Last year we received state funding for a project to grow sprouts in our local community. With spring just a few months away, we are about to start experimenting.
The amount of support money was reduced from the amount we applied for, and while it will be difficult to grow on a large scale at the market hall, it will be test growing on a small scale and developing a kit that will make it easier to grow sprouts in an environment friendly way.
Sprouts are plants in the early stages when seeds begin to germinate, and are considered nutritious and healthy, rich in vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and antioxidants. I grow sprouts myself because they taste good, have nice colors and appearance, and I want to include them in my diet.
But for some reason, I am not always able to grow them and make great use of them. I would like to design a good interface by carefully observing human behavior to find out what the hurdles are and how to make it easier for people to enjoy growing sprouts at home.
To investigate existing kits, I bought a kit that I often see in organic stores. It is a three-tiered system, with sprouts growing in the top two tiers where the water falls down. I sowed watercress and broccolini seeds.
I had a variety of seeds in my advent calendar last year, so I'm going to try other varieties too.
I'm looking forward to seeing how the sprouts and projects grow.
Happy indoor gardening!
昨年、地域でスプラウトを育てるプロジェクトに州から予算をつけてもらいました。あと数ヶ月で春ということで、そろそろ実験を始めようとしています。
申請時の金額からは減額され、マーケットホールでの大規模な栽培は難しいのですが、小規模のテスト栽培と、環境に配慮してスプラウトを育てやすいキットの開発ならできそうということでプロジェクトの方向性を少し変えることになりました。
スプラウトは種子が発芽し始めた初期段階の植物で、ビタミン、ミネラル、酵素、抗酸化物質などが豊富に含まれていて栄養価が高く、健康に良いとされています。味や色、見た目もおもしろいので、食卓に取り入れたく、私自身スプラウトを育てています。
でも、どうしてか常に育ててものすごく活用できているわけではありません。何がハードルになっているのか、どうしたらもっとみんな手軽に家で食べられるものを栽培できるか、人間の行動をよく観察して、よいインターフェイスをデザインしたいです。
既存のキットの調査もしようということで、オーガニックショップでよく見かけるキットを買ってきました。三段式で、水が下に落ちる上二段でスプラウトを育てるというものです。クレソンとブロッコリーニのタネをまきました。
去年のアドベントカレンダーにいろいろな種が入っていたので、他の種類も試してみます。
スプラウトとプロジェクトがどう育っていくか楽しみです。
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Woooow! Thank you a lot @leo.tasks & the kind person 😊
I am TERRIBLE at growing sprouts - they just end up smelly. And seeds are expensive too.
I worried about it but luckily it seems OK. I think I would make it the same if I were in Japan, where a lot more moisture. Seed prices in Germany is not expensive probably because it's a gardening country here 😊
Good luck, I hope you get the result you want. I know how difficult it is.
I wish so too. At our place, luckily it is not so difficult I think as long as I tried in a small scale in a glass jar. I'll see!