Sunflower Sprouts

Hulled Sunflower Seeds

Extremely succulent and mildly crunchy, Sunflower Sprouts take us less than an hour to grow.

Note: This seed is for Sprouts. If you want to grow Greens Use These. Our Sunflower Seeds come from a source which is certified organic.

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Growing Basics

Soak

1.5 - 2 hours

The amount of time your seeds should soak in cool water. Soaking is how we begin the sprouting process in most cases.
Rinse / Drain

2 times per day

How often your seeds should be watered. Rinsing thoroughly and then draining as much water as possible are key components to growing great sprouts.
Harvest

1 - 2 days

The time it takes to grow a finished Sprout, or other crop (Micro-Greens, Grass, Greens) from a dry Seed. Note: This "finished" Sprout is our preference. you may grow them for as long as you want! In fact, we suggest that you taste them at every rinse to discover when you like them best.
Yield

1.5 to 1

The amount of Sprouts, Grass, Greens or Micro-Greens produced by 1 unit of Seed. For Example 2:1 means that 1 pound of Seed will produce 2 pounds of Sprouts or whatever crop you are growing. You do not have to grow them all at once of course, unless you wish to =:-D

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Soak 2/3 cup of seeds in cool water for 30 minutes-2 hours.

Drain off soak water. Do not ever soak again.

Rinse thoroughly.

Drain thoroughly.

Keep your Sprouter in a relatively low light location.

Rinse and Drain with cool water again in 8-12 hours. You may Rinse and Drain again 8-12 hours beyond that if you want.

These seeds produce Soaks. They are not intended to grow Roots.

Harvest and eat or Refrigerate your crop.

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Yields approximately 1 Cup (1/2 lb.) of Sprouts.

Seed Prep Measure out 2/3 Cup of seed* Pick out anything you don't think should be there (shell or plant pieces, imperfect seeds if you wish (we don't), etc.). Rinse your seeds to remove dust or debris. Note: Sunnys tend to be a bit on the "dusty" side (it is a byproduct of the Hulling process) so rinse and rinse some more - until the water runs clear.

Soak Transfer your seeds into your Sprouter, or a bowl. Add 2-3 times as much cool (60-70 degree) water. Mix seeds up to assure even water contact for all. Allow seeds to Soak for 1/2-2 hours. We Soak for 30-60 minutes when growing these straight. We stop here when growing straight sunny sprouts. We eat our crop as Soaks.

You can continue to grow your crop, but in our opinion they are at their best - when grown alone - just after their Soak. We eat them all within a few hours - they never even go into the fridge. If you insist on continuing, here is the method:

Sprouting Empty the seeds into your Sprouter (if necessary). Drain off the soak water. You can use it - it has nutrients in it.

Rinse thoroughly with cool (60-70°) water. Drain thoroughly.

Set your Sprouter anywhere out of direct sunlight and at room temperature (70° is optimal) between Rinses. This is where your sprouts do their growing. We use a counter top - in the corner of our kitchen, but where the sprouter won't get knocked over by cats, dogs, kids or us. We don't mind the indirect sunlight or the 150 watts of incandescent light, because light just does not matter much. A plant can only perform photosynthesis when it has leaves, and these sprouts are definitely not going to have leaves. Until a plant has leaves, light has little if any effect. Sprouts also happen to like air-circulation, so don't hide your sprouts.

Rinse and Drain again in 8-12 hours. And, perhaps one more... Rinse and Drain in 8-12 hours.

We stop here. There is no real point in sprouting further. These sprouts are not intended to germinate fully. At most their germ is meant to bulge - but don't try to grow a root. That is why they are called Soaks.

As always, we suggest that you taste your crop at Every Rinse - including the very first - just after the Soak period. The soaked seeds are already alive and are now super-nutritious - and - they now have no enzyme inhibitors (a very good thing indeed) so they'll digest themselves and nourish you.

Harvest Your sprouts are done 8-12 hours after your final Rinse. Be sure - if you plan on storing your crop - to Drain them as thoroughly as possible after that final Rinse. The goal during the final 8-12 hours is to minimize the surface moisture of your sprouts - they will store best in your refrigerator if they are dry to the touch.

Refrigerate Transfer your sprout crop to a plastic bag, our shelf life extending Produce Storage Bags, or the sealed container of your choice (glass is good too). Whatever you choose - put them in your refrigerator - if you can keep from eating them all first.

*Seed to Use If using Sproutpeople's Single Harvest Pack - use the whole bag.

These seeds will yield approximately 1.5:1 (you get 1.5 pounds for every pound of dry seed), so in theory you can start with up to as 2/3 as much dry seed as your Sprouter has capacity. We generally advise maxing out at 1/2 capacity, until you get used to growing a particular crop.

Dry Hulled Sunflower Seeds await their Soak.

30-60 minutes later... Soaked, Rinsed and Drained. Like we say, we stop right here. The seeds are alive, and are texturally and flavor-wise at their best.You may of course keep going. The worst thing you'll end up with is knowledge.

12 hours later... another Rinse/Drain cycle. Done yet?

12 hours later... another Rinse/Drain cycle. Still sprouting?

12 more hours passed... Note: The brownish tinge is the thin skin around the seeds. Would that you where to "peel" them - you would see this:

Hulled (out of shell) Sunnys are a very quick crop. Though some lots germinate fast enough that we grow them longer, we generally grow them as Soaks around our house. These are so delicious we just can't wait - and why should we?! These are hard to find in great condition as the hulling process usually results in a high percentage of broken seeds. We have however, for the past few years, had access to consistently great seed. That's not to say there aren't broken seeds - there's no way around that, but they are great. We like to think we know - we sprout a whole bunch of seeds around here =;-) Eat them straight from the sprouter, on salads, cereals, sandwiches or any place at all!

Note: This seed is for Sprouts ONLY. If you want to grow Greens go here: Sunflower Greens

We haven't seen such vigorous hulled sunflowers in many years. These may actually germinate before you eat them!

Seed Shelf Life: 1 year. Store in cool, dark, dry spot. Store in freezer to extend shelf life.

Sunflowers are best stored in a cool location - we keep ours in a freezer, but a refrigerator works well too. If you plan on storing these for more than 3 months you should use one of these cool locations. Also, Sunflowers are pleasing to a particular pest - the Indian Meal Moth, which can appear out of nowhere when conditions are right (hot). These are organic seeds after all, so there is no other way to keep your seeds absolutely safe, except to freeze them. Consider yourself warned =:-}