Sprouting!

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

what would concern me ... and it did when I first saw the picture ... was that the peas have been dressed with fungicide.

Whoa. l'll ring first thing tomorrow. Maybe i'll it would be better to grow pea shoots on soil only, not eat the actual pea itself, but i'll find out.

Are they intended for use as sprouted food for human consumption?

Yes.

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

You should definitely do that! I think a lot of people would really appreciate it (the info online isnt all that great on sprouting while your instructions have been very succinct.)

l'm constantly amazed at how most of the sprouting video's done online are made by people who are rank beginners who have never done it before. So, why are they doing demonstrations??? Also, many online video's are not done by real sprout lovers because there are never any other sprouts lying around and they all use tiny packets. lt's all showing off and lacking real substance.

youve created a monster Mr.Raw

Bwahahaha.

you said try sea vegetables.

Sea vegies can't be sprouted. Just try purchasing stuff like kelp powder or dulse. Those types of food have over 70 minerals in them (all the minerals), lots of calcium in kelp and B12 for dulse. Definitely worthwhile and very very important foods for man kind.

Now, I have been sprouting millet. Any specific instructions for that?

Soak for 8 hours and sprout for 2 - 3 days. lt will be similar to quinoa.

So far, its been quinoa, alfalfa and lentils that have been successful. What more can I do?

Adzuki beans
Mung beans
Chick peas
Wheat or Barley (if it suits your body)
Clover (never done it myself...can't get it)
Broccoli sprouts (never done that either...can't get it)
Radish
Sesame seeds
Sunflower seeds with hulls off (tricky and delicate, so wait until you become good at everything else)

A really really good one is to grow sunflower seeds (hulls still on) on a tray of soil.

[MysticTree]

Whoa. l'll ring first thing tomorrow. Maybe i'll it would be better to grow pea shoots on soil only, not eat the actual pea itself, but i'll find out.


Yes.

If they are intended as sprouted for human consumption of the sprout then you should be ok ... I hope. Pea shoots sound good though if you don't get the answer you want re the dressing.

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

If they are intended as sprouted for human consumption of the sprout then you should be ok ... I hope. Pea shoots sound good though if you don't get the answer you want re the dressing.

They run along a conveyor belt and are machine packed. No need to worry. *smile*

[MysticTree]

They run along a conveyor belt and are machine packed. No need to worry. *smile*

good news!!!

[cocomamba]

Quinoa sprouts were ready again in less then 2 days! I am worried about the millet though. It doesnt seem to be sprouting much. Any thoughts on that? How many days does it need? Can you also tell me about sprouting Raw Pumpkin Seeds? Any special requirements there? What about other raw nuts?

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

Quinoa sprouts were ready again in less then 2 days! I am worried about the millet though. It doesnt seem to be sprouting much. Any thoughts on that? How many days does it need? Can you also tell me about sprouting Raw Pumpkin Seeds? Any special requirements there? What about other raw nuts?

Try sprouting millet for about 3 - 4 days at most. lf it is not working, try it again. Make sure it's from your country.

l've generally avoided pumpkin seeds because they are very high in phosphorous and can draw calcium from the body, so be careful and only eat them sparingly on occasions. From what l can gather, almond and pumpkin seeds are called "soaks" because they are unusual in that they actually don't grow a tail (hook), all they do is swell up.

The main problem with nuts is that they are hard to get truely raw, especially almonds (almost impossible to get unless you go directly to a farm or know someone how has a tree in their back yard).

Lots of other nuts do grow `hooks'. l am trying to sprout walnuts (super nutrition and brilliant for the brain) in their shell and chestnuts in their shells at the moment. lt's been 5 days, and so far there are no signs of any `hooks' coming out. l tried cutting afew open for examination and discovered that they are barely even moist inside, this tells me that they need a really long soak time (could even take weeks of soaking before they sprout). l'll report back on the results of my nut sprouting when l am successful. But the nuts will sprout tails.

Good news is that l have also discovered organic sources for broccoli sprouts (very important....lots of calcium and yet another valuable green to add to my juices and smoothies). But perhaps the best news all year is that i've bought a sample pack of organic sesame seeds that apparently will sprout (l am very very excited and l have a mate who is even more excited than l am about it...he even wants to drive me to the supplier when l eventually pick up the 5kg sack of seeds); they are from Mexico but are NOT irradiated because sesame seeds don't harbour parisites and other nasties that need special treatment by customs. Apparently chia seeds brought in from abroad don't need radiation treatment either.

l talked a fellow into letting me use his industrial storage to keep my nuts for a few months until l find a long term solution, so at least l will be able to store my nuts safely.

Lots of exciting things happening now. Lots of money has been spent, but i've got lots of supplies in bulk and are well set with pretty much everything for quite a long time.

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

My sprouted seed collection
* alfalfa
* mung
* adzuki
* lentil
* chickpea
* green peas
* sesame
* sunflower (very important for vitamin D and an excellent nutritious green)
* millet
* oat
* barley
* rice
* wheat
* quinoa
* broccoli (coming soon)
* fenugreek (coming soon)
* walnut
* chestnut

l'll try locating mustard and radish later down the track. Clover sprouts would be very good too (another valuable green to add).

l'm very proud of my collection.

