Guest guest Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 I get great crops of cress, arugula on baby blanket. I also grow broccoli and cabbage on them because I just can't quite get the trick of using my regular non automatic sprouters (sproutmaster, the tube, etc). I soak or spray the baby blanket with a sea kelp fertilizer which seems to produce a heartier crop. They get a fresh water bath everyday and drained well, once the seeds have sprouter. Cress and Arugula are still a bit of a challenge, but I have not attended to improving my methods yet. Baby blanket is best bought in bulk rather than precut. Even though it is advised to not reuse the blanket, and I don't think you can for commercial use, I pull out the roots either by hand or using a stiff brush, give them a wash using Seventh Generation dish soap, rinse well, let them dry and then soak them in peroxide to hopefully kill off any buggies. The blanket does get thin after a few uses if I use the brush to clean off old seeds, roots, etc, but when they get that thin I just stack 1 or 2 on top of one another to produce a thicker growing medium. So far, so good. No mold, slim or smell. You might want to get advise from folks that produce commercially in regard to health department regulations. There are folks on this forum who are far more experienced with this than I am, but I thought I would add my 2 seeds worth. Good growing! Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Diane... Thanks for the interesting view on the baby blanket... I am new to this site... And would be glad to hear from some others for their reasons for sprouting... Health? taste? nutrition? or what? WEW > > I get great crops of cress, arugula on baby blanket. I also grow > broccoli and cabbage on them because I just can't quite get the trick of > using my regular non automatic sprouters (sproutmaster, the tube, etc). > I soak or spray the baby blanket with a sea kelp fertilizer which seems > to produce a heartier crop. They get a fresh water bath everyday and > drained well, once the seeds have sprouter. Cress and Arugula are still > a bit of a challenge, but I have not attended to improving my methods yet. > > Baby blanket is best bought in bulk rather than precut. Even though it > is advised to not reuse the blanket, and I don't think you can for > commercial use, I pull out the roots either by hand or using a stiff > brush, give them a wash using Seventh Generation dish soap, rinse well, > let them dry and then soak them in peroxide to hopefully kill off any > buggies. The blanket does get thin after a few uses if I use the brush > to clean off old seeds, roots, etc, but when they get that thin I just > stack 1 or 2 on top of one another to produce a thicker growing medium. > So far, so good. No mold, slim or smell. > > You might want to get advise from folks that produce commercially in > regard to health department regulations. > > There are folks on this forum who are far more experienced with this > than I am, but I thought I would add my 2 seeds worth. > > Good growing! > > Diane > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 2:31 PM, wwlchwsk <akfixer@...> wrote: > > I am new to this site... And would be glad to hear from some others > for their reasons for sprouting... Health? taste? nutrition? or what? > All of the above? lol. Plus economy. Plus, it's fun! And ya just can't get 'em that fresh from a store! Thia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Hi , Don't know about where you live, but here in Los Angeles County you would need permits and to be inspected by the county health dept. Suggest you ask a lot of questions about state and county regulations before investing a lot of money in the project/ ew Micro Greens Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:32:19 -0000 Hello helpful group, I am wanting to supply my community with micro greens (restaurants, farmer's market and co-op) and so glad to have come across Sproutpeople. But what next? I have sprouted casually for 30 years but redundantly, I have to admit. Specifically, has anyone tried the new " baby blanket " product and do you like it? I'm already weary of soil and I've hardly begun. Also, weather/temp limitations? We get hot here in the Willamette Valley so am I going to need a climate controlled environment during the hot months? And are trays sufficient for micro greens? Thanks for any help. Perhaps I better go meet Gil and Lori? That would probably be worth it's weight in gold!!!!! Growing in Oregon, Just living is not enough. Said the butterfly, One must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower. Hans Christian (1805 – 1875) -- Want an e-mail address like mine? Get a free e-mail account today at www.mail.com! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Taste and nutrition are first and foremost, but consider that no one touches your food but you. You know what's in it. You know that no chemicals have been used. I started sprouting when mung beans in the produce market went from loose to an expensive package. A package of 12 ounces was 49 cents and a package of seeds in the same store was 49 cents for 12 ounces. I did some research and learned how to spout my own. Then went from there to other sprouts. ew Re:Micro Greens Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:31:52 -0000 Diane... Thanks for the interesting view on the baby blanket... I am new to this site... And would be glad to hear from some others for their reasons for sprouting... Health? taste? nutrition? or what? WEW > > I get great crops of cress, arugula on baby blanket. I also grow > broccoli and cabbage on them because I just can't quite get the trick of > using my regular non automatic sprouters (sproutmaster, the tube, etc). > I soak or spray the baby blanket with a sea kelp fertilizer which seems > to produce a heartier crop. They get a fresh water bath everyday and > drained well, once the seeds have sprouter. Cress and Arugula are still > a bit of a challenge, but I have not attended to improving my methods yet. > > Baby blanket is best bought in bulk rather than precut. Even though it > is advised to not reuse the blanket, and I don't think you can for > commercial use, I pull out the roots either by hand or using a stiff > brush, give them a wash using Seventh Generation dish soap, rinse well, > let them dry and then soak them in peroxide to hopefully kill off any > buggies. The blanket does get thin after a few uses if I use the brush > to clean off old seeds, roots, etc, but when they get that thin I just > stack 1 or 2 on top of one another to produce a thicker growing medium. > So far, so good. No mold, slim or smell. > > You might want to get advise from folks that produce commercially in > regard to health department regulations. > > There are folks on this forum who are far more experienced with this > than I am, but I thought I would add my 2 seeds worth. > > Good growing! > > Diane > Just living is not enough. Said the butterfly, One must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower. Hans Christian (1805 – 1875) -- Want an e-mail address like mine? Get a free e-mail account today at www.mail.com! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 I am about to go into production of micro greens using brassicas exclusivly. In case I have a surplus harvest left over after my immediate salad needs, it would seem logical to ferment them. Does anyone have any experience doing this? Any advice appreciated, thanks. CJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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