How To Grow Your Own Sandwich Sprouts
Try a fun and easy gardening activity with kids by growing your own sandwich sprouts! Learn how to sprout seeds in a jar with simple steps, and enjoy fresh, nutritious sprouts for salads and sandwiches in just a few days.
What You'll Need
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Empty jar or clear plastic cup
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Spouting seeds (lentils, alfalfa, mung beans, snow peas, etc)
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Teaspoon
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Water
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Clean Chux cloth or similar
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Rubber band
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Bucket or bowl
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Scissors for cutting up cloth
Instructions
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Cut the chux cloth to make a lid over the jar or cup with enough overhang to attach to jar with a rubber band
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Add a teaspoon of the chosen seeds into the jar or cup
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Pour a small amount of water over the seeds
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Attach the chux cloth to the jar with a rubber band
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Pour out the water through the chux cloth into a bucket or bowl
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Pour some more water through the chux to wet the seeds again
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Pour out the water through the chux cloth into a bucket or bowl
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Place in a light sunny place
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Everyday pour water over the seeds and empty as above
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Watch as they grow into shoots
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Harvest shoots when they are about 4cm tall
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Use in salads, sandwiches or just eat as they are
