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Brassica Sprout Basics

Seed to Sprout
in 3-6 Days
Yield
1:1 to 5:1
Seed Shelf Life at 70°
3-5 years
Sprout Shelf Life
Up to 6 weeks

Nutritional Info

Vitamins
A, B, C, E, and K
Antioxidants, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Zinc, Carotene, Chlorophyll, Amino Acids, Trace Elements
Protein
Up to 35%

Brassica Sprouts

The family that includes the spiciest sprouts
and perhaps the healthiest of all sprouts - Broccoli!

US and Canadian researchers have found that many Brassicas contain antioxidants. They have also found that a symbiotic relationship exists where combining Brassicas increases the total soluble antioxidants.
It's a family thing =:-D

Brassica is the Latin name for the plant family which includes Broccoli, Cabbage, Mustard, Radish and many other well known vegetables. Brassicas are very diverse in flavor and in the type of plants they produce, when grown to maturity in the garden or on the farm. If you like these vegetables you'll love the Sprout version - if you don't like these vegetables you're more likely to like them as Sprouts, if for no other reason then - they are so amazingly healthy - full of antioxidants and the usual bevy of vitamins and minerals, etc.

Some of the seeds on this page are listed as Micro-Greens as they are not sproutable alone, using conventional methods. All of this page's seeds will grow Micro-Greens - if you want to grow them that way. Brassicas are really great and very versatile!
You simply must try some =:-D



THE SEEDS

Arugula Micro-Greens

$18.54
per Lb.
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This mildly spicy Brassica (the same family as Broccoli, Cabbage, Mustard, Radish...) has one of the greatest flavors on earth! Arugula is a very fast grower which must Not be soaked (when grown alone) because it is muciloginous. Just sprinkle some seeds on moist soil or a thoroughly moistened Hemp Bag or other medium, or our small but very attractive Micro-Greens device; the Miniature Garden and watch your crop grow - in just 5-7 days - into the tastiest green food you've ever experienced. Once you have enjoyed Arugula you won't be able to imagine life without it!

The secret ingredient in our French Garden Mix, Arugula was not available as an organic crop back in 1994. Working for years with our dear farmer friends Mark + Ila we have established it as a standard certified organic crop which has been added by many a wise sprout grower to their ingredient list. Arugula along with Cress (which has exactly the same organic history), Onion and Garlic Chive are without a doubt the most essential flavor additions to any sprout kitchen, but to us Arugula is the most essential and unique!

Canadian researchers have discovered that the antioxidant content of sprouted Arugula is 2nd only to Broccoli!

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Broccoli Sprouts - Conventional

$24.75
per Lb.
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Famous for it's antioxidant content. Broccoli sprouts can contain something like 50 times the sulfurophane found in mature broccoli, by weight, so you get as much antioxidant in 1 ounce of Broccoli Sprouts as you would if you ate 3 pounds of fully grown Broccoli (Broccoli sprouts were patented! We're just relating what the published research (©Johns Hopkins University 1997) states). Broccoli is a very tasty sprout - it is the fresh vegetable our son liked best, for years.

We've grown thousands of pounds of Broccoli Sprouts since 1997. We have purchased our conventional Broccoli seed from this same farmer since 1998. Their seed always produces large flavorful sprouts. Given the almost complete lack of available seed, we feel very fortunate to have it! BUT - it is NON-Organic. We now offer certified organic Broccoli seed as well, but this seed remains consistently great in flavor, yield and germination. This is a Great Sprouting Seed!

Demand worldwide is greater than the supply of seed, so the price remains high =:-{

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Broccoli Sprouts - Organic

$29.72
per Lb.
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Famous for it's antioxidant content. Broccoli sprouts can contain something like 50 times the sulfurophane found in mature broccoli, by weight, so you get as much antioxidant in 1 ounce of Broccoli Sprouts as you would if you ate 3 pounds of fully grown Broccoli (Broccoli sprouts were patented! We're just relating what the published research (©Johns Hopkins University 1997) states). Broccoli is a very tasty sprout - it is the fresh vegetable our son liked best, for years.

