Gardening in central oregon is difficult so I wanted to try sprouting seeds to eat just on our kitchen counter based on a video I saw online.
I grew up eating bean and alfalfa sprouts my mom got at the store but they were always expensive and never lasted very long. I figured if you could grow your own they were be fresher and cost a fraction of the store cost.
The process uses 1 quart mason jars with a special lid that lets the water to drain out- that’s it. I ordered a 1lb seed mixture online that includes broccoli, clover, radish and alfalfa. The process: you soak the seeds overnight and then on ‘day one’ you drain and rinse the seeds. You do this rinse process just twice a day (takes about 2 min) and in 6 days you have a jar full of fresh sprouts ... using only 2 tablespoons of seeds. The jar should be away from a window during the process. On the 6th day you can put them in the sun the green them up. They can be eaten immediately!The seed mixture was really good. The radish sprouts gave it a bit more of a kick which was nice.
