I'm just getting into sprouting and was wondering what your favorite sprouts were.

So far I've only tried kamut, quinoa, sunflower seeds, and flax seeds. Out of those I like kamut and sunflower seeds the best. Quinoa doesn't have much of a taste and is more like filler,imo. I like flax sprouts but am still having a hard time sprouting them. I've tried various things, but without much luck.

Anyway, I'm going back to Berkeley CA next month and plan on getting more seeds. So your favorites will have an influence over my purchases. I buy alfalfa sprouts regularly, so I'm not sprouting those myself.

Thanks for your input.

Mona

So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains and we never even know we have the key.

I've always liked wheat. I blend the sprouts up and make 'bread'. The sprouts alone are very sweet.

Mung beans are nice. Red clover is tasty too. I actually grew sunflower greens, and those were amazing. I really have to try kamut. I've bet that + flax would make an awesome bread!

I think I'm finding my favorite are brocolli sprouts. I'd never tried them before tis week, but I like them in wraps and salads.

Hi Mona,
This is the best book I've found so far about sdproutingL
Sprout Garden: Indoor Grower's Guide to Gourmet Sprouts by Mark Braunstein.
I've found clover seeds to be less prone to rotting than alfalfa- the important thing is to rinse out the hulls once the sprouts are well grown, especially in warm weather. Broccoli is quite tasty. Radish and fenugreek are easy sprouters.
Chickory

Thanks for the great ideas. They all sound really good.

Chickory: I'll look for the book. Thanks for the suggestion. I tried sprouting fenugreek that I bought from the local Indian market, but they got squishy. I think it might have been processed for grinding and cooking. Oh, well. It smelled great.

EmilyS: Sunflower greens? Did you plant them and eat the greens? You mean the small leaves? I didn't realise they would be eatable. I'm really new at this and am interested in learning.

Luna_sky_1 and Chickory: Do you buy your broccoli seeds at the healthfood store or at the garden shop? This may sound like such a stupid question, but is there a difference? Are seeds meant for growing crops any different from the seeds at the health food store for sprouting and eating? It seems like they should be the same, but I was wondering if any genetic engineering goes on with the crop seeds where none happens with the sprouting seeds. I would love to try them since you both like them so much.

Thank you all,

Mona

So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains and we never even know we have the key.

I don't sprout them myself. My store sells organic ones already packaged.

Hi!

yes, plant in dirt and snip them once they get big enough. It was kind of tedious to take each hull off the top of the green - and I am sure there must be a faster way...

Here are some instructions:
[chetday.com]

emily,

i've tried making bread from sprouted wheat and it turned out bitter and terrible. what is your secret??

Mona,
I get seeds from the health food store or mail-order from Sun Organic Farms bacause I can buy them by bulk, but I don't know about the quality.
Chickory

Thanks everyone. I appreciate the info and help.

Mona

So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains and we never even know we have the key.