Growing Broccoli Sprouts - Do they need to be kept in the dark for the first 4 days? An Experiment
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- Three methods were used here to grow broccoli sprouts: 1. in the dark for the first 4 days and greening up in the light on the 5th day, 2. Ambient light for all the days, 3. Under an LED grow light for all the days. Can you guess what happened....probably....but it was fun to see, and taste. Hope you enjoy!
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Sulforaphane starts decreasing after the sprouts start turning into microgreens, which happens around day five. That is why you should control the growth until day five by keeping the sprouts in the dark or low indirect light.
Makes sense
I don’t think TH-camrs who make all those videos about keeping the jars in the dark know this info. Otherwise they would say that in those videos. Thank you for this very important clarification 🙏
I have been waiting for this video for years to clear my question and for this information of yours as well. Many thanks to both of you Tikki and Dary.
Thank you that's better clarification
❤ Thanks for bringing this fact to light! 💡 The is true of all plants, once the cotyledons form, they start sapping the sprout of its nutrients to grow and green up. Some lab tests I’ve seen say maximum SF is at about day 2-3, but way too early to harvest, if you ask me. I grow mine in the dark and then freeze, to increase the SF, in 100g packets for my daily smoothie.
When you rinse the jars twice a day save the water and water your plants with it .great video you are excellent teacher. Best wishes from Ireland 🇮🇪
Good idea. The thing I don’t like about sprouting, is the huge water usage
Now that is smart thinking 👍
I use it to flush the toilet, just like the water I save while taking a shower
I've heard this several times and I still forgot to use it on my plants! Ugg. Please keep sharing this tidbit of wisdom!
Excellent, will take your advice. thank you
You went to a lot of work here and it is very much appreciated!!!!!!!!!!
Keeping my sprouts on the kitchen counter instead of the cupboard will help keep me from forgetting to rinse them. Great video, thanks !!!
~Yes!!!~This is so true for me, too!!!~
Yes, that is the big advantage. I was slow to rinse one batch and had to throw them away. Now I can leave them out on the kitchen table and not forget
I love your videos because it isn't the standard "I googled this, so now I'll preach it as fact"
lots of "facts" out there...its fun to experiment....thank you M M for your kind comment!
I’m so tired of that! “Here’s the RIGHT WAY to do this thing that I’ve only done this one way one time...” Between broccoli sprouts and germinating an avocado seed, entire wars could be fought LOL
Do it the way that’s convenient and provides adequate results.
@@TikkiOOO THE BEST OF BROCCOLI SPROUTS VIDEO
Thank you. I was confused by the unlimited videos saying to grow them in the dark. The first time I grew sprouts I was a complete novice. I grew them in the light and they turned out excellent, therefore confusing me after I saw allllllllll the videos instructing growers to place them in the dark. Your comparison confirmed my beliefs. You helped me see the LIGHT : )
I saw most say dark but I wanted to try it the simple way. I just left them on my kitchen counter near the window by the sink. So easy and in 6 days little bright green leaves and long white roots. Almost all seed sprouted. Easy!
Me too done them before in light an dno problem; but haven't done for years and this time everyone saying to grow in the dark..This was a great vid, thank you lady! Just set my seeds to start off.
Depends on seed variety. Some seeds germinate worse with light, some doesn't care, some germinate and grow faster under light especially the smaller seed types. As for why many people recommend darkness...it's just a subjective belief that everyone simply believes in and copies and pass around as the objective truth, even though none of them actually tested it themselves. Human nature lol. Most social herd animals exhibit the same copying behavior.
@@zanaros2606 I just stopped chewing and looked up.
I very much appreciate your scientific method. You cleared up my question after watching about 20 TH-cam Sites. Your verbal explanations are extremely clear and concise. No Nonsense--No Bull. Very informative. Thanks
The same here.
Very helpful video. Saved me, and everybody else here, a bunch of repeated trial and error.
But there was no info on the possible nutritional differences of the sprouts 🌱 from each method so I don’t understand the value of the demonstration…🤷🏻♀️
As a college professor always told me, “A test is worth a thousand opinions!”
Mine was "your untitled to your own opinions but not your own facts". So of like truths. Who's truth is true and not just opinions.
