Grow Sprouts at Home with the Bioset Germinator
Hi, I'm Niki Jabbour and growing sprouts at home is fast and easy. And because you're growing them inside they're always in season. Plus, there are so many delicious options you can grow with most ready in just three to five days. My favorites include alfalfa, broccoli, radish, kale and mung bean.
In this video I'm going to show you how to grow your own sprouts using a Bioset Germinator. This specialized germinator takes up a lot less space in your kitchen than a collection of sprouting jars and lets you grow three trays of sprouts at the same time. You can plant three different types of sprouts in the trays or plant the same seeds up every couple of days for a non-stop harvest.
A Bioset Germinator is a handy way to quickly and easily grow sprouts at home. It does the rinsing and draining for you for mess-free sprouting.
The setup is simple—on the bottom there's a drip tray to collect excess water, then there are the three growing trays. At the top is a reservoir tray; this is where you add the water.
Let me show you how to grow sprouts in a Bioset Germinator in five easy steps.
Sow the seeds. Here I have a selection of sprouting seeds. Broccoli, 'Sano Verde Max', a high glucoraphanin broccoli sprout, as well as alfalfa, 'Red Russian' kale, 'China Rose' radish, mung beans and Johnny's Sprouting Mix—a blend of broccoli, radish, alfalfa and kale for a crisp and mildly spicy flavor.
I'm going to pick three of these for my Bioset Germinator and then place the appropriate amount of seed in each tray. Find the recommended seed quantity in the instructions that come with your germinator.
I'm going to plant one tray of mung beans, so I need two tablespoons of the seeds to equal one cup of sprouts. For the next tray I'll plant one tablespoon of 'China Rose' radish to yield one and a half cups of sprouts. In the third tray, I'll plant three-quarters of a tablespoon of 'Sano Verde Max' broccoli which yields one and a half cups of sprouts.
You don't need to pre-soak the seeds before adding them to the Bioset Germinator. Just spread them evenly in each tray and then stack the sprouting trays on top of the base tray.
Water the seeds. This is so easy. Just fill the top tray with water to just below the edge keeping your finger over the outlet hole on the bottom. Place the tray on top of the germinator and watch the water siphon down from level to level as it wets the seeds. The excess water collects in the bottom tray which I will then empty.
I water my seeds twice a day, in the morning and the evening.
- Place your Bioset Germinator in a spot that's away from direct sunlight.
I usually put mine on my kitchen countertop because then it's very handy for watering and I can see when the sprouts are ready to harvest.
Harvest the sprouts. Depending on the varieties of sprouts that you're growing expect the harvest to take place three to seven days after sowing. The growing time is listed on the back of each seed packet. If the sprouts are pale in color you can green them up by moving them to a bright spot for a couple of hours before harvesting
When you're ready to eat or store them, give the sprouts a good rinse to remove the empty seed hulls. Then enjoy your sprouts right away or place them in storage containers in your refrigerator for up to seven days.
Clean your Bioset Germinator to get ready for the next batch of sprouts. Once I put these sprouts into the refrigerator I'm going to clean the trays with a mild dishwashing liquid and rinse well.
It's so easy to grow sprouts at home and it's made even easier with a Bioset Germinator. Happy growing!