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Kitchen Crop VKP1234 Deluxe 4-Tray Bonus Pack Seed Sprouter, small

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WHV17RF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Exactly what I do for the same reason...I also juice them with https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002LY8PA?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Tastes delicious

You could try DIYing one. Get a sprout bag, hang it over your sink, get an automated watering system.

Do you have a source or link? Is this a scientific claim or anecdotal (e.g. "I got sick once.")?

The book Sprouts: The Miracle Food has a section about how the media sensationalized the people getting sick from alfalfa sprouts in the 90's, which virtually killed the industry, when you are many many times more likely to get sick from eggs or chicken.

I got something similar to this. There are many other options out there too. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08LBM1X99/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_B25MHTK4HV5FT08T9QDM?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

But you can start with a jar and some muslin.

Having a tray will make the watering easier I guess. Put whatever you get on a window sill for light.

Ether way. Get some alfalfa seeds. It's easy to grow and has a quick turnaround. I really love alfalfa.!

Different seeds will have different watering needs. There are many guides out there. And people will help here too.

Happy sprouting!

It depends on your taste and your climate, and your microclimate in your home. I use a variety depending on my needs, but my favorite for loose sprouts is the EasySprout. ( https://www.amazon.com/Frontier-Products-Sproutamo-Easy-Sprout/dp/B00AO3QD2C )

I like it because it's easy to use, holds a good amount, allows a soak then sprouting, has a small mesh drain screen, easy to drain, easy to green your sprouts, last forever. Great for lentils, alfalfa, broccoli, clover, radish, small seed mixes, adzukis, short pea sprouts, short mungs. The wide top also allows pressure to be applied for long mungs/bean sprouts.

For garlic (chive) and onion sprouts, I need a tray (the green and white trays usually), they can take two weeks and they're a bit frail. Also use a tray for sunflowers, pea shoots, wheatgrass, beets (very hard seedcoat that needs removal). Great for crops of smaller seeds also, you can trim the neatly and they look nice on sandwiches/foods. I use a tiny homemade tray for wheat and oat sprouts to give to my cats.

I've used small bags when traveling, but I like to be able to see what my sprouts are up to. They do work well generally, never had a mold issue.

Never liked jars, just not my preference; they don't drain as well (have tried many lids and fabrics to top), need airflow, and when needing to move them (small galley kitchen) there's a risk of breakage if you're a klutz like me. Great as an inexpensive starter mode though, and many many people prefer them.

Thanks! I use the Sproutamo Easy Sprouter. As the name implies, it's dead easy and I get great results.

Here's a kit to get started: https://www.amazon.com/Broccoli-Sprout-Growing-Kit-Stainless/dp/B07T9P4TZ9/

You just need a 1 pint or 1 quart wide-mouth mason jar. I frequently grow sprouts, and 1 quart jar with 20g seeds a week is more than enough for me.

After broccoli, try fenugreek, radish, alfalfa, and clover.

I haven't tried these beans myself, but I've failed to grow mung beans in jars and trays several times.

The Sprouts book says:

>Large beans such as lima, navy, kidney, black bean, etc. are poor sprouters. Germination of these beans is generally between 40% and 60%. That means that half the beans sprout while the other half rot. The bad beans infect the good beans leaving you with a moldy mess. Grocery store beans are especially poor sprouters because many commercial brands are scrubbed so clean they become sterile. Big beans do better in a sprout bag than in a jar because of the improved aeration and drainage. If you are going to sprout these beans, they do better if rinsed more often than other sprouts. Rinse 3-4 times per day for best results.

You might also try soaking with some food grade Hydrogen Peroxide. Just add 1 Tbsp of 3% HP to the initial soak (assuming a 1 quart jar), and you can periodically add some HP to your rinses as well.

You are right, the sprouts should start out in the dark. I usually start mine in the basement and move them to indirect sunlight on day 4 or 5. On the last day (day 5 or 6) I'll place them in direct sunlight for the chlorophyll green pop.

For the stands, can't find the exact link but I think they are similar to these. I remember that they are stainless: https://www.amazon.com/Amytalk-Sprouting-Regular-Canning-Stainless/dp/B089KJ4BLT/ref=mp_s_a_1_13?dchild=1&keywords=sprout+stand&qid=1623410664&sr=8-13

Kitchen Crop VKP1200 Deluxe Kitchen Seed Sprouter, | 6" Diameter Trays, 1 Oz Alfalfa Included https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AJJOJD0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_DAYAWJT48YDP9DVWJSPN

20 bucks very good

Hello, I found mini greenhouses for sprouting online.

Maybr something like this would allow you to cut the stalks more easily ?

Sprouting kit

Hope this helps :)

i dont have any experience but i can imagine.

why don't you sprout the sprouts into microgreens? seems like you can get a planter tray and even stack them under lights, they get some extra nutrients from the soil ... when they're ready you mass harvest with scissors ... the large surface area and stacking should be less cumbersome than mason jars.

for sprouting, rather than $129 for plastic trays why not just make your own? take some fly screen and cover two ends of a stiff plastic thing. some guy here on this reddit posted a picture of a milk jug cut on side used for purpose. i imagine you just need more surface area. try to make something that looks like soil/rock separator: a frame with screen on bottom. then stack them like this product.

https://www.amazon.com/Gardens-Alive-Two-Tiered-Seed-Sprouter/dp/B01CIOL40K

just make your own version of this with screen material and increase the surface area. it's not very survivalist unless you make your own as though these are end-times.

Check out this method of growing "soil sprouts" indoors for salad. It's fun and so tasty. I've been doing sunflower, buckwheat and pea shoots. Link to Amazon book.

Ooof, yeah, I can see where damp would be an issue lol. I never liked tilted jar method for just this reason. You might do better with trays or the nutbag. Or, I love the EasySprout sprouter for medium batches: https://www.amazon.com/Frontier-Natural-Products-Sproutamo-Sprouter/dp/B00AO3QD2C

Here's a site with more pictures so you can see how it works: https://sproutpeople.org/easy-sprout-sprouter/

Why am I showing you this lol (I know shipping cost is probably ridiculous to your location)? Because you can make your own on the cheap from two, quart-size plastic takeout soup containers. Gently poke plenty of holes with a thin metal pick through the bottom of one container; place a tiny sauce dish/marbles/plastic jar cap on the bottom of the intact container to raise the inner perforated container so it drains. Soak your seeds overnight in this setup, then rinse/drain 2-4x per day until sprouts. Break up clumps as the sprouts form.

Murky water tells you that rot is probably happening. I rinse more frequently in hot weather (sometimes 4-5-6 times if I'm home). Some molds don't get fuzzy; in any case, your sprouts aren't happy.

I love my 4-Tray Seed Sprouter by VICTORIO . (I recommend the newer version over the older one because of the new watering lid, which prevents the seeds in the top tray from moving around while watering)

I'm actually just about to buy a second one for non-broccoli sprouts