@@jayrpyne7067 Grade F for English...
True
I love it when someone says "I have no clue".
I use jars that are probably twice the size of your jars, but I only use 1 tablespoon of seeds per jar. The sprouts have more room to grow and will then grow better. I also rinse them around every 4 hours and they are ready to turn green on the third day and soon are ready to eat.
You store them in the dark?
fewer seeds would result in less clumping. I'll try that!
This video was very informative. I am a virgin sprouter and haven't even started yet. I am so glad I came across your video. Thank you! ♥️✌️🌱
Are you a seasoned sprouter yet?
Honestly that was amazing... I, too, was binge watching sprout videos on TH-cam trying to figure out which guru had better results. Your experiment just saved me an experiment of my own and a ton of time! Awesome format. This was fun.
Thanks Jea S, I'm glad you enjoyed and thanks for the comment!
Good job setting up the test, but..... I wondered if temperature played a part. Under the grow light the temperature might have been higher, causing an earlier sprouting. As someone who sprouts seeds for transplanting to a garden, I know that temperature is important. So, I'm just adding a variable that wasn't controlled for. Still, the darkness might not be an important factor.
Excellent video very thorough one thing I would add rather than leave your stuff out on the counter for two hours to dry for the final process before you put them in the fridge or eat them especially on a regular paper towel which is loaded with chemicals unless it’s a unbleached paper towel why not simply just get a good salad spinner that’s what I’ve done before and it works excellent you don’t have to leave them out just trying to be helpful once again the very good video I’m beginning to wonder if you could’ve actually grown and indirect light as long as it wasn’t too hot
LIke other posters said, you are an excellent instructor. But more than that, you have disproved a very huge assumption and made anyone who follows your research a lot more productive.
She is adorable.
Even in her explanations.
This was of much help.
This is an excellent experiment video. I'm thinking that the stronger taste of the more developed sprouts/microgreens may come from an increased amount of myrosinase enzyme, that with glucoraphanin, produces the sulforaphane. This is suggestive of a more nutritious product, which would also be attained from just allowing more growing time. Another enhancement trick, for producing increased sulforophane, is to freeze instead of refrigerate the sprouts. The freezing process produces molecular crystalization, which lices the cellular walls, which places the myrosinase and glucoraphanin reactants together, to more readily form the sulforaphane. This mimicks mastication (chopping, chewing), which acts to break down cellular walls, putting these reactants together. This works much the same way as snapping and mixing a chem-light, where the reaction of two chemicals produces a luminescent compound. Since heat deactivates myrosinase, all cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, kale, cabbage, brussel sprouts, etc.) should either be eaten raw, or chopped fine and let sit for 45-90 minutes before cooking, to allow the sulforophane reaction to occur, or add a myrosinase source after cooking, like mustard, mustard powder, or horseradish, and then chew well.
Dr.Rhondda Patrick says to use on day 2 or 3.
Now I’m confused
wow thanks
thanks a lot again for this valuable info.... what happens to the nutrional value of sprout (or vegetable greens) when steamed till tender before eating them?
Lyses not lices yuck 😆🙈
That is interesting but if you freeze them won't they come out mushy and waterlogged when you want to eat them?
Thank you for doing this. I grow my sprouts near my kitchen sink. I tended to forget them when I left them in the dark. They get ambient light. They always turn out fine.
This was helpful. I'm uncovering my sprouts right now.
Thanks Tikki, I was wondering about this and you have answered my question, well done!
Hilarious…. I was literally thinking that keeping it dark was probably unnecessary and was hoping for it to be that way because I want my sprouts on the countertop where I can remember to rinse twice daily. Otherwise it’s out of sight, out of mind for me. Also, my pantry is absolutely packed. I was literally going to conduct the same experiment and now I don’t have to! Thanks for this. I feel comfortable sprouting in ambient light
Find an answer of Dary Diaz in the comments. She explained why we need to keep them in the dark.
Thank you Tikki. You leave no stone unturned. Great work !!
I’ve been wondering about that!!! Thank you so much!!! Just found you!! Appreciate your time💟
Thank you so much for doing this experiment! I've just started sprouting and I've been wondering about this. Very informative and appreciated!
