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Marthe48

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2. I have a sprout jar and screened lids
Mon Feb 24, 2025, 02:24 PM
Feb 2025

My kids got me started, and keep me supplied with seeds and encouragement to grow them. The plastic lids have stubby legs to help with drainage and maybe air flow (?)
I put the seeds in the jar, rinse them with clear fresh water, then cover them with more water and let them soak for a few hours in the sun. I drain them, and turn the jar either on a slant or upside down in a plastic container and put the whole setup in a cupboard. Every 24 hours, I rinse and drain with fresh water. They are ready in about 4 days.
If you try to grow sprouts, let us hear how they turn out

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Started sprouts last Thursday [View all] Marthe48 Feb 2025 OP
How did you grow your sprouts? SARose Feb 2025 #1
I have a sprout jar and screened lids Marthe48 Feb 2025 #2
Thanks so much SARose Feb 2025 #3
I saved those instructions NJCher Feb 2025 #4
Is that a flat plastic container? Marthe48 Feb 2025 #5
Not peat, coir NJCher Feb 2025 #6
I looked up what coir is Marthe48 Feb 2025 #7
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