Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Leftover Sprouts - Assisting with Overages

 







I've been growing sprouts for sandwiches and soup toppings. It turns out they can grow rather quickly and in this batch's case, much more quickly than we can eat them. What a nice treat for the hens.

In the top photo on the left, those are alfalfa sprouts. In the lower left photo, those are broccoli sprouts. They wound up being taller than the alfalfa sprouts (they were all seeded at the same time).

The plate going into the Cuckoo Condo (CC) run is just a to-go container top. We have accummulated a number of these so they're been ideal in serving treats to the HO (Hen Owners).

About the sprouts, they can be started in a quart mason jar as well. 

https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-grow-sprouts-in-a-jar-2540007

I chose to go with a stackable sprouter, where I can put it out on the kitchen table and let folks help themselves to sprouts. A little more contrained with a jar.

#sprouts #kitchenscraps #kitchenoverages



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