I love your thorough experiments and videos!! Thank you for all the work so we have so much information.
That was an awesome experiment and answered some lingering questions that I had. Thanks!
This has been the best video on sprouts and microgreens in all of TH-cam. Thank you
wow I always stored my sprouts in a dark place the first 4 days. I wont have to now. Thanks so much. Just got a new batch of broccoli seeds to sprout.
Thank you for this video, I'm sure you have helped thousands of people with growing their broccoli sprouts. I was confused but you've cleared up a few things thank you.
Fantastic video! Thanks for testing and putting this information together! The commentating is perfect.
Thanks Tikki! Great experiment, I love your delivery :)
Thank you, I appreciate it Aliholic!
The ones from the grow light have a beautiful color. I haven't grown broccoli sprouts yet and now I really want to. Thank you for the information.
Thank you for investing the time to do this experiment and video-document it all! Very helpful and informative.
I LOVE your dry sense of humor!!! Very funny towards the end! - Enjoyed watching! - Susan Burns
I look forward to your videos! You are so helpful! Thank you! You motivated me to grow some sprouts today!
Grow some sprouts today, and every day! Thanks Stephanie, I appreciate the positive feedback!
I just love your videos. Thank you for sharing!
This was great! Thanks for putting in the work to experiment!
Thank you for answering some of my questions, and I love your sense of humour!
Thank you so much, Tikki! I'm new to this and appreciate your expertise, experiments and comparisons!
Thank YOU Leah, I appreciate the feedback! Good luck with your journey learning and growing!
Wonderful. Absolutely wonderful. You had a question, tested it with multiple dada points and presented the findings in an easy to understand format. Thank you.
Thank you for experimenting. I really appreciate your videos!
Excellent video both editing and info!
Didn't I just learn something new as a newbie in growing sprouts,thank you for your break down on darkness vs light ,,I've been covering with a towel the first 3-4 days now I can eliminate that step,cheers and happy munching
Direct and to the point commentary, Well done. I don't have extra cabinet space or a pantry, so knowing I can just leave them on the counter makes this a lot easier. thank you
Thank you for this video. I was all ready to start with keeping them in the dark and now I don’t think I will!! This is my first time sprouting; they are soaking as I type this!
This was so interesting. I am completely new to sprouting and found this very useful.
Beautiful! 💖 Thanks so much from a newbee sprouter - so glad to find your excellent video before starting. Love all the helpful comments too. Bless you. 🤗
Your awesome! Thanks for this! I"m keeping mine in the light now.
Loved this! Thanks for posting this experiment
Thankyou Tikki, you are the best!!
Another clear video from my favorite hydroponic channel
🥦🥦thanks nukestrom! 😊
Very interesting! Thank you so much for sharing.
Thanks for this.....best part of the video is when you said, "As to the nutritional value, I have no clue"'. Love the honesty.
impressive quality control...WELL DONE!
Thank you so much for doing this experiment. I've just started sprouting and there are thousands of videos on youtube with no comparison or verification. Your video is very useful.
i bursted out with a laugh at the end when you said what about the nutritional value? I have no clue - I had to sub
Same here! 🤣
Tikki, Great test procedure!! No nonsense in your explanations. SUPER, INFORMATIVE video!! Thanks, Tikki!!
Thank you Tikki O. for the video. You answered all the questions I had after my first try to grow spouts...
Awesome post… Thanks for taking the time to compare…
That was quite interesting, thank you!
Every person you showed said the same. They just googled it and repeated something wrong they could check for themselfs. I think their information is very misleading for a lot of people. So your video was very helpful. Thank you!
I don’t think that’s necessarily the case for all of them. I saw at least two extremely well-researched people (Dr. Rhonda Patrick & John Kohler) who are far from novices in their fields, and are great sources of information.
Good job with the common sense!! Thank you so much. I just got my seeds today. I got a salad mix so I'd have a well balanced addition to my eating. Keep up the good work! God-bless you!
Thank you so very much. Your painstaking explanation has helped clarify a million things. I think Option 2 works well for me, I don;t have a window nearby, so ambient light is best. How much you must love your sprouts and sharing that joy!
This was a fun video.
Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for sharing your test and results.
