So I want to get hold of a smaller amount of seed in the meantime to grow some

sunnies to see if I actually like them! If I do, I'll place a massive order to

make the high P & P worth it.

:-)

Anyway, I CAN get hold of " normal grey sunflower seeds " - which I use to

spout/soak but not grow... can you grow these into greens? If you can, great! Is

there any difference in using black ones?

I can also get regular non-organic bird feed black seeds. But I was wondering

if this was totally inappropriate or not OK for human consumption... as I'm not

sure what the fundamental difference is between sprout seed and bird seed....

isn't it just the same but sold in a different market?

Any light shed on this would be much appreciated!

Laney

[Guest guest]

Treated for mites? That did it for me.

thanks much

Melody

http://www.youtube.com/user/eliz7212?feature=mhum

May 1, 2011 11:45:06 AM, sproutpeople wrote:

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PLEASE don't use seed packaged for birds-it is treated for mites and is not for

human consumption. Yes, you can sprout striped seeds, they just don't have as

rich of a taste. As long as you are using organic, raw, untreated-any of them

will spout. The easiest and cheapest way to get black oil seeds is to grow them

yourself-VERY easy to do!

>

> Hello all!

>

> I'm having real trouble getting hold of organic black oil sunflower seeds for

sprouting here in Berlin. I'm going to place a big order with sproutpeople and

get some at some point but the P & P cost is so high it's only really worth it

when I buy LOADS of seed.

>

> So I want to get hold of a smaller amount of seed in the meantime to grow some

sunnies to see if I actually like them! If I do, I'll place a massive order to

make the high P & P worth it.

>

> :-)

>

> Anyway, I CAN get hold of " normal grey sunflower seeds " - which I use to

spout/soak but not grow... can you grow these into greens? If you can, great! Is

there any difference in using black ones?

>

> I can also get regular non-organic bird feed black seeds. But I was wondering

if this was totally inappropriate or not OK for human consumption... as I'm not

sure what the fundamental difference is between sprout seed and bird seed....

isn't it just the same but sold in a different market?

>

> Any light shed on this would be much appreciated!

>

> Laney

>

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[Guest guest]

But EW, aren't they treated for mites? Won't it have an affect on us if we eat

these seeds (after sprouting them).

I just want to know if what they use to treat for mites is something we have to

be concerned about?

Thanks

Melody

http://www.youtube.com/user/eliz7212?feature=mhum

May 1, 2011 11:56:36 AM, sproutpeople wrote:

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Laney, you can go to your local pet food store and get a small two pound bag of

black oil seeds that they sell for pet food. I contacted a company the stocked

the bird seed at my local store and was told that they were indeed fit for human

consumption. The pet food bags have a lot of sticks and plant matter in them,

but sort and rinse and you'll be ok. I have heard that in Europe that they do a

better job of gowning produce with out all the chemicals that the American

farmers dump on theirs. You can grow them into greens in a jar, most any

sprouter or in a soil less medium in your window sill. The grey seeds do not do

as well sprouting.

ew

black oil sunflower seeds

Hello all!

I'm having real trouble getting hold of organic black oil sunflower seeds for

sprouting here in Berlin. I'm going to place a big order with sproutpeople and

get some at some point but the P & P cost is so high it's only really worth it

when I buy LOADS of seed.

So I want to get hold of a smaller amount of seed in the meantime to grow some

sunnies to see if I actually like them! If I do, I'll place a massive order to

make the high P & P worth it.

:-)

Anyway, I CAN get hold of " normal grey sunflower seeds " - which I use to

spout/soak but not grow... can you grow these into greens? If you can, great! Is

there any difference in using black ones?

I can also get regular non-organic bird feed black seeds. But I was wondering

if this was totally inappropriate or not OK for human consumption... as I'm not

sure what the fundamental difference is between sprout seed and bird seed....

isn't it just the same but sold in a different market?

Any light shed on this would be much appreciated!