[MysticTree]

That sounds good.

At the moment I have

lentils
quinoa
radish
broccoli
alfalfa
mung
aduki
peas
sunflower
pumpkin

I am hoping to get some wheat berries this weekend.

Then I have various green which I am growing on the garden.

[cocomamba]

Try sprouting millet for about 3 - 4 days at most. lf it is not working, try it again. Make sure it's from your country.

l've generally avoided pumpkin seeds because they are very high in phosphorous and can draw calcium from the body, so be careful and only eat them sparingly on occasions. From what l can gather, almond and pumpkin seeds are called "soaks" because they are unusual in that they actually don't grow a tail (hook), all they do is swell up.

The main problem with nuts is that they are hard to get truely raw, especially almonds (almost impossible to get unless you go directly to a farm or know someone how has a tree in their back yard).

Lots of other nuts do grow `hooks'. l am trying to sprout walnuts (super nutrition and brilliant for the brain) in their shell and chestnuts in their shells at the moment. lt's been 5 days, and so far there are no signs of any `hooks' coming out. l tried cutting afew open for examination and discovered that they are barely even moist inside, this tells me that they need a really long soak time (could even take weeks of soaking before they sprout). l'll report back on the results of my nut sprouting when l am successful. But the nuts will sprout tails.

Good news is that l have also discovered organic sources for broccoli sprouts (very important....lots of calcium and yet another valuable green to add to my juices and smoothies). But perhaps the best news all year is that i've bought a sample pack of organic sesame seeds that apparently will sprout (l am very very excited and l have a mate who is even more excited than l am about it...he even wants to drive me to the supplier when l eventually pick up the 5kg sack of seeds); they are from Mexico but are NOT irradiated because sesame seeds don't harbour parisites and other nasties that need special treatment by customs. Apparently chia seeds brought in from abroad don't need radiation treatment either.

l talked a fellow into letting me use his industrial storage to keep my nuts for a few months until l find a long term solution, so at least l will be able to store my nuts safely.

Lots of exciting things happening now. Lots of money has been spent, but i've got lots of supplies in bulk and are well set with pretty much everything for quite a long time.

Something was definitely not right with the millet. I tossed it out. I am now a master at quinoa and lentils though! I dont have a collection like yours and Georgina's but I'm very excited!

I am very curious about the nuts. (keep me updated on your sprouting process) I went to a health food store yesterday and saw a lot of nuts and many of them marked raw. Yet I keep reading on here that its very difficult to find raw nuts. Then I looked at the pumpkin seeds. They had 3 or 4 varieties. 1 of them was toasted and the rest said raw. One said organic, the other natural and the other just raw pumpkin seeds. I was confused so I examined further. When I looked at the ingredients only 1 of them said raw pumpkin seeds and the other 2 said toasted pumpkin seeds! Why are they labeled raw if they arent? That I dont understand.

[OrchidRaven]

Thank you so much Mr Raw..the info in this thread is so awesome thank you again

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

Another grain all the big guns are sprouting is amaranth. l can't get local amaranth here so i've never been able to sprout it. But it is a very small seed and one of the greatest foods like quinoa. l would try soaking it for 2 - 3 hours and sprout it for 2 days (maybe less) and see what happens.

l've taken the shells off some of my chestnuts to speed up the sprouting process. Hopefully i'll see some `hooks' soon.

[RawBogan]

Why are they labeled raw if they arent? That I dont understand.

'Raw' in the supermarket/general health food/protein supplement store sense means 'Not roasted'. Seemingly alot of the nuts have been pasteurized but aren't roasted so in the eyes of SAD eaters that's what they think raw means.

Our local raw food store makes the distinction by labeling truly raw foods as 'Really Raw' so there's no confusion there. And the price is WAY higher.

Mr Raw - how is it you spend 90 minutes a day on sprouting tasks? I have about 8 'easysprout' containers and grow and eat tonnes of sprouts but it would take all of 5 minutes a day to rinse them all 3 times.

RB

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

Mr Raw - how is it you spend 90 minutes a day on sprouting tasks? I have about 8 'easysprout' containers and grow and eat tonnes of sprouts but it would take all of 5 minutes a day to rinse them all 3 times.

RB

l find that the sprouting containers never did them to my satisfaction, but l am looking at speeding up the process and will try your recommendations.

l want an automatic sprouter (they do exist), but the problem is that l would need many of them and they all need to be hooked up to water taps and need to be power operated. There are solutions to cutting down my time, but all the solutions are expensive.

l will try easy sprout containers again and see what happens. Thanks. l would need ALOT.

[T-Bird]

amaranth can be used as baby greens as well, and they are striking ornamentals.....

All you need do is get a hold of a few seeds - perhaps try a seed catalog rather than a sprouting source......and let it go to seed..

http://www.vurv.cz/altercrop/images/amaranth4.jpg

look at all those seeds!

Then just save a few for next years production, and sprout the rest....

do you have any garden space?