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Greens Basics

Seed to Greens
in 5-14 Days
Yield
1:1 to 3:1
Seed Shelf Life at 70°
2-5 years
Sprout Shelf Life
1 week

Nutritional Info

Vitamins
A, B, C, E, and K
Calcium, Iron, Lecithin, Magnesium, Pantothenic Acid, Phosphorus, Potassium, Chlorophyll, Amino Acids, Trace Elements
Protein
Up to 30%

Greens

All seeds that sprout will grow a plant.
Some of those plants are very tasty.
we call them Greens.

Greens are a good deal different than Sprouts. Greens are really amazing, but they are a bit more work. For that reason we suggest that you start with Sprouts if you are new to all of this, but it's your life, don't let us push you around.

Sprouts are eaten root and all - Green's roots are buried in something (soil or some other moisture retaining medium) so we don't eat them. Greens are a plant which grows vertically and which we harvest by cutting close to it's base, just above the medium upon which we planted it.

We have grown Greens - on soil - in Trays, for almost two decades. But, we now have options. We have multiple Soilless Mediums (including Baby Blanket and Vermiculite), as well as amendments like organic liquid Kelp Fertilizer, and Earthworm Castings to provide your Greens with nutrients to draw upon. We of course think you should try them all to determine which you like to work with - and which work best for any given crop you're growing. We'll advise you in our Instructions if we feel one is substantially better for a crop.

The most famous of the Greens is Sunflower. Often called Sunnys, they are a staple of Ann Wigmore's living diet - they are very nutritious (as is everything in Sproutville), amazingly tasty, tender and beautiful too! Sunnys require a bit more work than other Greens, but they are well worth the effort.

Many more seeds than are listed here can be grown into Greens. Among the obvious choices are Lentils and Garbanzos which both produce beautiful tasty plants. For now we just list those we have grown and sold for years, but as we always say - think for yourself. Experiment!

If you are looking for Micro-Greens, which are really just the Greens of smaller plants, come
visit our Micro-Greens page.

Greens are easy
Greens are good
Eat your greens
you really should.

THE SEEDS

Buckwheat Lettuce

$4.82

per Lb.

Whole. In Hull Buckwheat

These Greens which are often called Buckwheat Lettuce, are sprouted (as are almost all Greens) for a couple days and then planted on soil or similar medium, kept moist for 5 - 7 days to produce a full crop of very tender thin shoots with cute, and outragiously tender leaves and red tinged stems. Very easy to grow.
Read this information before ordering.

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Nalo Greens

$7.77

per Lb.

Buckwheat Lettuce, Sunflower Greens, Pea Shoots and Radish

We discontinued our old Mesclun Mix Sprout Salad in favor of this blend of Big Greens. At the same time we have expanded our offerings of Micro-Greens, which more than makes up for the absence of the old mix. We hate to disappoint anyone, but really, this is a good change. We have changed the name as well as the ingredients. The name Nalo Greens is from Hawaii, which has been a vacation destination for our family more than once over the years.
The trend on the gourmet side of the sprout industry is towards Baby Greens. A wonderful tasting combination with a great range of textures and striking visual appeal. It is a salad or a salad topping, a sandwich addition, a mix-in for pasta or anything else you can think of - and it is super nutritious as all live/raw foods are.

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Pea Shoots

$6.25

per Lb.

Snow or Other Good Shoot Producing Pea

Grown from virtually any Pea variety, Shoots are the plant above the soil. They produce a robust, tender Shoot in 8 - 14 days (depending on your climate, time of year and for how long you grow them). Really excellent stir-fried quickly with some garlic and tamari (soy sauce) and (optionally) ginger.

Note: You can grow shoots from any Pea. They all have different characteristics, so experiment.

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Popcorn Shoots

$6.60

per Lb.

Out of stock

Red, White and/or Yellow Popcorn

Used for many years in European cuisine, Popcorn Shoots are rapidly gaining popularity in fine US restraunts. The shoots are amazingly sweet! They are most tender when light is withheld - this is called Blanching. Popcorn Shoots are not for everyone. They are easy to grow but their sweetness is intense. They are very cool looking and make a garnish for any dish!

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Spicy Salad Greens

$9.95

per Lb.

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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Sunflower Greens

$5.85

per Lb.

Black Oil Sunflower - in shell

Greens grown from Sunflowers are amazingly delicious! If you you don't feel you know us well enough to believe it, just look under your bird feeder in summertime for a sorta thick stemmed plant about 4-6"" tall, with 2 leaves on top. Pick it off above the soil - wash well - and eat it stem and leaves..... See? Great aren't they?
Now you can grow your own!

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Greens
Kits & Samplers

You'll find many more Samplers and Kits in our Kits & Samplers section.

Greens Sampler

Single Harvest Packs of Buckwheat Lettuce, Nalo Greens, Pea Shoots, Spicy Salad and Sunflower Greens

Learn about growing Greens and which you like best.

Beginner's Grass and Greens Kit

Contents: One 8-Crop Tray Set, 8 pre-cut pieces of Baby Blanket (soilless planting medium), 8 ounces of Kelp Fertilizer this little bottle of concentrate makes up to 50 Gallons of fertilizer!), Plastic Spray Bottle, and 8 Single Harvest Packs of seed: Greens: Buckwheat Lettuce, Pea Shoots, Spicy Salad Greens, Sunflower Greens, Grasses: Barley, Kat, Oat and Wheat

Sprouting Devices
for Greens

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

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Tray Set - One Crop

Our Single Crop Tray Set consists of three (one of each) 10x20 inch Trays:
Drip, Heavy Duty Planting, and a Cover Tray.

We offer these for growers who want the biggest planting area.
This Tray Set will grow 1-3 pounds of Greens or produce enough Grass to yield 10-20 ounces of Juice.

All of our Trays are intended for growing Greens, Grass, and Micro-Greens.
We grew everything in nursery trays when we were professional growers, but the current tray's drainage configuration (the holes or slits in the bottom) is undesirable sprout growing.

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Tray Set - 2 Crop

Our Two-Crop Tray Set consists of:
One 10x20 inch Drip Tray and four 10x10 inch Trays - two for planting and two as Covers.

We offer these for growers who want to grow different crops, or stagger crops, while enjoying a large area to plant in.
This Tray Set's 10x20 total inches will grow 1-3 pounds of Greens or produce enough Grass to yield 10-20 ounces of Juice.

All of our Trays are intended for growing Greens, Grass, and Micro-Greens.

Trays - 5x5

This Tray has Drainage Slits. It is ideal for small crops of Greens, Grass, and Micro-Greens. We use it as both a Planting Tray and a Cover Tray. 8 of these 5x5 inch Trays fit into one 10x20 Drip Tray, giving you almost as much planting area as a full 10x20 Planting Tray - which can produce 1-3 pounds of Greens, or enough Grass to yield 10-20 ounces of Juice.

The narrow drainage slits in this Tray are perfect for any Growing Medium - and when used as a cover - for air-circulation.

All of our Trays are intended for growing Greens, Grass, and Micro-Greens.

We have several different Trays and Tray Sets to choose from.

Sprouting Devices
for Pre-Sprouting Greens

Your Greens will grow much better if you sprout them before planting. That's Pre-Sprouting.
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.

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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

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....

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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....

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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.