Sprouting Wheat

[jthornton]

Thank you for sharing this, I'm going to try this, I just sprouted lintels

Don't try the first method unless you want mold to grow...

JT

 

[jthornton]

Well I saw a spot of mold on one so I'm going to do a drop of bleach in the water to see the effect.

JT

 

[jthornton]

Are you mixing a little bleach in the water to keep the mold from growing?

Are you mixing bleach in just the soak water or for all the water? If so how much bleach do you add?

JT

 

[RebelChief]

Are you mixing bleach in just the soak water or for all the water? If so how much bleach do you add?

JT

I don't really measure it. Probably less than a cap full. I put it in when I rinse the seed and then dump it out. Seems to be enough to keep the mold at bay.

 

[RebelChief]

Well I saw a spot of mold on one so I'm going to do a drop of bleach in the water to see the effect.

JT

I would add about a teaspoon, add water, swish it around and then rinse it out.

 

[Lilokieescorter]

Don't try the first method unless you want mold to grow...

JT

Thanks!

 

[Lilokieescorter]

How did the lentels go? I have a couple bags and I'm curious. Did you use the ones you can get at the store to cook?

Did good, did the entire 1lb bag, boy that's a lot, here is the recipe I followed https://thestingyvegan.com/how-to-sprout-lentils/

 

[trescloudy]

Some of you may remember me sprouting wheat a while back with a complicated watering and light system in a spare bathroom. While it worked fine it did take up the whole bathtub so this time I decided to sprout wheat feed in a way that anyone that has chickens can do. I have some 18 count styrofoam egg cartons. I put some wheat seeds in each compartment then give each one a spritz of water. I close the lid so the moisture stays in. I spritz them twice a day. For the first couple of days not much happens unless you look really close.

Day 3 you should see some seeds sprouting.
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Day 4 even more seeds are sprouting.
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Day 5 most should have sprouted by now that will sprout.
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Day 6 the sprouts are about 1" long and time to put them outside in a plastic tray and start a new batch in this carton.
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Day 7 the sprouts are starting to get a tad green. I use the mist setting on my hose to mist them a few times a day when I walk by.
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Day 8 and Day 9 they are very green and a couple of inches long.
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At this point you could start to feed them to your chickens.

Important that you use feed seeds and not planting seeds which may have chemical coatings.

JT

You should try soaking the seeds in a jar first 24 hours. Might have to rinse them once or twice but it will speed along your process by at least a day.

I used to grow fodder and would have 4 or 5 inch tall grass in 6 or 7 days.

Looks good though, chickens love that stuff!

 

[jthornton]

You should try soaking the seeds in a jar first 24 hours.

Reading the whole thread you would have discovered that I no longer use that method...

JT

 

[jthornton]

Starting to get a routine going for sprouting wheat. I've been adding 1 drop of bleach to the soak water and to the rinse water and I'm still seeing a tiny bit of mold in a couple so I'll up that a bit and see.

Days 4 - 9, today I'll start cutting day 9 in half for each group of chickens.


And when I get a chance I'll build a shelf for days 7 - 9.

JT