What are the instructions for sprouting? Would I need a germination station or something fancy?
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Nothing fancy needed. I use a quart jar with a mesh screen lid. Soak your seeds over night, then drain and rinse the seeds and lay the jar on its side. Rinse each day for 3 or 4 days until the seeds have sprouted to your liking. Then eat-em up!
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Since thiis seeds I'm using for sprouting they grow right away any season. If you're going to use the seed for this purpose I recommend the Geo sprouting jar Italian design with stainless steel screen.
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The seeds are incredibly small. I started them in Jiffy peat pods and they sprouted in just two days. They aren't big enough to transplant into the yard yet though.
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I have never tried to germinate them. I bought this to use as a side dish and to grind into Teff flour. If you have some kelp powder but 1 tablespoon of the teff grain into a glass quart jar with 1/2 teaspoon of the kelp powder. Cover with good water-spring is great & even distilled but no chlorinated water. The next day, drain it through a sieve with tiny holes so not to loose the grain. Put this soaked mixture into a sprouter. Follow the directions for the sprouter. Usually it is necessary to rinse the seeds at least once a day. Once/IF you see the grain open with a tiny sprout within a couple of days, you have your answer. RETURN & REPORT.
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Please understand I'm no expert nor do I have a lot of experience and I think I made some errors. That being said, I did manage it by myself. I think a seed skirt would be a good idea
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Maintain high germination by storing in a dry, cool place. Fridge or freezer is ideal. Use good freezer bag.
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I have not received my cuttings as of yet(have made two requests). I have planted in the past, and no you do not need to. I would make sure that you plant in a well draining pot or area though, and after sprouts appear, fertilize. At least I have had luck in the past doing this and it eliminates the chance of burning any rooting before it gets a firm hold.
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Hi Lynette, if you must use a 6" pot (I use shallower pots) fill 1/2 with earth place 1/8th cup well soaked seeds (use warm water for 1 hour) that you drained and don't worry about overlap they seem to sort themselves out once roots spread; only cover with a light sprinkling of earth, place in a dark place for 2-3 days until they sprout, then place under a florescent or full spectrum light bulb. Good luck, my cat is thrilled and comes by 1-2x a day to be fed. I can't leave the pots for him to nibble alone, he would pull out the entire bed of sprouts and make a mess, so I feed him a couple at a time. You can tell I'm retired;-)
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No, but to germinate your seed, simply place a wet paper towel in a plate, sprinkle seeds on towel and cover with a food wrap. place in a dark area and keep an eye on them. Works great.
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I used peat and it worked out fine.As for humidity I put a couple of glasses of water inside with the humidity/temperature gauge.No problems whatsoever.Good luck.(Oh,and in case you weren't aware.Be sure to germinate you seeds in water for a few days before planting.Tiny little sprouts.Then plant.)
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I just put the spoges in a preform Styrofoam cell pach and dropped the seed in each one. I put seed starting fertilizer on to keep moist while on a heating mat and covered them until the started growing. You could use any good potting soil and put the sponges into the dirt.
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I have the same sprouting system although I only use three trays as its only me eating them. What I recommend is placing one Tbsp of seeds in a small bowl. So three Tbs in three separate bowls. Add water and soak overnight. Then in the morning rinse and place each bowl of seeds in a tray and stack. Then water twice a day. In about a week you will have a crop of sprouts to harvest. Sprout house has the best seeds. Good luck. All of my seeds always sprout and they are delicious
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Have not tried sprouting, but website said YES. http://fairviewfarms.com/display.asp?id=38&sra;=1Best to direct your question to the Laura Soybeans website, contact them for suggestions. http://fairviewfarms.com/
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if I have gentle hands, take 6 paper towles, wet 4 of them stacked ontop of eachother, with a sharpie make an 1/8 in square grid on them. Now wet them down, not dripping but thuroghly damp. Put aprox. 3-5 seeds in.each square. Takr remaining paper towels, wet them.and put them over grided seeds. Now put them I'm 1gal ziplock, zip shut and put in a relatively cool dark place. After about 5 days CAREFULLY use tweezers to transplant the their permanent place(pot, ground*recommend*) really dont like to be transplanted so be careful.and sure
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Yup! I soaked mine in a very small amount of miracle grow and warm water, then planted directly after. It will speed up the germination of the seedling if it's warm. :)
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I put them on paper towel and soaked in room temperature water for 48 hours then put in the wet soil. I put the pot on the window sill to get sunshine. One sprouted about 1 inch, it was a skinny one then died. I don't know why.
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Well for the most part the instructions you need depend on the seed your trying to sprout. Not the sprout-er you decide to use. Generally, you take the amount of seeds you want to sprout. You soak them for about 6-12 hours depending on the seed you choose. You then rinse them off and drain them. You place them in the sprouter. Place some in each compartment of the sprouter. every 12 hours or so you rinse them in the sprouter and make sure they drain well and re stack them. That's it. wait til they get to the level you want them . Then , you eat them .