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 Why a Bag?
People often assume sprouts are best grown in jars. Indeed, in the
hands of a diligent gardener, jars can successfully grow several
varieties of sprouts. But jars were never designed for sprouting. Their
popularity has more to do with their wide availability and free cost
than with their merits as a gardening tool. Any serious sprout grower
will soon run into the many limitations of jars as sprouting devices.
While there are other types of sprouters available with different
features, the sprout bag is a perfect substitution for the jar, with
several advantages. A little sprout history lesson follows.
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Made of raw hemp for extra durability. Lasts for years!
Which Sprout Seeds To Grow
Sprouting bags will grow any Sprout seed, even hard-to-grow gelatinous seeds
like chia, flax, arugula, and cress. But they are perfect for all
grains and beans such as mung, lentil, green pea, garbanzo, adzuki,
wheat, barley, rye, Kamut, peanut, quinoa, fenugreek, and shelled
(silver) sunflower seed. Sure, you can also grow green leafy sprouts
such as radish and alfalfa, especially if you roll back the collar to
allow more light. See More Sprout Bag Photos But, a straight-growing,
ample light grower such as our Automatic Sprouter is best suited for
greening up leafy sprouts.
| "I
just wanted to say 'thanks' for a great site with loads of helpful
information and great products. We just started to grow our own sprouts
in Sprout Bags and we all enjoy not only the sprouts, but the whole
experience of growing sprouts. It is a great teaching tool for our
kids. They love the hands-on work and then tasting what they helped
grow. Great job!" Your friend in NY,
Bill Scheps
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- Easy! Just Dip n' Hang (or lay in a bowl)
- Dip twice per day. Takes less than 1 min.
- Watch them grow. Ready as soon as 4-5 days.
- Grows mung, lentil, chick pea, green pea, adzuki, and more.
- Grows wheat, barley, rye, spelt, kamut, quinoa, sesame, millet.
- Grows broccoli, alfalfa, clover, radish, chives.
- Grows chia, arugula, flax, cress, psyllium.
- Expands or contracts according to how much you wish to grow.
- 1 lb of beans can yield 5 lbs of bean sprouts.
- Size (dry) is 7 x 11 inches.
- Hangs on any hook or knob.
- Durable. Lasts for over 1000+ growing cycles.
- Also makes Nut Milk and...
- Stores produce. Breathable weave extends the life of produce.
Sproutman says:
Use one bag for garbanzos, one for peas, and a third for
starting wheat for your next batch of wheatgrass or sprouted wheat
bread!
Watch Sproutman demonstrate the Sprout Bag
Sprout History Lesson
The Modern Age
THE SPROUT BAG
- Description. Made from industrial Hemp fiber. Grown naturally and woven without any chemicals. Discovered by Sproutman circa 1979.
- How Much Time. Really fast. Convenient 2 step action. Dip in water, hang and hook.
- How Much Space. Bags expand or contract according to how much is in them. Major space saver in fridge.
- Air Circulation. All sprouts on all sides breath fresh air! Good air circulation is the antidote to mold.
- Drainage. Drain completely without any tilting. No waiting necessary.
- Size. One size fits all. Sow from 1/4 cup to 2 cups. Grows 4oz up to 96oz. Dimensions 7"x11".
- Won't Break. Industrial hemp is tough. Lasts for many years or a thousand usages. Actually stronger wet than dry.
- What Sprouts. All sproutable nuts, grains, beans, vegetable seeds, gelatinous seeds. Even leafy sprouts get light by opening the top.
- Advantages. Portable.
Unbreakable. Lightweight. Durable. Low cost. Versatile: store
vegetables. Makes nut milk. Ideal for traveling, camping, hiking,
boating. Perfect aeration and drainage. Remains moist but not wet.
Sprout bags are perfect for making delicious sprout bread.
Here is Sproutman's basic sprout bread recipe.
"I so love that you shared what you eat
with us! Way to go, Steve!!! You gave me some new ideas! Thanks so much
and thanks so much for your spouting hemp bag. I love it! I'll have to
visit you again and buy more stuff from you. You rock! Blessings!!"
Eva
The Dark Ages
THE JAR
Description. Old fashioned method, cumbersome. Requires rubber bands, screens, special lids, cheesecloth. Cheesecloth readily collects bacteria.
- How Much Time. A time consuming 4 step process. Fill up, pour out, wait for it to stop draining, store on a shelf, tilt on an angle.
- How Much Space. Requires shelving with tilted angles. Large jars take up precious refrigerator space.
- Air Circulation. Inadequate. Narrow jar mouth limits air circulation. Creates conditions conducive to mold.
- Drainage. Often incomplete causing mold growth in stagnant water.
- Size. Small jars overflow easily. Hands can't get inside narrow opening. Gallon size jars are hard to find and take up a lot of space.
- Breakage. Jars require extra care during handling. Glass breakages ruin entire crop.
- What Sprouts. Limited only to high germination beans and grains. Alfalfa and other greens grow jumbled and only get green on the surface.
- Advantages. Jars are perfect for storing seeds. Store your seeds in a cool dark place.
"I
purchased a sprout bag last week and just took my sprout bread out of
the oven. I'm so very happy with the product. I've been wanting to grow
sprouts for years and your bag is so easy. I used wheat berries for my
first loaf of bread. It's so good. I also bought your Kitchen Garden
Cookbook. You are awesome. Thank you so much!"
Margaret Anderson, Castro Valley, CA, July 24, 2002
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"
Hello again, well, I simply wanted to let you know that I received the
sprout bags today...awesome job on these puppies...very nice...I am
extremely excited to get started...I've been waiting for like a week to
decide which sprouter I was going to buy...,after I have stopped
cooking any of my nutrients and sending them down the drain...and
considering that I am very busy and will be traveling, these bags are
the best! Now I will have a complete protein!....awesomeness...legumes
and grains...in living and extra powerful form....now that's what I'm
talkin' about...haha blessings to you all.
David Stegman, Nashville, Tenn.
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Just Dip and Hang!
Sproutman holding his original Sprout Bag in 1979
click here to learn How are Sprout bags made? Are they organic?
| Dear Ellen: I love these sprout bags. They work as well as the Sproutman said they do. Awesome, easy, great sprouts. Thanks!
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MORE SPROUT BAG PHOTOS AND RECIPES HERE
I invented the fabric sprout bag in 1979 after years of
hefting jars from workshop to workshop and breaking a fair percentage
of them. Sure I was tired of cleaning up the broken glass, but I was
also tired getting your distress calls about getting mold growing in
your jars. I put two and two together and after many failed attempts
using cotton, I made the first successful fabric sprout bag using
flax---the fiber from which we get linen. But flax also has a sister
weed---Hemp. Either fiber resists mold and mildew. I promote hemp today
because it is so versatile. It can also be used to make paper and rope,
building materials, cosmetics, paint, diesel fuel, and food. It s a
renewable resource and can put lots of farmers back to work. By the
way, hemp grown for fiber does not contain the psychotropic plant
compounds found in its famous sister plant---marijuana. Heck, back in
the 1700s in the U.S., most documents were written on paper made from
hemp or flax. --Sproutman
