A small guide to giving birth to tender buds, in glass and water.
It can happen that you stay in the pantry with a handful of legumes or cereals: few to get something out of it in the kitchen, but not for this to throw away as leftovers!
By simply placing the seeds in a glass jar, and periodically giving them a little water, they can germinate.
The sprouts are seeds of plants that have not reached maturity: still very small and tender, they tend to have only a weak and thin stem and the cotyledons, or the first two leaves to sprout (with a different shape from the one that the real leaves will have of the plant).
There are many types: sprouts of legumes such as beans, lentils, peas, peas, sprouts of cereals such as buckwheat, brown rice, etc.
The sprouts contain numerous vitamins, antioxidants and mineral salts.
To create these mini greenhouses you need:
1 glass jar (medium or large)
A colander to remove excess water
Seeds
Take a handful of the seeds and make them rehydrate, leaving them to soak in a glass jar with plenty of water for at least 12 hours.
Then we drain the seeds, using the colander; and then put them back in the glass jar, left without a lid. In this way the seeds will be able to breathe, and will benefit from all the virtues, including high hygiene, of the glass that contains them.
The glass jar should not be placed in direct sunlight: the seeds would receive too much light, and would risk not germinating.
It will be enough to place it in a place in penumbra, with an optimal temperature around 20 degrees For example, keeping them in a corner of the kitchen, away from the stove, shouldn't be a problem! The glass will also take care of maintaining an excellent temperature (just like it happens in a small greenhouse).
Now it will be enough wait a few days to start sprouting. For these days, it will be sufficient to remember to subject the seeds to small "baths": in the morning and in the evening, the jar must in fact be filled for about half its volume, also placing it directly under the water of the sink. After a minute, the seeds, which have drunk all the water they need, will be drained
for good.
Here it is! Your sprouts should be ready to be stored in a bowl (even open) or in a paper bag in the fridge, or to be planted in the ground.
Source: betterinvetro.it