This is the Organic Broccoli we have been looking for! It is as vigorous and delicious as our long-time conventional Broccoli. It comes from a farmer who is fairly new to us, and though we like him and his family very much, until we forge a relationship and see that he can meet our seed needs, demand and quality wise, we continue to offer our conventional Broccoli as well. This is far-and-away the best organic Broccoli we have ever enjoyed. It is ever so slightly more spicy than our other Broccoli.

This Broccoli is from a source which is Certified Organic.
Also great for Micro-Greens

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Cabbage Patch Micro-Greens

$17.76
per Lb.
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Red Cabbage + Green Cabbage

A combination of 2 different cabbage varieties grown on soil or similar medium, a Miniature Garden or a horizontal Hemp Bag) for their very tender greens.

May also be grown as a sprout. Follow the Cabbage Instructions to do so.
Either way you grow them, the mix is very pretty.

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Cabbage Sprouts - Green

$13.95
per Lb.
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Cabbage is a small - mostly round seed which produces a mild Brassica flavored sprout. Easy to grow and very tasty, especially if you like Cabbage.
Our Green Cabbage produces a typically shaped, Green Brassica leaf.
We are proud to say that our Green Cabbage is now from a source which is certified organic.

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Cabbage Sprouts - Red

$25.35
per Lb.
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Cabbage is a small - mostly round seed which produces a mild Brassica flavored sprout. Easy to grow and very tasty, especially if you like Cabbage.
Our Red Cabbage produces a typically shaped Brassica leaf which is a gorgeous red with purple highlights. Lovely!.
Organic cabbage seed is quite rare, and so very expensive. You know - it's a supply and demand thing.

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Curly Cress Micro-Greens

$17.85
per Lb.
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Also known as Pepper Grass, this spicy Brassica is, in flavor, something like Watercress. There is no other flavor quite like the Cress'. They are fantastic!
It is a very fast grower which (since it is muciloginous) must not be soaked when grown alone. Just sprinkle some seeds on moist soil or similar medium, a thoroughly moistened Hemp Bag or our cute little Micro-Greens device, a Miniature Garden and watch your crop grow - in just 5-7 days - into a wonderfully tasty Micro-Green which will become a necessary ingredient in your sprout kitchen. Also a great crop to grow in your office along with other Micro-Greens, especially if you use the Miniature Garden!

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Hot Squared

$9.36
per Lb.
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Daikon Radish and Oriental Mustard

(Hot Squared)
A tangy combination of hot Brassicas. The Radish tastes exactly like a radish, the Mustard tastes like horseradish. Mmmmmmmmmmm!

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Kale Sprouts - Green

$8.88
per 1/2 lb.
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Another garden variety Brassica, Kale comes in several leaf shapes and colors. We are offering this Green Kale because we were able to get our hands on some inexpensive organic seed which grows quite well.

Note: We sell Green Kale by the 1/2 pound.

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Kale Sprouts - Red Russian

$19.19
per 1/2 lb.
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Another hard to get Brassica, Kale comes in several leaf shapes and colors. We offer Red Russian Kale because we love red crops, and because we have a good source which is certified organic and not too expensive.
As with all sprouts, you never get to see the True Leaves (We always stop at the Cotyledon stage when sprouting leaves.), but they are really cool!
If you grow these as a Micro-Green you can grow to the point where you'll see how exotic the leaves are. Or, you could plant some in your garden if you want to get a really good look at them =:-)

Note: We sell Red Russian Kale by the 1/2 pound.

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Long Life Mix

$18.81
per 1/2 lb.
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Broccoli, Red and Green Cabbage, Oriental Mustard, Cress, Radish, Arugula, Mizuna, Tatsoi

8 Brassicas combine to make another lovely, delicious and of course nutritious sprout mix. In this case you get high levels of antioxidants (We aren't claiming that mind you, but the statement is based on published research) as well as the usual wealth of vitamins, minerals and amino acids found in sprouts.


Note: We sell Long Life Mix by the 1/2 pound.

