Sprouting Chart and Guidelines
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| Sprouted Adzuki beans |
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| Sprouted wheat |
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| Sprouted Alfalfa |
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| Sprouted Quinoa |
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| Raw dry buckwheat |
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| Sprouted Fenugreek |
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GENERAL SPROUTING GUIDELINES
ü Soak all seeds in glass/ceramic/stainless bowl in pure water
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ü Feed soaking water to house plants (they thrive on it!) and rinse seeds well
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ü Sprout in covered colander/ sprouting bag/ cheese cloth/ jar with mesh
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ü Rinse (or water if growing greens in trays) with pure water every 12 hours
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ü As a general guideline the sprout length should be roughly the same or twice as big as the seed, (exception: small vegetable seeds will be many times longer and green shoots will be 10cm from the soil)
ü Note, that I have experimented with all these sprouts in UK indoors and at steady semi-dry temperatures of around 23degrees C. Where it is warmer and drier, required sprouting time may double
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SPROUTING CHART |
| Variety | Dry Measure | Yield | Soaking time | Sprouting time | Notes |
| NUTS | |||||
| All, but peanuts | 1 Cup | 1 3/4 C | 12 hrs | 0 hrs | Soak in cool water, will store 3 weeks in fruidge if in water |
| SEEDS | |||||
| Sunflower, hulled | 1 Cup | 2 Cups | 4 hrs | 12-24 hrs | Soak in cool water, store dry in fridge |
| Pumpkin, hulled | 1 Cup | 1 3/4 C | 4 hrs | 12-24 hrs | Soak in cool water, store dry in fridge |
| Sesame, hulled | 1 Cup | 1 1/2 C | 4 hrs | 6-12 hrs | Soak in cool water. Do not sprout for longer, they'll be bitter |
| Buckwheat, hulled | 1 Cup | 1 3/4 C | 1-4 hrs | 12-24 hrs | Soak in cool water. Buy Raw groats only |
| BEANS/ LEGUMES | |||||
| Lentils | 1/2 Cup | 2 Cups | 12 hrs | 3 days | Soak in very warm water to convert starches to complex sugars |
| Chickpeas / Garbanzo | 1/2 Cup | 2 Cups | 12 hrs | 3 days | Soak in very warm water initially. Complete protein |
| Adzuki | 1/2 Cup | 4 Cups | 12 hrs | 4 days | Soak in very warm water initially |
| Mung | 1/2 Cup | 4 Cups | 12 hrs | 3 days | Soak in very warm water initially |
| Lima/ Pinto/ White/ Red | 1/2 Cup | 2 Cups | 12 hrs | 3 days | Soak in very warm water initially |
| Green peas | 1/2 Cup | 1 1/2 C | 12 hrs | 3 days | Soak in very warm water initially |
| GRAINS | |||||
| Wheat/ Kamut | 1 Cup | 3 Cups | 6 hrs | 2 days | Soak in very warm water initially |
| Spelt | 1 Cup | 3 Cups | 6 hrs | 2 days | Soak in very warm water initially |
| Rye | 1 Cup | 3 Cups | 6 hrs | 2 days | Soak in very warm water initially |
| Barley | 1 Cup | 2 1/2 C | 6 hrs | 12 hrs | Soak in very warm water initially. Doesn't sprout |
| Corn | 1/2 Cup | 2 Cups | 12 hrs | 2 days | Soak in very warm water initially |
| ALKALIZING GRAINS | |||||
| Quinoa | 1 Cup | 3 Cups | 3-6 hrs | 24 hrs | Soak in very warm water initially. Most calcium |
| Millet | 1 Cup | 3 Cups | 6 hrs | 12 hrs | Soak in very warm water initially. Most alkalizing of grains |
| Amaranth | 1 Cup | 3 Cups | 3-6 hrs | 24 hrs | Soak in very warm water initially |
| Teff | 1 Cup | 3 Cups | 3-6 hrs | 24 hrs | Soak in very warm water initially |
| SMALL VEGETABLES | |||||
| Alfalfa | 3 Tbsp | 4 Cups | 6 hrs | 5 days | Soak in cool water |
| Cabbage | 3 Tbsp | 4 Cups | 6 hrs | 5 days | Soak in cool water |
| Clover | 3 Tbsp | 4 Cups | 6 hrs | 5 days | Soak in cool water |
| Kale | 3 Tbsp | 4 Cups | 6 hrs | 5 days | Soak in cool water |
| Mustard | 3 Tbsp | 4 Cups | 6 hrs | 5 days | Soak in cool water. Spicy |
| Radish | 3 Tbsp | 4 Cups | 6 hrs | 5 days | Soak in cool water. Spicy |
| Turnip | 3 Tbsp | 4 Cups | 6 hrs | 4 days | Soak in cool water |
| Fenugreek | 1/4 Cup | 4 Cups | 6-12 hrs | 5 days | Soak in cool water. Dissolves mucous |
| GREENS/ SHOOTS | |||||
| Wheatgrass | 1 Cup | 1 tray | 12 hrs | 7-10 days | Sprinkle over dirt in tray, see more |
| Sunflower greens | 1 Cup | 1 tray | 12 hrs | 7-10 days | Sprinkle over dirt in tray, see more |
| Snow pea shoots | 1 Cup | 1 tray | 24 hrs | 7-10 days | Sprinkle over dirt in tray, see more |
| Buckwheat lettuce | 1 Cup | 1 tray | 12 hrs | 7-10 days | Sprinkle over dirt in tray, see more |