Sunflower Greens! So many Sunflower Greens. My neighbor Paul stopped by and I made him a packet to take home and eat. When he spotted the greens growing in the window, his eyes got real big. He used to eat these in California. He showed the packet to a neighbor, whose friend was over.
By the time I brought some of the greens in to the local store to sell, everybody already knew about it! Excitement and enthusiasm! I have sold three small bags now. My first $6.oo!
The second batch is in the oven, so to speak. Soaked, sprouting, planted, and in the dark for these next two days. Should have these ready by Saturday or Sunday.
My body feels better, I have been eating the Sunflower Greens for five days now. Delicious! It helps keep the system alkaline, as well as good digestive enzymes, vitamins and minerals, chlorophyll!
I have spent lots of money to do this. Bought glass bakeware to plant in. the organic growing mediums, and still need to work out the grow light issue. I do not have enough sunshine in my West facing French Doors.
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
Growing Greens Gratefully
Happy Day! Today I planted the sunflower seeds to grow greens indoors. I am so happy! It feels so right to me to be planting and tending and loving living things! These will give me protein, flavor, and vitamins and minerals! Preparing and planting them feels like an active prayer.
I have only done this twice, a few years ago, and have watched someone grow these that learned from Anne Wigmore.
Let's see what happens...
The directions on the can were very abbreviated.
1. Soak for 6 to 8 hours. (doesn't seem to be enough for something in such a hard hull, so I soaked for 20 hours). I also soaked about three times the amount I needed this first batch, so had to search for things to grow in.
(Many resource sites are growing in plastic, as was my friend that learned from Ann Wigmore. I felt funny about this, so I searched my brain, and finally decided to try Plexiglass baking pans.
Let's see what happens.)
2. Plant in an inch of soil. Well, how close together can they be? Do I press them into the soil?
Do I cover them with some soil? I may have them too close together.
3. Keep covered, moist and in the dark. Well, having prepared so many, the only place I can
keep all of these for this stage is in the oven. This covered thing makes me think the ready
plastic trays could make life easier!
Should be app. five days from now. Will have to remember to get spinach, and balsamic vinegar.
In addition to the quandary of what to plant these in, is the quandary of grow lites for these and for my African Violets. I do not want fluorescent! Seems like that is all there is out there for grow lights! Fluorescents are bad for me, but are bad for you, also. Most Day Cares are not supposed to use them around the children, I won't subject pets to them, so I won't subject my plants to them, either.
I have found 60 watt full spectrum grow bulbs, but would have to jury rig up the fixture situation. I could use any full spectrum bulbs from Chromolux, but again jury rig the fixtures.
This will all be in my living area, so want it to look nice.
Anybody got a line on a good natural light, or non-fluorescent full spectrum solution?
I have only done this twice, a few years ago, and have watched someone grow these that learned from Anne Wigmore.
Let's see what happens...
The directions on the can were very abbreviated.
1. Soak for 6 to 8 hours. (doesn't seem to be enough for something in such a hard hull, so I soaked for 20 hours). I also soaked about three times the amount I needed this first batch, so had to search for things to grow in.
(Many resource sites are growing in plastic, as was my friend that learned from Ann Wigmore. I felt funny about this, so I searched my brain, and finally decided to try Plexiglass baking pans.
Let's see what happens.)
2. Plant in an inch of soil. Well, how close together can they be? Do I press them into the soil?
Do I cover them with some soil? I may have them too close together.
3. Keep covered, moist and in the dark. Well, having prepared so many, the only place I can
keep all of these for this stage is in the oven. This covered thing makes me think the ready
plastic trays could make life easier!
Should be app. five days from now. Will have to remember to get spinach, and balsamic vinegar.
In addition to the quandary of what to plant these in, is the quandary of grow lites for these and for my African Violets. I do not want fluorescent! Seems like that is all there is out there for grow lights! Fluorescents are bad for me, but are bad for you, also. Most Day Cares are not supposed to use them around the children, I won't subject pets to them, so I won't subject my plants to them, either.
I have found 60 watt full spectrum grow bulbs, but would have to jury rig up the fixture situation. I could use any full spectrum bulbs from Chromolux, but again jury rig the fixtures.
This will all be in my living area, so want it to look nice.
Anybody got a line on a good natural light, or non-fluorescent full spectrum solution?
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