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Post by Sprouts on May 24, 2013 5:34:15 GMT -5
Pre-Sprout
Grass will grow much better if you sprout it prior to putting it on the system.
Put seed into a bowl. Add 2-3 times as much cool (60-70°) water. Mix seeds up to assure even water contact for all. Allow seeds to soak for 8-12 hours.
Empty the seeds into your bucket. Drain off the soak water. Use it to water plants, or whatever you like. It has nutrients in it.
Rinse thoroughly with cool (60-70°) water and drain thoroughly.
Set anywhere out of direct sunlight and at room temperature (70° is optimal) between rinses. This is where your sprouts do their growing. We use a counter top - in the corner of our kitchen, but where the sprouter won't get knocked over by cats, dogs, kids or us. We don't mind the indirect sunlight or the 150 watts of incandescent light, because light just does not matter much. A plant can only perform photosynthesis when it has leaves. Until then light has little if any effect. Don't hide your sprouts.
Rinse and Drain again in 8-12 hours. And, perhaps one more... Rinse and Drain in 8-12 hours. And, conceivably one more... Rinse and Drain in 8-12 hours.
The goal is to have a just the hint of a root - or a very short root. This may seem like it takes longer but it actually puts you ahead. This works well with corn as well!
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Post by Sprouts on Aug 2, 2013 11:53:19 GMT -5
An added note heat treated barley doesnt sprout well so ask your supplier for barley that hasnt been heat treated!
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