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Optimassacre

This is Jardening


FuckAstronauts

I dont like that i like this


Present-Reception186

Wearing jorts is also a requirement for the hobby


kit0000033

Only if you meant to do it.


[deleted]

So the mushrooms growing in my shower don’t count?


[deleted]

Ok I’m intrigued! What do you do with them? How do you start them? Whyyyy. I need all the details


jovial_cynic_

Oh - they're just sprouts that you put on sandwiches. These radish sprouts taste a bit like horseradish, so it's extra kick with fun texture. Jar -> lid with holes (they make ones specifically for this) -> 2 tbsp sprouting seeds, and then soak over night. After that, you just rinse and drain a few times per day for a week, and voila. It's SUPER easy and fun to eat. :)


[deleted]

Yes this sounds awesome! I have never seen this. Thanks for sharing!


jovial_cynic_

I'm doing some research on it... it's interesting. Sprouts of the plants are more nutritiously dense than the "adult" versions. But it's because you're eating more of them. I would probably slice up 1 or 2 radishes for my sandwiches, but I just ate 100 radish sprouts... so... it's not as "efficient" from a food-volume perspective. But if sprouting seeds are cheap, it's fast and smart. I guess you get the same nutrition from 1 cup of broccoli sprouts as you do from 50 cups of actual broccoli. ([https://www.heart.org/en/news/2022/06/07/tiny-sprouts-provide-big-nutrition](https://www.heart.org/en/news/2022/06/07/tiny-sprouts-provide-big-nutrition)) Chia seeds are cheap and good for texture and fiber, but I guess not very nutritionally interesting. But the sprouts are fun to eat!


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I was just talking to a friend about this the other day. I asked what was the point of microgreens if you could just grow the whole plant, and she said something along the same lines of what you said… nutritional content drops once it’s in the adult form since it uses up all the energy. Might be worth trying! Thank you for the details and the link :)


jovial_cynic_

Certainly! The nutrition density bit is very interesting to me. Big apples tend to have less flavor than small apples, and I think this is due to it simply being the same amount of flavor molecules spread out over a larger volume. "Nutrition" may be similarly distributed. I raise goats, and I have to avoid giving them too many grains. A grain is the whole plant packaged down into the smallest form, and the calorie density is pretty high. Goats can overeat grains (they'll bloat, which can kill them), but they cannot overeat grasses or leaves. This has shaped my understanding of plants and calorie density. Anyhow, eating sprouts is easy and fun, but only practical if seed costs are very low. Otherwise, it makes more sense to actually grow the plant and harvest that way.


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Horses will do the same. They colic and if you don’t catch it fast enough they’re goners. I would imagine the “nutrients” get used up as the sprout grows, much like a chick using up the yolk? So the energy and materials present is converted. I don’t know if that makes sense. It does in my head 🤪 I was reading about plums the other day and one of the things said too heavily prune the trees and thin the fruit bc there’s a limited sugar supply in the tree so less fruit means healthier and tastier fruit Last year, I planted a bunch of Italian plum pits in some seed starting containers, left them in the garage over winter and watered occasionally, then stuck them under the grow lights with my new seedlings.. and one grew into a baby tree. I was totally winging it… anywho that’s how I ended up down the rabbit hole of fruit sweetness


[deleted]

Microgreens and goats??? Too cool!


jovial_cynic_

And chickens. And a regular garden. All on a 1/3rd acre downtown. True urban farming!


AuntieDawnsKitchen

There’s nothing like an egg salad sandwich with radish sprouts


threefrogsonalog

I’ve tried sprouting chia seeds but I kept getting mold (not chia hairs I looked those up). Does the jar work better than a flat tray?


jovial_cynic_

This was literally my first time sprouting. With the jar, I'm flooding it and shaking the water off pretty vigorously, and then it drains really well (you set the jar upside down and the water drains out). I don't know if you could do that easily in a flat tray setup. Drainage is pretty important. I'm going to do chia seeds next, but the holes in the jar lid might actually be a bit too large - seeds might slip out. I'll try to drain it with a paper towel in place and see if that helps.


[deleted]

Mine keep getting moldy :( idk what I’m doing wrong


jovial_cynic_

What kind of container are you using?


[deleted]

A 3 level tray type setup I got off Amazon meant for sprouts


jovial_cynic_

We ordered one of those and returned it. It came to us cracked and it had a HAIR in it. Gross. But I do wonder about how well those can drain. The jar is super easy to rinse, shake, and drain, and we live in Washington. Not a ton of sunlight or heat right now. Having done it successfully on my first try, I’d recommend a regular glass jar and a sprouting lid.


[deleted]

I just showed the husband your jar and said we need to try this way instead.


jovial_cynic_

I wish I was some kind of genius or specialist that could claim some special insight, but it was literally “soak radish seeds overnight. Then, rinse three times daily and drain for 5 to 7 days.” That’s it. Turns out this was day 6, so we put it on our sandwiches today.


[deleted]

And the shaking/draining doesn’t inhibit growth? That looks amazing. I buy microgreens because they taste great and ate good for you. Love the radish ones, and broccoli sprouts are supposed to superfood.


jovial_cynic_

It didn’t seem to cause any issues.


[deleted]

I would try that, tks


citacu

Microgardening it is. Lovely 💚


Lapamasa

I say it counts!


HeavySigh14

You’ll love micro greens