How To Grow Sprouts (How To Grow Alfalfa Sprouts)

[@kinkycurlfriend4471]

Thanks. I find it easier to remove the husks by keeping the sprouts in the jar, filling it with water, giving it a little swish around to encourage the husks in the bottom to release and float up, gently pressing the sprouts with a clean hand and isolating the floating husks and pouring them out. After doing that a few times, almost all husks are easily removed

[@alan30189]

Good job! A couple of things: It's better to lay the jars down horizontally and spread the seeds out so that light gets to all of them better. If you could find four-sided jars, that might help as well. Laying them down allows air to circulate through the jar better. When separating the hulls from the seeds, try this; It works great for broccoli seeds and works almost as well for alfalfa seeds: Using the container you have there, fill it at least half way with water and try to break any hulls still stuck to the sprout away with your fingers. Then swirl the seeds around in a counter-clockwise (or clockwise- it doesn't matter) motion for about 10 or 15 seconds, creating a strong whirlpool. Then set the bowl on the table and wait for the swirling to stop. What you wind up with is most of the seed hulls in the center of the bowl, and the sprouts around the outside. Then you can scoop the sprouts out slowly with your strainer or a strainer spoon, or, better yet use a straw to create suction and suck the hulls from the center. You could also siphon the hulls with a piece of sterilized clear tubing. Give it a try!

[@TheCrunchyHousewife]

alan30189 Great advice! Thank you!

[@jennifer9047]

Quick question- aren't the hulls good for you? Do you *have* to remove them?

[@alan30189]

@@jennifer9047 I don't know the nutritional content of the hulls. Probably not as much as the sprouts, and they probably do not taste very good. They probably won't kill you, so if you like eating them, by all means, do.

[@jennifer9047]

@@alan30189 Hey thanks, dude! Rock on 🤘😷🤘

[@MaleneMaare]

@@jennifer9047 The hulls tend to go bad before the sprouts - moulding or I don't know. I've been sprouting for a year (and oh yes, I'm ready to flower :) and my experience is, that the hulls should go on day four-five. From that on I start eating of them. Day six or seven I would take the rest into the fridge to keep it fresh and not so developing as on the kitchen counter. The big thing with sprouting is to get the balance right between too wet - too dry. Taking the hulls away makes the "too wet" situation easier to control. Happy sprouting, people!

[@markransom08]

Thank you 🙏🏻 I haven't done this in years , so the refresher is helpful

[@robinmitrani25]

I liked this simple and practical demonstration....Thanks madam. best regards from India 🙏

[@ppg5]

Thank you! This video helped me a lot.

[@cIeetz]

you can sprouted pretty much anything by rinsing, draining, rinsing, draining, then put the seed/bean in a glass pan spread fairly even, on a wet paper towel covered completely with a towel, the moisture will remain for days and u dont even have to rinse them daily just prevent bacteria from getting in by not opening the towel for a couple days

[@bettyboossister3918]

Yeah shame people can't use this strategy on their husbands

[@PatricesProjects]

Maybe later today I will start my first batch. Great video.

[@CarolAnneChapman]

I like how clear your make the instructions. Thanks.

[@Joe-il4jj]

Thank you, good information

[@jeanetteking4187]

I think it's pretty clear as long as you listen properly nice video

[@57waterlily]

Thank you for making such a great video! simple and straight forward, thank you.

[@morrisbaxter9481]

you are such a help!

[@everybodyluvskrys87]

This really helped me! Thank you for sharing! :-)

[@shartne]

good deal.

[@lydiahubbell6278]

i use stainless steel screen inserts off Amazon and jar rings. First ones I ordered were wide mouth

[@Ratnabhsl]

As far as I know, you have to tilt the jar so that no water stays at the bottom of the jar, right?

[@getsaved3809]

What's the best way to store them ? In the jar? Or in the strainer?

[@TAJ_02]

very helpful!

[@milindamillard3422]

Thank you. Very informative. After are they refrigerated? How long are they good for?

[@stevexray6253]

Thanks!

[@MichaelJGayda]

Nice job. I can't wait to sprout some.

[@majihabana825]

thanks

[@chuckandersen1689]

ow.. that easy? i'II try

[@pacificprospector]

Thanks Crunchy....good video.

[@TopJimmyWinn]

Cool

[@castleofcostamesa8291]

Thank you for this clear video!!!

[@TheCrunchyHousewife]

You're welcome! Thank you for watching!

[@sunnyavirmed9861]

Hi, good explanation! :) but i have a question ? After that how to store the wet sprouts ? Dry them and put in the refrigerator ? How long should store in the refrigerator ? Thanks. :)

[@TheCrunchyHousewife]

I would keep them in the fridge for 3-5 days and then compost any leftovers.

[@cubul32]

Urgent question: Do they have to be completely dry? Or slightly damp? I let them air dry for 8-12 h and some started to go quite dry and thin- to lose "power" from within. So I see that dry dry is not good either.