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Mizuna Micro-Greens

$19.19
per 1/4 lb.
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We have long used Mizuna in a few of our mixes, but we have never sold it straight due to limited availability and price. But, we love this stuff, and enough of our patrons asked for it, so we finally added it to our list of offerings.
Mizuna is another great cool-weather garden plant in addition to being an easy to grow Micro-Green. It is an Asian Mustard, but it is more mild in flavor compared to most other mustards. As it is muciloginous, it is not to be soaked when grown straight.

Note: We sell Mizuna by the 1/4 pound.

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Mustard Sprouts

$7.85
per Lb.
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A wonderful tender sprout, this Mustard tastes like Horseradish - Mmmmm! This is Oriental Mustard - it is a yellow seed and is the only non-muciloginous Mustard we've ever seen and therefore the only (non-Asian) Mustard you can sprout in a conventional sprouter.
This is one of the more difficult sprouts to grow, but the flavor is so fantastic that we consider it worth the extra work. Oriental Mustard is hard to find as very few farmers grow it. We have gone years without it more than once, so get it while you can.

You can also grow Oriental Mustard as a Micro-Green.

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Radish Sprouts

$8.85
per Lb.
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Daikon and/or China Rose Radish

One Radish sprout tastes just like one Radish, they are awesome! This combo of Daikon and China Rose is absolutely gorgeous! It produces a beautiful crop of multi-colored sprouts and is very easy to grow. If you like Radishes then you will LOVE these sprouts.

We noticed - during our decade as farmers market vendors, that Radish Sprout lovers have a sort of spicy character - no foolin'. We provided these sprouts to a world class French restaurant (L'etoile) in Madison, Wisconsin. The Owner and Head Chef, Odessa Piper (voted best chef in the Mid-West in 2001) used them as a garnish, circling some of her already awesomely beautiful plates.

If you want either straight Daikon or China Rose, just tell us - the price is the same - though China Rose tends to be spicier.
If you want to grow Radish Greens (Seeds are planted on Soil or similar moisture holding medium and resulting plants are harvested by cutting) you might want to use straight Daikon - they tend to work better for Greens.
Do you love Radishes?

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Spicy Salad Greens

$9.95
per Lb.
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Daikon Radish, Cress and Arugula

An exceptionally tasty and aromatic mix. This one can be grown on soil or similar medium, a thoroughly moistened Hemp Bag or our lovely little Micro-Greens device, the Miniature Garden. Milder than (not as hot) the sprouts produced by these same seeds. A beautiful gourmet addition to salads - just scatter a small bunch on top.
We never give away our mix recipes, but we will warn you that this mix is made up mostly of Daikon Radish. The Cress and Arugula also grow much smaller plants, so you may not even see them when you harvest. They are there though, and as they have so much flavor, they impart what we want. Do be sure to cut as close to the medium as possible when harvesting, so you get as much flavor as possible.

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Tatsoi Sprouts

$19.18
per 1/4 lb.
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We have long used Tatsoi in a few of our mixes, but we have never sold it straight due to limited availability and price. But, we love this stuff (maybe even more than Mizuna), and enough of our patrons asked for it, so we finally added it to our list of offerings.
Tatsoi is another great cool-weather garden plant (it grows a circular bunch of spoon shaped leaves) in addition to being an easy to grow as a sprout or Micro-Green. It is an Asian Mustard, but it is very mild in flavor compared to most other mustards.

Note: We sell Tatsoi by the 1/2 pound.

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Turnip Greens

$13.13
per 1/2 lb.
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We love seeds! I (Gil) have a seed problem; I never met a seed I didn't like. I don't even care for turnips, so why would I want to grow them as a Micro-Green or a sprout?
Why not? I told you - I have a problem. I like to think it's a good problem.

We don't expect Turnip to be a long-term offering, but we got our hands on some excellent seed, and we figured we'd share it while we have it.
I suspect availability of this seed will be sporadic at best.

You can sprout it like other sproutable Brassicas, but we're offering it as a Micro-Green because we like offering Turnip Greens - it's just so right @:-)

These seeds produce a mild Brassicas Micro-Green. They are very similar to Green Cabbage in flavor and leaf appearance.

