Wanna’ know how I know it? Because I just planted 20 pepper plants, 2 more tomato plants, 2 eggplants, watermelon, squash, brocolli, dill, asparagus, beans, and morning glories…THAT’S WHY! LOL! It never fails. These are in the ground, so I won’t be able to put them all up on the porch this time if it does decide to hail.

I am not certan where this day went. One moment it was morning and now it is evening…and I have no clue what happened in between. I did run to the greenhouse in Mullinville and bought several vegetable plants. When you buy 20 or more they are only .65. One thing interesting, I was able to drive 58 mph most of the way to and from Mullinville and I got 31-33 mpg. I was pretty happy.

Well, not much exciting to report for the day. I am just sitting here eating a salad that I made from store purchased produce, except for the alfalfa sprouts that I sprouted myself and the 4 spinach leaves I “harvested”. That was a little exciting to me. I think I have decided that I prefer the alfalfa sprouts over some of the other types I have tried these past few weeks.

Not much else going on here, just thinking I am a bit tired and may head for the bed a bit earlier tonight.

I am so excited to report that my second attempt at sprouting was very successful! This time, I only sprouted in one level and used Organic Sandwich Booster Sprout Mix from Gardens Alive. We love Gardens Alive because they very often have a $25 coupon available or have fantastic monthly specials. I originally purchased my sprouter when it was a monthly special.  Anyhow, the sprout mix contains clover, alfalfa, radish and canola sprout seeds. This first taste had a bit of a “twang” but I feel that maybe they were not quite finished at that time. Maturity is 3-6 days.

These were wonderful in our salad, but I did add them to a couple of sandwiches as well. I am anxious to hear DH’s report back from his lunch that I made today. I spread a light amount of the sprouts in his turkey sandwich and chicken salad sandwich. I am always looking for ways to slip in  more veggies to our meals.

There was a pretty decent “harvest” from the small amount of seeds that I sprouted this time. I just need to research how to store them, but for now I have them in a sealed ziploc with a damp piece of paper towel.

I already have some more alfalfa sprout seeds soaking for the start of a new batch tomorrow.

I wish I had a steadier hand for the  photos!!!!

Just before I placed inside the plastic bag and into the fridge…….

Bummer! Sometimes I just cannot win for losing. Dumb me, I started my seed sprouting, but failed to realize that I did not have enough time to complete the project before I had to leave town for several days. We ended up cleaning the sprouter out before we left, for fear of what we would find when we returned. I hope to start the process again this week. One thing that I believe I will change is the amount of seeds I placed in the sprouter. DH felt that I had over-crowded the contents….so I will follow his lead.

This lovely couple from New Zealand shows another method of seed sprouting in a jar. I seem to remember a homemade version of  their sprouter when I was conducting my original research. I might have to invest in a jar sprouter towards the end of summer because I intend to have fresh sprouts available throughout the fall and winter months. This process seems simple enough! What do you think?

On day 4 of our adventure, the seeds are beginning to have a nice, nutty aroma. Notice how the sprouts are growing out of the bottom of the top container.  We continue to rinse the seeds twice a day and are anxious for the end product.