I have some questions about sprouting First, my tiel is refusing to eat any seed/pellet mix now that I have her hooked on fresh foods (veggies, fruit, wheats, etc) so would a sprout and fresh food diet be enough to keep her healthy? (My guess is yes but I thought Id ask to be sure.)
And how much water do I use? Just enough to cover the seeds? (The picsarent showing up on my phone so I have no reference :/)
And aside from mungs, what are some of the healthiest/easiest things to sprout? I currently have lentils; Ive heard they can be toxic raw, also heard they arent; are they worth the bother?
Oh, one more! Can you use bags of seed/whatever from a regular grocery store? Ones without additives. Or are tjey too dried out or something? I ask because we dont have a whole foods or organic store here and the pet shops and feed store want nearly $10 for a small bag. But if I cant use ones from grocery stores Ill splurge for her, or just wait for an online order..
I do not know for sure the answer to your question.Where do I find s list of beans I can use when sprouting ...I know some shouldnt be used
Yes that is what I did this morning ..I mixed them with their morning meal and then put some separate so well see what they have eaten once I get home ...I cant wait to get my order from Danita cause I ordered a seed mixture for both dry feeding and sprouting ... anything to make their meals more rounded which is important ..Tryion is so picky about his veggies I hoping this will help with that along with his bird bread ..he has never been fond of fresh foods ..but we keep tryingGo Tyrion.
Can you sneak them into their other foods to start with! As well as offer a few separate. Once they pick up the taste things may change.
Just thought I'd add that I've been told that it's better to sprout hard wheat vs. soft. I'm not sure why, though.I fill my jars when soaking. Remember they will soak up a good amount of water in that first soak. As far as I know Lentils are fine. I am not sure I can give you an answer to what other seeds grains peas beans to go with. As for where to buy, it does depend on how they have been treated and how old they are. Where abouts are you. When thinking cost always consider that when sprouted they will make at least three times the quantity. Can you find a supply online for soak & sprout mix. Here I paid $7nz for 1kg soak & sprout. But that is New Zealand.
Healthy! Yes! You are already doing well with Fruit, Veg, and Wheat. Try the Wheat, it may be alright to sprout. Well they should have some seed. But if you get her on to just soak seed that will be good enough. I take it the pellets are mixed in with the seed you have? I am not up with what is available outside of NZ. But can you get Volkmans I think they do a seed mix that will sprout, though it is their seed mix.
Vera, I totally agree with you. I think the instructions they suggest don't provide enough rinsing and therefore creates an excellent environment for bacteria. Plus I think each tier doesn't drain properly - there's always a lot of water left which the sprouts just sit in.I see that you use a sprouting tower.... i recently started using this but i think i do something wrong.
before using the tower i sprouted in a colander or nylon stocking, i soak the seeds overnight and rinse them, then put them in the colander and rinse them 3x daily.
now in the sprouting tower i soak them overnight, rinse them, and put them in the tower with water in the upper part.
the manuel says to give new water once a day in the upper part, this should be enough for the sprouts.
since using this method i find that my sprouts smell or sometimes have some mould on them. how do you use this tower?
i think lack of air circulation and rinsing is the problem here......
LOL - Pamper those sprouts! Love it! I think once you find the ideal environment for the sprouts they are easy.Fascinating. You really do need to pamper those sprouts