Note: We sell Turnip by the 1/2 pound.

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Brassica Sprout
Kits & Samplers

We have many more Samplers and Kits elsewhere in our sprout shop - there are a whole lot in fact, in our Kits & Samplers section.

Brassica Sprout Sampler

Single Harvest Packs of Broccoli, Green Cabbage, Hot Squared, Mustard and Radish



A great way to sample a variety of Brassica sprouts. Some are hot, some are not, but all are very nutritious and contain an amazing amount of antioxidants!

Broccoli Sprout Kit

An Easy Sprout Sprouter, and 1 pound of Broccoli.

Our favorite sprouting device and America's most famous sprouting seed! The pound of Broccoli will produce about 5 pounds of broccoli sprouts - at about 8 ounces of sprouts per crop.

We've grown thousands of pounds of Broccoli since 1997. Our current lot of Broccoli produces large, delicious sprouts. We have purchased our Broccoli seed from the same farmer since 1998. Their seed always produces large flavorful sprouts. Given the almost complete lack of available high quality seed, we feel very fortunate to have it! BUT - it is NON-Organic. Our family has eaten sprouts from this farmer's seed since our kids were little. The farmer has assured us that there is little chemical input - and none near seed harvest. We feel good about it, but we do of course hope to offer organic seed someday. For now this is truly the best there is in flavor, yield and germination.
This is one of only 2 seeds we have (we stock about 100) which is not from an organic source (green cabbage is the other). We continue to search for organic seed but to date have not found any which sprouts well and tastes good enough, when we do eventually find an organic source we will certainly offer it.

Gardening By The Yard Sprout Kit

Sprouter: An Easy Sprout Sprouter. Seeds: 1/2 pound each, of French Garden and Broccoli

We were on Home Garden TV's Gardening By The Yard twice in 2007, and twice again in 2008. We don't know if we've been on again since, but it is a great segment! They did a really good job filming and editing. We grew a whole lot of stuff and then spent an entire day showing them Sprouts, Grass and Greens - and teaching them about nutrition and how to grow.

We made a special bundle for the occasion. Whether you saw the segment on HGTV's Gardening By The Yard, or not, you can enjoy this special bundle. Our favorite, and most popular sprouter, the Easy Sprout and 1/2 a pound each of the seeds that were featured on the program; French Garden and Broccoli.

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Sprouting Devices
for Brassica Sprouts

Follow links for detailed information about each Sprouter....

Easy Sprout

Overwhelmingly our most popular sprouter, Easy Sprout is also our personal favorite.
We have well over a dozen in our house. It offers great drainage and the best air-circulation of any sprouter.

Easy Sprout is made up of a 1 Quart (litre) Growing Vessel, a Solid container/Base that catches excess Rinse water, a Small Seed Insert that snaps in when sprouting small seeds, two Growing Lids (1 for home (Domed) and 1 for the road (Flat)), and a Solid Lid for refrigerator storage of your sprout crop.

Easy Sprout is the best all-around sprouter. Period. It is the mandatory choice for high humidity sproutpeople everywhere and great for travel sprouting! Very versatile - Easy Sprout can sprout virtually any seed, anywhere!

Easy Sprout is part of many of our Kits.

SproutMaster 5x6

SproutMaster is the greatest tray sprouter ever!
It offers excellent drainage, and is the best sprouter on this globe, for growing vertical Leafy Sprouts. The SproutMaster is very versatile - it can sprout virtually any seed. It is even able to grow Grass, Greens and Micro-Greens - with proper care, and perhaps a growing medium.

We sell two configurations
1) Three trays that measure 5x6 inches each.
2) A Single tray that measures 8x10 inches.

SproutMaster trays (of the same dimension) are stackable - add trays to build your own sprout skyscraper.
SproutMasters are comprised of Growing Trays, each with a removable Divider - which allows you to grow 2 crops in one Tray, and interchangeable Lids and Bases.

This SproutMaster is the 3 Tray, 5x6 Stack. It comes with 3 Trays, 3 Dividers, and 4 Lids/Bases.
That is enough Lids/Bases for almost anything you want to grow.

