Quick, easy, fun and nutritious. That's what growing your own sprouts and greens year round is all about.
Grow your sprouts in a mason jar with a lid of cheesecloth or fine mesh or purchase one of the commercial sprouters. Buy radish, alfalfa, beet or other sprouting seeds that are free of pesticides.
Soak the seeds over night. Then rinse, pour off the water, and repeat daily. The sprouts will be ready in less than a week.
And for a bit more nutritional value start some greens indoors. Use recycled fast food containers, small plastic pots or purchase a commercial windowsill garden kit to grow your greens.
Fill the container with a sterile potting mix. Sow seeds on the soil surface, lightly cover and water gently. You can cover the planting to increase humidity and speed sprouting. Once the greens break through the soil, remove the cover and move the container to a sunny location.
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