[@sharonhunter337]

@@TheCrunchyHousewife Why do you take the husks out? Is it to harvest seeds? That would be great.

[@55Herbie1]

Thanks for the video but I'm still a little confused. On the first day you let them soak in water overnight, on the other days you rinsed them out but I'm still unclear if you still leave them in water over night and if so, do you repeat the process each night? Thanks

[@0Ska0]

+55Herbie1 no you don't just leave then wet but not under water after the first night.

[@Sweetpea5767]

One thing I didn't see you do that others do is once you rinse the Alfalfa sprouts they turn the jar upside down at an angle to let excess water drain & air to flow into it.

[@morrisbaxter9481]

thank you!!!!!!

[@jentrevors]

When they are all ready , do I store them I the fridge , how long will they be good for ? I have a package of seeds I would love to start .. thanks for the help

[@dicranfield5517]

thank you so much. Di

[@sherrisonnier1857]

Thank you I ordered a kit from Amazon and it had no instructions.

[@kellyclark7517]

I believe you should be tipping those jars in a 45° angle to make sure that the water drains out of the jar….. I don’t believe you should be letting them sit upright on the counter? I think that is a good way to introduce mold with them sitting in water

[@mattMcLovinisbae]

cool ty

[@nellllo]

So you rinse them 2 to 3 times a day? Also how do you store them once you’ve washed the sprouts. Thanks

[@autumnrenee1605]

So you can’t plant these for them to grow continuously?

[@Toad1973.]

Were do you get you're seeds. Have you tried clover the same way?

[@TheCrunchyHousewife]

Thank you for watching! I got mine from Costco in variety of different seeds and beans...all organic. You can also look on Amazon. They've got alfalfa seeds for sale too. I haven't tried clover.

[@johndoe4783]

I wish you would have shown the seeds before putting them in the jar.

[@brianlenker9532]

no need to remove husks , why waste them or waste time doing it !

[@MikiDoodleMom]

Just hold sprouts under water to rinse off husks. 🙂

[@elisabethkole169]

Does it hurt to eat the hulls?

[@m.taylor]

I have not tried the jar method. I have been using plates. When you use jars, do all the seeds sprout ?

[@greengirlatgafarms6899]

What is the best way to store them after they are ready?

[@shean7890]

You sweetheart lady , When you drain, reverse the colander for easiest , and most efficacious drainage ,

[@Shekirae]

On the fourth day do we strain them????

[@MonicaRodriguez-ul2qq]

What ?! Yours sprout faster than mine mine have been in the jar more than 5 . Days they haven’t really sprout like that

[@Mondro26]

Where did you store the after soaking?

[@sjwis]

Don't know if I will get answer since video is old but one answer to life of sprouted seed in fridge, from you, was 5-6 days and another was 6 weeks. Which is it? Thanks

[@hipposaurus1220]

S J just about a week! 6 weeks will spoil them haha.

[@sumitadebnath3162]

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[@BeaunaturelleFeb11]

Can you please clarify for me, most seeds apparently are meant to be covered and left in a dark place to sprout. But it looks like you left yours out in front of a window, with just the strainer in it. Where do you store them whist they sprout? Thank you.

[@TheCrunchyHousewife]

I have an open shelf in the kitchen where I sprout seeds.

[@ingridr4374]

Thank you for the video information but I feel you're not explaining everything step by step. So when you rinse the seeds in the jar do you drain the water? and, where do put the jars once drained? On top of counter where is dark or is it better inside a cabinet ? also how do you place the jars for drainage or do you drain while germinating? How about to turn them green do you put it where it gets light? and about the husks That does not look like the best way of getting them out. A little bit at a time? but wouldn't that make it hard to collect the sprouts once it's scattered all in the water with the husk? Im sorry for all the questions but This video leaves me confused. A lot of information missing.

[@mingsong]

What do the husk taste like? Not palatable?

[@flatearthfuture6649]

Kind of bitter, and they're very hard, like bark.

[@davidb2206]

All those rinses are wasting a lot of precious potable water. Since it's coming from a food product anyway, use that rinse water in soups or for soaking dried beans or cooking rice. We never, ever, ever waste potable water.

[@nomadseniors]

I dont believe it took only 5 days...I tried this with the exact same stuff and I was on day 9 with what looked like what you have supposedly on day 3...it does NOT work that fast sorry...

[@ReticulatingSplines_]

Depends on the temperature of your house

[@mahalab3765]

I know someone who did it and was ready on day 3

[@norman1826]

wow never even thought that humans can eat alfalfa...

[@zoecorneliabrigitte5098]

N L it’s actually really nutritious for us humans

[@djmc2422]

N L I'm in my 70's, grew up on a farm, and only discovered that we humans could eat alfalfa about 15 years ago ... also everything dandlion, those dreaded weeds on a farm!!! How I missed out on great nutrition for free all these years! Lol

[@enslinjohanenmagdel1428]

Where can I buy the seeds. I am in Namibia

[@andrenecollins221]

That is stupid y would I dp that taking out husk I can't even see