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 Tips
from Glenda Swanson
I
recommend
Asea 
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For maintenance of the sprouter: The SCREEN is easily cleaned
with a brush and may also be put into the dishwasher. Occasionally they
may be cleaned with the green scour pads when mineral deposits
accumulate.
The
PLASTIC is
heat sensitive. When there is a slight mineral deposit on the bottom
part, it may be cleaned very easily using a USED green pad (they are
rectangles) that is sold for pot cleaning. Make sure that it has been
well used and is now soft, as a new one will leave scratches.
Please be advised that nature wants to ensure survival during a
drought and for that reason there will occasionally be a seed that will
not sprout as quickly as the others and if eaten can be rough on the
teeth.
Warmth will make anything sprout a little faster, however organisms
also like this environment, so common sense should be used. The more
warmth, the more frequently the water should be changed.
"A seed sleeps until it sprouts"
An added advantage to this sprouter: Two different seeds or beans may be
sprouted at the same time, without too much effort in keeping them
separate, (one on each side of the screen). You may harvest each one at
the time that it matures.
Water is VERY important for our health. If we do not drink much
water, we MUST include it in our diets juicy food. The best choices are
fruits, vegetables, and sprouts and greens.
ANY seeds or beans placed on the mesh over the water will look for
the water by germinating into the water through the mesh. This is
natural for the roots to reach into the water.
When the seed or bean starts to gain nutrients from the minerals in the
water it effects the appearance (color) of the plant.
Refrigerating the sprouts slow their growth. .When storing ANY type of sprout
(store bought) in the refrigerator, it is important to
rinse them daily to keep them fresh. The nutritional value is still
increasing.
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ADDITIONAL NOTES
Warmth can make your sprouts
grow faster and they will also grow slower if the conditions are
colder, but around 70 degrees is optimum. All sprouts generate heat
themselves during their growth and this may have to be compensated
for, from time to time, by rinsing more frequently.
If the sprouts are grown with
no access to light, they will not green. The yellow sprouts are just
as good, but are missing chlorophyll. This is a personal preference.
You may want to grow them both ways and mix the colours.
Tony’s sprouter allows the
sprouts to be very easily loosened (for proper cleansing) by the
high pressure water from the sprayer on your tap. This avoids the
“clumping” of the seeds/beans. If you ever get any amount of this
“clumping” (perhaps from starting too many at once), the sprouts
should be shaken, dumped or loosened to do be properly
cleansed/rinsed.
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