Broccoli & Radish Sprouts
Growing Your Own Sprouts

The construction of the  GEFU BIVITA Sprouting JaR

The dome is glass, the seal is silicone & the draining mesh is high grade stainless steel.
The draining base and the support around the ​stainless steel mesh is plastic.
​The sprouts have almost very little contact with plastic - they are briefly in contact with the small area around the base while you are draining water from the sprouting jar.​

Support Base

Support Base with Seal

Top view of the support base with the seal, showing the plastic rim that will be in contact with the seeds.

Growing Sprouts

In this example, I'm using two sprouting jars and sprouting broccoli seeds and red radish seeds.
I like to use organic sprouting seeds - I'm using "Untamed" brand Organic Red Radish Rambo and Broccoli seeds.

With the dome upside down on the counter, I place 1 tablespoon of the seeds into each dome - radish into one, broccoli into the other.

Add water (I use filtered water) to cover the seeds, add on the bases and leave to soak for about 8-10 hours. I usually put mine on to soak in the morning and drain them in the evening.

Now we drain the water off the seeds simply by turning the jar over while holding it over the sink, then sit them onto the draining base. Any excess water will drain in to the tray and can be emptied out later.

You don't want all the seeds down on the mesh - free air flow into the jar is good. For the first 2-3 days you don't want them in bright sunlight. You can place them in a cupboard or pantry, or a darker part of the kitchen. I made covers for mine - looking a bit worse for wear after years of use, but still doing the job.

At least twice a day, rinse the sprouts briefly in fresh water . I rinse mine 3 times a day in filtered water. Once the shoots have emerged, rinsing at least three times a day is best. Broccoli sprouts in particular can get smelly if you don't keep them well rinsed.

Sprouting times will differ for each batch you do - a big factor in this is the weather. Warmer weather speeds up the process. By day 4 my sprouts leaves have emerged - and I move them to a bright spot and remove the covers. They will green up and grow quickly after this point.

After a day in the sun, the broccoli sprouts (below)  have gained a lot of colour. Once the sprouts get to about this level of growth, the water can take a while to drain off completely and. you need to keep an eye on the drainage base for a few minutes after draining the sprouts, and empty it if it fills, otherwise it can occasionally overflow. 

By day 8 the sprouts have grown considerably and are at the point where I like to eat them.

Now I move them from the sprouting jars into storage containers and into the fridge until eaten.
Because the sprouts are quite wet from all the rinsing, I like to put a piece of absorbent kitchen towel/paper folded into the bottom of the jar to absorb moisture.

The radish Sprouts on a salad, ready to eat.

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