sprouting

[leeleelocs]

I lost my radish and brocholi seeds I started using the bowl method alissa showed in her dvd. I placed them in am oven to stay warm. Was this the problem? I rinsed them every day.

Any help would be helpful.

[Sheryl]

What happened to them? If you can give us some more information we can probably help!

One book I had on sprouting (Ann Wigmore's) said not to put sprouts in closed cupboards (maybe lack of oxygen?). Maybe that would hold for the oven too?

Sheryl

[leeleelocs]

the seeds molded and started smelling bad. It must have been lack of oxygen??since i did have a lid on the bowl. I will try again. did not think about that. Thanks

[Essensual]

I don't sprout much for lack of time. But initially when i tried it, I was having problems with mold and smelliness too. Raw Medic told me that it was because my home is not well ventilated during the day (as I turn the A/C off to conserve energy). She suggested I store the sprouts in the fridge whenever I left the house. BINGO! Got my first sprouts also instantaneously. I was sprouting lentils, but it wouldn't hurt to try it w/ your sprouts as well....

[Sheryl]

Definitely get rid of the lid... sprouts need exactly what we need to live!

* Fresh air (with good circulation - after soaking the first 6-10 hours (depending on the type of seed ) make sure you drain really well each time you rinse).
* Good water (filtered or spring water is best)
* Good food (sun at the end of the growing period to green the leaves / increase chlorophyll)
* Waste removal (rinsing a couple of times a day)

With the lid on you probably had a build up of heat (sprouts can actually produce alot of heat), not enough air flow and too high humidity. No wonder they molded.

If you do the above you're likely to get delicious sprouts!

Happy sprouting!
Sheryl

[leeleelocs]

Thanks I will try again.