SproutMaster 8x10

SproutMaster is the greatest tray sprouter ever!
It offers excellent drainage, and is the best sprouter on this globe, for growing vertical Leafy Sprouts. The SproutMaster is very versatile - it can sprout virtually any seed. It is even able to grow Grass, Greens and Micro-Greens - with proper care, and perhaps a growing medium.

We sell two configurations
1) Three trays that measure 5x6 inches each.
2) A Single tray that measures 8x10 inches.

SproutMaster trays (of the same dimension) are stackable - add trays to build your own sprout skyscraper.
SproutMasters are comprised of Growing Trays, each with a removable Divider - which allows you to grow 2 crops in one Tray, and interchangeable Lids and Bases.

This SproutMaster is the single 8x10 inch Tray. It comes with 1 Tray, 1 Divider, and 2 Lids/Bases.
If you purchase multiple 8x10 trays, you'll end up with more of the Lids/Bases then you'll use regularly, but extras can be a good thing....

1 Qt. Jar

This is a One-Quart, Wide-Mouth Mason Jar.
It isn't accompanied by a lid. Those are purchased separately. Keep on scrolling....

The least expensive, most basic sprouter, Jars - when topped by Screen Lids, are a fine choice for any skilled sprouter or for those willing to work a bit more diligently at rinsing and draining, or as an additional Sprouter, for easy sprouts, like Beans and Grains. A great choice for Pre-Sprouting Grass and Greens too!

Half-Gallon Jar

This is a Two-Quart (1/2 Gallon), Wide-Mouth Mason Jar.
It isn't accompanied by a lid. Those are purchased separately. Keep on scrolling....

The least expensive, most basic sprouter, Jars - when topped by Screen Lids, are a fine choice for any skilled sprouter or for those willing to work a bit more diligently at rinsing and draining, or as an additional Sprouter, for easy sprouts, like Beans and Grains. A great choice for Pre-Sprouting Grass and Greens too!

Sproutpeople Stainless Steel 3-Screen Sprouting Lid Set

Made by Sproutpeople!

Fine mesh, Medium mesh and Coarse mesh.
Our 3-Screen Lid Set is made up of Stainless Steel Mesh - in 3 different mesh sizes (fine, medium and course) - each nestled in a heavy-duty Plastic Ring. Our Screen Lids fit Wide-Mouth Jar Mason Jars, like those we sell.

The wider the mesh - the more readily water and air pass through the screen. Use the fine mesh (the finest mesh size ever!) for small seeds (Leafy and Brassica sprouts), the medium mesh for Grains and small Beans and the coarse mesh for large Beans.
As your sprouts grow bigger, you can move to a bigger mesh size to improve air-circulation and facilitate the escape of hulls, thus making de-hulling easier.

You can also grow
Brassica Sprouts as Micro-Greens using...

Miniature Garden

The only device made just for Micro-Greens!
The Miniature Garden is a small and attractive device. It's great for growing small crops of Micro-Greens, decorative growing and growing at work.

Using the Miniature Garden is extremely simple. Just sprinkle small seeds on the moist felt pads and watch 'em grow!
Well, there's a tiny bit more then that, but not much.

Not a big crop sprouter, but very fun and exceptionally attractive as Sprouters go!
The Mini-Garden has 4 trays, each measuring approximately 4x5 inches.
When not in use, the trays nestle in the base - which also measures approximately 4x5 inches.

Hemp Bag

Made by Sproutpeople!

The perfect Bean and Grain sprouter. The Hemp Bag is even capable of growing Leafy and Brassica sprouts - though it takes extra care to do those well. It's also excellent for Micro-Greens - it acts as a planting medium.

The Hemp Bag is the most convenient travel sprouter ever. It folds up flat and does a great job hanging on a backpack, on a boat or over a hotel sink!

The Hemp Bag offers superior drainage and exceptional air-circulation.

Our Hemp Bags are made for us, locally.
They measure Approximately 6 1/2 inches wide x 9 1/2 inches tall.

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Recipes
for Brassica Sprouts

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Cooked
We don't cook Brassica Sprouts.