Thanks for doing the experiment. I love this video 🖖
Great experiments !!! Thank you so much !!! I have learnt so much from it in so many aspects to apply to and improve my own sprouting ! (And I’ve been sprouting on and off for 10-some years yet still got unclear about certain things, until your this informative video.)
Thank you! Just now learning about sprouting…this really helped me!
Great video, thank you for posting!
You are amazing!! Thanks 🙏🏻 you have removed all my doubts!
thanks for the video. saved me a lot of wondering.
Thank you so much for this experiment. I really appreciate all the work you put into letting us see for ourselves what works and what doesn't work. You save me a lot of time and effort. God bless you
Thank You Tikki; This was a very informative video. I learned a lot.
Very good information! My life just got way easier!
Tikki - you are brilliant at what you do!
Thank you for the show I learned a lot!! Great information!
Amazing comparison video! I have been looking for someone who’s experimented with this exact idea. I think I’ll leave my sprouts in indirect light for first few days then move to direct light the last day. Bravo. Thank you for this!
Did you try it?
Extremely useful and informative - Thank you for this information.
Nice work! I had this question and your video just popped up randomly like you read my mind... thanks.
You are so funny! Thanks that was super helpful! And enjoyable to watch :)
Thank you that was great. Options! I was only doing the in the dark version, not anymore.
Thank you for the great information! This is so helpful.
thank you...i tried this method...it seems superior to all the others...will continue using it now on
Thank you - very helpful information! 🌻
Yes I found your video very helpful, THANK YOU
Wow Thank you for this experiment, I was wondering the same thing about light vs dark. GREAT JOB
Amazing , I love experiments like this , thank you so much .
Thank you for a great video. A lot of work and time went into this and it’s greatly appreciated. I’m only starting out and haven’t had much luck mainly due to the fact that I live in a country area that has no town water and the weather and temp changes affects my ability to grow what I want so I’ve been watching a lot of videos to try and help me sprout seeds for my veggie garden. I think I’ll stick with sprouts for nutrition as I had no idea the benefits of eating sprouts compared to the fully grown version! 💕
Microgreens too! They are easy to grow and pack a lot of nutrition. They do take a lot of seeds, so it really depends on your resources. You can grow your own seeds if you let some of the plants grow to maturity and go to seed. Good luck with your growing especially with limited water supply! Thanks for the comment.
@@TikkiOOO sorry yes, I meant to say microgreens too!! Thanks again for great videos. Merry Christmas from Jane in Australia 🇦🇺 🎄 i
Great point. Thank you. Excellent I always wondered about the light. Actually the one styayed under ambiant light look a bit greener... great !!
Thank you for this video! This is amazing for someone like me who is just starting out. This is very helpful
this was really good!
Excellent experiment and well done. Thanks for the information. 👍
Super! Thank you sooooo much. And by the way, the lettuce looks good as well and grew wonderfully during the 🥦 experiment.
Thanks Creation! The lettuce is almost ready for harvesting now, I shot the sprouting video 2 weeks ago when the leaves were still turning colors outside....sad....all the leaves are done...winter will be here soon....good to hear from you!
Interesting experiment! I am just starting with sprout growing here in the Philippines so appreciate your info.
experiment contents deserve more views than contents with groundless claims
Thank you for this video!! I was wondering myself.
Nice job! Thanks for the info!!
Thank you for that experiment. I always wondered about that darkness part
Hey fellow Mason jar sprouter, thanks for your excellent experiment video. I sprout both lentils and broccoli seeds weekly and plan to for the rest of my life. I had been doing them in separate jars, then one day I had the brilliant idea of combining them! Doh! I don't bother separating the hulls, entire operation occurs on counter, rinse 2x/day, switch lids from screen to plastic lid prior to fridge. It's gotta be easy if you plan on always doing it. How about don't be so stingy with your soak water! lol! I mostly use mine in soft tacos, combined with homemade hot sauce, corn tortillas, melted sharp cheddar, avocado, purple onion, sometimes tomatoes, raw broccoli florets, sometimes sautéed jalapenos and opinions, sometimes diced garlic, sometimes canned yellowfin tuna or what ever else is lying around. Sprout on! 100-400% increased nutrients!!
Thank you so much ❤️
Thanks for doing this for us.