Laney

[Guest guest]

I also called a company and they said they DID treat for mites, so it might be

different from place to place.  In any case, if they are stored and stocked

with other treated pet foods, they wouldn't be safe to my way of thinking, but

personal discretion would dictate use. 

===========================================

Laney, you can go to your local pet food store and get a small two pound bag of

black oil seeds that they sell for pet food. I contacted a company the stocked

the bird seed at my local store and was told that they were indeed fit for human

consumption. The pet food bags have a lot of sticks and plant matter in them,

but sort and rinse and you'll be ok. I have heard that in Europe that they do a

better job of gowning produce with out all the chemicals that the American

farmers dump on theirs. You can grow them into greens in a jar, most any

sprouter or in a soil less medium in your window sill. The grey seeds do not do

as well sprouting.

ew

black oil sunflower seeds

Hello all!

I'm having real trouble getting hold of organic black oil sunflower seeds for

sprouting here in Berlin. I'm going to place a big order with sproutpeople and

get some at some point but the P & P cost is so high it's only really worth it

when I buy LOADS of seed.

So I want to get hold of a smaller amount of seed in the meantime to grow some

sunnies to see if I actually like them! If I do, I'll place a massive order to

make the high P & P worth it.

:-)

Anyway, I CAN get hold of " normal grey sunflower seeds " - which I use to

spout/soak but not grow... can you grow these into greens? If you can, great! Is

there any difference in using black ones?

I can also get regular non-organic bird feed black seeds. But I was wondering if

this was totally inappropriate or not OK for human consumption... as I'm not

sure what the fundamental difference is between sprout seed and bird seed....

isn't it just the same but sold in a different market?

Any light shed on this would be much appreciated!

Laney

[Guest guest]

, I don't know how you can tell if the seeds are treated for mites. Does

it say on the package?

I say to anyone that thinks they might try pet food seeds. To get the name of

the packer and call or e-mail first.

ew

Re: black oil sunflower seeds

PLEASE don't use seed packaged for birds-it is treated for mites and is not for

human consumption. Yes, you can sprout striped seeds, they just don't have as

rich of a taste. As long as you are using organic, raw, untreated-any of them

will spout. The easiest and cheapest way to get black oil seeds is to grow them

yourself-VERY easy to do!

>

> Hello all!

>

> I'm having real trouble getting hold of organic black oil sunflower seeds for

sprouting here in Berlin. I'm going to place a big order with sproutpeople and

get some at some point but the P & P cost is so high it's only really worth it

when I buy LOADS of seed.

>

> So I want to get hold of a smaller amount of seed in the meantime to grow

some sunnies to see if I actually like them! If I do, I'll place a massive order

to make the high P & P worth it.

>

> :-)

>

> Anyway, I CAN get hold of " normal grey sunflower seeds " - which I use to

spout/soak but not grow... can you grow these into greens? If you can, great! Is

there any difference in using black ones?

>

> I can also get regular non-organic bird feed black seeds. But I was wondering

if this was totally inappropriate or not OK for human consumption... as I'm not

sure what the fundamental difference is between sprout seed and bird seed....

isn't it just the same but sold in a different market?

>

> Any light shed on this would be much appreciated!

>

> Laney

>

[Guest guest]

As someone who grows LOTS of sunflowers, I can tell you that birds LOVE to pick

them right off the flower.  Commercial growers often spray them to keep the

birds from pecking at them until they are ready (although many are grown for the

birds anyway) then they are treated with chemicals to remove the stuff that was

sprayed on in the first place.  Not for me, thanks!

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Hello all!

I'm having real trouble getting hold of organic black oil sunflower seeds for

sprouting here in Berlin. I'm going to place a big order with sproutpeople and

get some at some point but the P & P cost is so high it's only really worth it

when I buy LOADS of seed.

So I want to get hold of a smaller amount of seed in the meantime to grow some

sunnies to see if I actually like them! If I do, I'll place a massive order to

make the high P & P worth it.

:-)

Anyway, I CAN get hold of " normal grey sunflower seeds " - which I use to

spout/soak but not grow... can you grow these into greens? If you can, great! Is

there any difference in using black ones?

