Growing Fodder

[jthornton]

Last 24 hours it grew 1" and this morning it's 3" tall. The sprinkler is on if you look close.


Timer Settings.


JT

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Looks very nice. Looks ready to feed. Sometimes I'll tear mats of fodder apart and put some in each pen.

 

[jthornton]

This morning the wheat fodder has grown 2" over the last 24 hours. Time to give them a treat I think. I also got one of the long under the bed storage tubbys and found a closet rack, cut that down to fit into the tubby. Now I have room for 3 trays.

JT

 

[tigger19687]

Ok, Hens like the sprouted seeds of the Rye but not the shoots

Good thing I only got a small # bag. hope they like the Wheat I am now growing better ~ v

 

[tigger19687]

Curious if when your sprouts start to shoot, about 1 inch long. Do they feel a tad Rubbery ?? Or soft?

Mine are rubbery at about 1 inch long, both the Rye and Wheat. Rye is now gone but Wheat is like that too.
Can't tell you what day that is because I am not keeping track.

 

[jthornton]

Let you know in a couple of days, just started a new batch this morning. I'll be starting a batch every other day I think. Pretty easy with my setup.

JT

 

[aart]

And this morning we had a spurt of growth yesterday.

Did you start with a big pile of seed?
Looks like an inch, or more, thick?
Did it all sprout?
I use only a single, maybe double, layer.

 

[jthornton]

Did you start with a big pile of seed?
Looks like an inch, or more, thick?
Did it all sprout?
I use only a single, maybe double, layer.

That was my first attempt at growing fodder. I knew next to nothing so I didn't measure the seed. When it sprouts it grows in height as they push out the roots so it looks like more that it was. I had way too much seed in those two trays. Only 1/2 of those trays sprouted so I labeled that as a failed experiment. Now after learning more about it I have it 1-2 seeds deep in the tray. I measure the seed when I soak it so I get consistent results. This is today from the right to left 1 day, 2 days, 4 days.


I'm setting up a larger more user friendly system in the basement bathtub that will hold 6 trays and be self draining. My misting heads will hang from the top shelf and with the shower curtain closed I won't have to worry about the spray getting all over the place. I have two 4 foot grow bulb fixtures for light. The temperature I'm shooting for is 70F in the bathroom.

JT

 

[aart]

This is today from the left to right 1 day, 2 days, 4 days.

Right to left?

Now I see the the 'bulge' was from roots. <thumbsup>
Nice to have an extra bathtub, that'll work great...
....I look forward to following your progress.

 

[jthornton]

What was I thinking this morning... dunno but sometime I switch up numbers and now I see words. Don't think that will get better as I age lol.

JT