Sprouts

[Chris Winkler]

I want to try growing sprouts for my boys but can't seem to find what are the best seeds to start with and or where to buy them from. Where do those of us in the USA shop to buy the sprouting seeds and supplies? Is there a better growing medium I should look for? Not sure if commercial potting soil is a safe choice either.

So many soils are now sold with plant food already in them. Is that safe for our fids?:smile027:

 

[triordan]

you dont need soil to sprout seeds/beans, just google it and you will see lots of websites, here is one
Sprouting or Germinating for Health

 

[Spiritbird]

Chris: Here is the site where I purchase sprouting seeds. These are sort of expensive but they are organic and easily sprouted. Do you have a sprouting jar?
Certified Organic Sprouts, Sprout Mix for Parrots, Avian Naturals Preservative free parrot foods.

 

[Chris Winkler]

Thanks for the links! no I don't have a jar as of yet. Have just started looking into it. What set up works the best?

 

[triordan]

i have sprouted with just a shallow glass bowl,water, seed/beans, and a colander....
if you have a mason jar you could put small holes in the lid and use that as a sprouting jar, but you dont necessarily have to have a sprouting jar

 

[Chris Winkler]

Thanks you guys are awesome! Will be ordering my first crop of seeds shortly..

 

[Spiritbird]

My sprouting jar is a mason jar with a round piece of screen material and the round lid that fits on the jar (open) top.

Looks a little like this:

 

[Chris Winkler]

I bought the mason jars today. Can't seem to find any small pieces of screen but it is winter here.. Can I use something like cheese cloth or will that mold easily?

 

[HRH Di]

Cheesecloth should work just fine. We have a couple o EZ Sprouters that we go from our breeder. We get our sprouting seeds from a local "health food" grocery store called Sprouts. They have a lot of bulk seeds and grains that are organic. We also order raw pumpkin seeds (our birdies' favorite) from nutsonline.com.

 

[Spiritbird]

Happy sprouting. Do not be surprised if your bird turns them down for a while. It takes a long time for a bird to eat somethng new as you know. Rosie was eating away at them and then I stopped sprouting for a while and now she will not eat them. Grrrrrrrrr.

 

[Chris Winkler]

Echo will probable turn his beak at them he is a picky boy. Tobi on the other hand is an eating machine and will eat absolutely anything I give him which is why I call him Tobi the tank..