I can also get regular non-organic bird feed black seeds. But I was wondering if

this was totally inappropriate or not OK for human consumption... as I'm not

sure what the fundamental difference is between sprout seed and bird seed....

isn't it just the same but sold in a different market?

Any light shed on this would be much appreciated!

Laney

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[Guest guest]

I am not sure how you would tell for sure, EW.  I wanted to use them to PLANT

to grow seeds from, so I contacted several companies who told me they wouldn't

sprout anyway, since they were treated...yet one company assured me that

although they wouldn't sprout, they were " safe " ....too risky and questionable

for me.  I would think there are some that are safe, but again, they would be

stocked and stored right along with the treated stuff.  Shame, since they are

so cheap.  I was also told years back (not sure how much truth to the

statement) that old seeds that are no longer fit for human consumption or have

been stored in silos too long are often transferred for pet food.  I know silos

are a haven for rodents and larvae, so I steer clear, when I can.

Subject: Re: Re: black oil sunflower seeds

To: sproutpeople

Date: Sunday, May 1, 2011, 12:05 PM

 

, I don't know how you can tell if the seeds are treated for mites.

Does it say on the package?

I say to anyone that thinks they might try pet food seeds. To get the name of

the packer and call or e-mail first.

ew

Re: black oil sunflower seeds

PLEASE don't use seed packaged for birds-it is treated for mites and is not for

human consumption. Yes, you can sprout striped seeds, they just don't have as

rich of a taste. As long as you are using organic, raw, untreated-any of them

will spout. The easiest and cheapest way to get black oil seeds is to grow them

yourself-VERY easy to do!

>

> Hello all!

>

> I'm having real trouble getting hold of organic black oil sunflower seeds for

sprouting here in Berlin. I'm going to place a big order with sproutpeople and

get some at some point but the P & P cost is so high it's only really worth it

when I buy LOADS of seed.

>

> So I want to get hold of a smaller amount of seed in the meantime to grow

some sunnies to see if I actually like them! If I do, I'll place a massive order

to make the high P & P worth it.

>

> :-)

>

> Anyway, I CAN get hold of " normal grey sunflower seeds " - which I use to

spout/soak but not grow... can you grow these into greens? If you can, great! Is

there any difference in using black ones?

>

> I can also get regular non-organic bird feed black seeds. But I was wondering

if this was totally inappropriate or not OK for human consumption... as I'm not

sure what the fundamental difference is between sprout seed and bird seed....

isn't it just the same but sold in a different market?

>

> Any light shed on this would be much appreciated!

>

> Laney

>

[Guest guest]

The olny thing that I can tell you is that I picked up a bag of seeds in Walmart

to put in my bird feeders. They looked just like the seeds that I had purchased

from Tribest. I called the number that was on the bag. A company here in CA. I

was told that their seeds were fit for human consumption and that a lot of

people he knew sprouted them. You'll have to contact the company the packs the

seeds that are in your store.

ew

Re: Re: black oil sunflower seeds

But EW, aren't they treated for mites? Won't it have an affect on us if we eat

these seeds (after sprouting them).

I just want to know if what they use to treat for mites is something we have to

be concerned about?

Thanks

Melody

[Guest guest]

Thanks EW.

I will give this some thought.

Melody

http://www.youtube.com/user/eliz7212?feature=mhum

May 1, 2011 01:37:29 PM, sproutpeople wrote:

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The olny thing that I can tell you is that I picked up a bag of seeds in Walmart

to put in my bird feeders. They looked just like the seeds that I had purchased

from Tribest. I called the number that was on the bag. A company here in CA. I

was told that their seeds were fit for human consumption and that a lot of

people he knew sprouted them. You'll have to contact the company the packs the

seeds that are in your store.

ew

Re: Re: black oil sunflower seeds

But EW, aren't they treated for mites? Won't it have an affect on us if we eat

these seeds (after sprouting them).

I just want to know if what they use to treat for mites is something we have to

be concerned about?

Thanks

Melody