Now….I am going to ruin
everyone’s idea that sprouts are solely a Springtime activity. Contrary to that assumption…sprouts are what
get this Alaskan through a long winter with limited exposure to sun and fresh
greens.
I have tried my hand at sprouting
in the past. I didn’t get very far with
the jar approach. I am sure I was just
doing it wrong….and at that time YouTube had not occurred to me. (Was it even around at that time?)
I was too forgetful to
leave them in a cabinet I would surely forget during my busy week…so I wouldn’t
rinse them dutifully…and this resulted in stinky, rotten sprouts.
A solution presented
itself this last fall…as I was watching one of my favorite YouTube
personalities…John Kohler on the “Learn Organic Gardening at growingyourgreens.com”
channel…specifically this episode:
How to Grow Sprouts with Water or in Soil Any Time of the Year at Got Sprouts
…and so I decided to give
it a shot the way they demonstrated….in the highest-quality soil I could find.
This gardener uses Black
Gold Organic Gardening Soil as the base….adding appropriate amounts of Blood
Meal, Bone Meal, Azomite, and Greensand to the blend for full-spectrum
nutrition. At some point…I would love to
add the Ocean90 solution to the whole mix as done in the video…but for now…this
will do.
So…as the video shows…it
is as simple as placing a packed inch of soil into trays…seeding them with
presoaked seed…stacking them until they pop, making sure to maintain good
moisture by covering the top tray.
I have noted a need to
water them daily…probably because I choose not to stack them…mainly to avoid
the mold development I observed on my first run with this. I have also taken to a light sprinkling of
cinnamon (which I actually open up a cinnamon supplement capsule for my source)
over the top of the seeded trays, as to prevent this mold from wanting to take
over before it even starts.
I have observed sprouting
within 24 hours of seeding the trays…and can generally start stealing little
sprouts to munch by day 3 or 4.
I graze on them…some
people choose to juice them or add to salads.
Enjoy them however you see fit and your health will benefit either
way. I just like the idea of the fiber
and the enzymatic action that chewing them up presents for nutrient absorption. That is why I usually enjoy them with a Vitacoco…
