SPROUTMAN’S FAVORITE SPROUTS

stevemeyerowitz — Sun, 18 May 2008 16:58:17 +0000

by Sproutman® Steve Meyerowitz

Here’s a list of my favorite sprouts. . . What they taste like. . . What they look like. . . How to grow them. . . and How many days they take to grow.

KEY:
VERTICAL describes any type of sprouts that allows the sprouts to grow straight up, just like plants grow in an outdoor garden.
BAG describes one of my favorite methods of growing sprouts—with a sprout bag. If you don’t have one of these fabric bags, you can substitute with a jar. But jar sprouting it not as good because it does not breathe or drain perfectly and that causes problems.
DAYS describes how many days it takes for the sprouts to be ready for harvest. It can vary up or down a day depending on temperature and season.

SUNFLOWER Large 6-7″ tall, hardy green leaf. Rich flavor. Vertical, Days=8.

BROCCOLI Rich broccoli flavor, small green leaf. Salads. Vertical or sprout bag, Days=6.

FRENCH ONION Absolutely delicious. Baby onion greens. A must. Vertical or bag, Days=14.

GARLIC CHIVES The best way to eat garlic. Chlorophyll reduces odor. Vertical or bag, Days=14.

JUMBO ALFALFA Hearty mild, leafy green for salads or juice. Vertical, Days 7

RED CLOVER Spicier cousin of alfalfa. Vertical, Days=7.

CRIMSON CLOVER Spicier cousin of alfalfa with jumbo leaves. Vertical, Days=7.

CHINA ROSE RADISH Hot, spicy and colorful. Delicious in salads. Vertical, Days=6.

CHINESE CABBAGE Rich cabbage flavor, small green leaf. Salad. Vertical, Days=5.

FENUGREEK Healthful bitter salad herb. 4″ long stalk and big leaf. Vertical, Days=9.

BUCKWHEAT LETTUCE Long 4-5″ stalk, big succulent leaf, salad. Vertical, Days=11.

SHELLED SUNFLOWER Nutty and tart. Great for snack or salad. Bag, Days=2. Refrigerate thereafter.

GARBANZO Great for dips like hummus, cooked vegetable or soups. Bag, Days=5.

SWEET GREEN PEA Fresh garden peas. Cooked vegetable or soups. Bag, Days=5.

MUNG BEAN Chinese saute dishes or add to salads. Bag, Days=5.

ADZUKI BEAN Cousin of mung with flavor. Salads, cook, saute. Bag, Days=5.

RED PEA LETTUCE American grown cousin of Adzuki bean. Grows into a 10 inch tall shoot with large leaf. Mild. Vertical, Days=9.

BABY GREEN LENTIL Popular addition to salads, marinate, soups or sautes. Bag, Days=5.

RED SPROUT PEANUT Superb dry roasted snack. Easier to digest. Use raw valencia peanuts. Must roast to eat. Bag, Days=10.

HARD RED WHEAT Make sprout breads and crackers. Bag, Days=2. Great for Wheatgrass when grown in soil. WHEATGRASS Wheatgrass and Kamut grass. 8-10 days. Soil or Vertical. Use for Juice therapy.

BARLEY GRASS Bigger than wheatgrass, more protein & chlorophyll. Soil or Vertical. Days=12.

KAMUT EGYPTIAN WHEAT Best sprout bread. Highest protein. (see grass) Bag, Days=2.

SOFT WHITE WHEAT Sprout cookies, crackers, cereal, snacks, rejuvelac. Bag, Days=2.

SPELT-WHEAT ALTERNATIVE Sprout cookies, crackers, cereal, snacks, rejuvelac. Bag, Days=2.

RYE Delicious sprout bread recipes. Less sweet than wheat. Bag, Days=2.

BROWN MUSTARD Hot! Small dark green leaf. Spice. Bag or Vertical, Days=5.

QUINOA A crunchy, tiny grain sprout for salad or breads. Bag, Days=2-3.

Sproutman’s Top TEN Reasons for Growing Sprouts

gabriellesenza — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:55:36 +0000

by Sproutman® Steve Meyerowitz

There are countless excellent reasons for creating an organic kitchen garden. Here I will illuminate ten:

ECONOMICS Seeds can multiply 7-15 times their weight. At $4.00/lb. for seed, that yields 26 cents for a pound of fresh sprouted indoor-grown organic greens!
NUTRITION Sprouts are baby plants in their prime. They have a greater concentration of proteins, vitamins and minerals, enzymes, RNA, DNA, bio-flavinoids, T-cells, etc., than at any other point in the plant’s life even when compared with the mature vegetable!
ORGANICS No pesticides, synthetic fertilizers or fumigants. No chemicals. No foolin!
AVAILABILITY From Florida to Alaska; in January or July, enjoy live food anytime, anywhere, even on a boat or when hiking a mountain trail.
SPACE & TIME It’s Easy! Just add water! No soil. No bugs. No green thumb required. No special lights. One pound grows in only 9 inches of space and takes 1 minute of care per day.
FRESHNESS Eaten when picked. No loss of nutrients sitting in warehouses or grocer’s shelves.
DIGESTIBILITY As baby plants, their delicate cell walls easily release elemental nutrients. Abundant enzymes make them easy to digest even for those with weak digestion.
VERSATILITY More varieties of salad greens than on the supermarket shelves. Including buckwheat lettuce, baby sunflower, garlic chives, Chinese cabbage, purple turnip, curly kale, daikon radish, crimson clover, golden alfalfa and more… Your salads will literally come alive!
MENUS & MEALS Make sprout breads from sprouted wheat, rye, or barley. Snacks from sprouted peanuts, hummus dip from sprouted garbanzo, cooked vegetable side dish made from sprouted green peas, Chinese sautes from mung, adzuki and lentils, even sprouted wheat pizza!
ECOLOGY No airplanes or fuel/oil consumed to deliver this food to you. No petroleum based pesticides or synthetic fertilizers.

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