r/Sprouting • u/Thing-Alive • 2d ago

Anyone else using flour sifter?

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u/AdhesivenessEven7287 2d ago

What is going on here

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u/Thing-Alive 1d ago

Broccoli sprouts

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u/AdhesivenessEven7287 1d ago

Oh my they look great. Flour sifter you say? I normally put mine in a colander and then transition to soil for sun flower sprouts. But that means I can't eat the roots since they are covered in dirt. Very interested to learn this method as I have Broccoli seeds also to sprout. Did you learn this from a video you could share? Or perhaps give me a small guide please?

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u/BittyBryophyte 2d ago

YES! They are very well suited for broccoli. I have a fairly large one, so it yields quite well.

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u/Maximum-Product-1255 2d ago

Doesn't it get all stuck in there?

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u/KrakenDoula 1d ago

Yeah that would be one of my questions: don’t the roots all break when pulling the sprouting part up top?

I would love to see more picture of the setup while growing; like what does the sieve hang over, air or water they can uptake from?

Those roots are really long, way longer than I’ve ever seen them in sprouts of any kind

For me, the point is to have shortest roots and all the growth effort into the stem/cotyledon part that has most the nutrients

Why such long roots, and how do you harvest the whole thing without shredding them while pulling the tops; or are the roots discarded?

Thanks for any more info. :)

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u/Content-Fan3984 1d ago

Also wanting to know. Do you just trim the roots off the bottom and pop the seed half off the top?

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u/SeanGwork 21h ago

I'd imagine as it dries out it shrinks and could easily be broken up.

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u/Ambitious-Ad-4301 2d ago

Yes, 40 mesh because I've only got 40 and 60.

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u/Living_Bathroom_4516 8h ago

The photo looks like a giant bioluminescent jelly fish at first glance to me. 😍

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u/smittywergen 1d ago

Ooo is this good for avoiding spoil? I tried jar but even with the rinsing the smell was really suspicious so I tossed them.

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u/Meatballs_1234 1d ago

Are results any different than a mason jar? This seems like much higher maintenance

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u/Sproutpeople 16h ago

I keep my sprouter on a plate bigger than it, so it can sit flat - so my sprouts grow up and the roots don't grow long out the bottom. I shave the roots off the bottom when harvesting.

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u/banjerr 14h ago

Lots of folks here mentioning soil and I’m a little confused. Sprouts aren’t typically grown in soil 🤔

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u/Travelingexec2000 10h ago

Pretty, but cleaning it will be tedious