Re: Growing sprouts
- Subject: Re: Growing sprouts
- From: L* N*
- Date: 23 Nov 2001 13:22:08 -0000
- Resent-Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 05:22:11 -0800
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> I am considering growing Radish and Cabbage to be eaten when young. I
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> have a few questions:
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> 1. How big should I let them get before I harvest them?
Well, I don't know about 'should' but I tend to let mine grow until the
seedleaves are fully extended, and starting to green up.
> 2. Will they re-grow(cut and come again)?
No - as you're eating the entire little plant. If you want cut and
come again you're better off with mixed non-hearting lettuce seed or
chinese leaves, in soil or a nydroponic system.
> 3. I read somewhere that Sunflower sprouts are also edible. Is this =
> true?
i've eaten them, and I'm still here. They taste very like baby carrots
but are horribly bitter if you let them get green. I tend to take
bitter=bad for me, so didn't eat the green ones at all.
Lorna
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