So you want to learn how to grow sprouts. It’s not difficult, and it’s actually quite interesting to see that a tablespoon of organic broccoli seeds turns into enough broccoli sprouts for a salad in 5-6 days. Mung beans are also great for salads but require a vertical style sprouter. The Biosta seed sprouter is a good starter to start with if this is your first time sprouting.
This germinator is very easy to use. It consists of 3 round growing trays with a diameter of 8 inches and one inch deep. These trays stack on top of each other if you want to grow more than one tray at a time. A fourth tray is your base and reservoir. Sprouted seed trays are stacked on top of this base tank.
Alfalfa sprouts are super nutritious. It only takes 7 days for ready-to-eat alfalfa sprouts. Packed with minerals, enzymes and green chlorophyll. Alfalfa sprouts grow well in a Biosta sprouter.
Soak your sprouted seeds overnight in water. There are three trays to use, but only start with one or two the first few times. Drain the water from your seeds. Start with a tablespoon of organic sprouting seed in each tray. Stack and place anywhere that is out of the way and at room temperature. No special light requirement.
8 hours later, water the upper tray until it is full. Water will drain through each chamber and collect in the reservoir at the bottom. Empty the lower chamber of water and rinse and repeat every 12 hours.
Watch as your Biosta takes a small amount of seeds and performs the miracle of life in the plant world, Germination. Your buds will come to life with little colas and start to grow. This will happen quickly, each day you will see a difference with your buds as they grow.
With this three-tier sprouter, vertical space for sprout growth is limited. If you want to grow radish sprouts, broccoli sprouts, or bean sprouts, you’ll need to grow them in the top tray so they can reach up as they grow. The lower sprouting trays are suitable for bean sprouts, chickpeas and green pea sprouts.
You will learn how to grow sprouts by doing and by watching. Every time you try a new type of sprout, make a mental note of the growth process and the end result. If you had problems with one type of sprout, you can simply stop using it.
How to grow sprouts is as easy as you want to make it. You can grow sprouts for pennies and use home sprouters or invest $25-300 in a sprouting system that takes all the work out of sprouting. The Biosta seed germinator is a great introduction to germination.
