Page 19 - Bringing out the Potential In Our Children - Gardeners - Food Producers

1. Place seeds in jar, attach your screening. Fill jar with cool water until
it more than covers the seeds. Allow to sit over night or about 8
hours.

2. The next morning, pour out water and rinse seeds really well. Do this
several times. Drain well and lay the jar on it's side on the counter.

3. Repeat step 2 twice a day until sprouted the way you like it. Usually
about 3 days but it can be as much as 5. Once the seeds start to

sprout move the jar to a spot with indirect sunlight to green them up a
bit.

4. When the sprouts are nearly done sprouting to the size you want, do
not rinse them for a bit so they won’t be too damp for storing them to

the refrigerator. Store with a cap on.

Take this one step further with growing microgreens. You can grow
Lettuce
Kale

Endive
Beets
Spinach
Radish

Watercress
Peas

The best ones to start with are radishes or mixed lettuces for they are fast
to germinate and easy to grow.

Material needed:

- one or more small plastic food containers, such as those baby spinach or
baby greens are sold in

- a small bag of seed starting mix
- one or more packets of seeds
- a drainage plate

- a paper towel