·        A jar of warm water

·        Sieve

·        A bowl of cold water

·        Cotton wool

·        Shallow bowl

·        Plastic bag

·        Tie for plastic bag

·        Tablespoon

·        Directions:

·        Rinse the wheat grains in a sieve under cold tap water.

·        Put the rinsed grains in a jar of warm water. Soak them for 12 hours.

·        Remove grains from water and rinse them again.

·        Dip pieces of cotton wool in the bowl of cold water.

·        Squeeze most of the water out, and place the damp cotton wool in the shallow bowl.

·        Sprinkle a tablespoonful of wheat grains over the cotton wool.

·        Place your shallow bowl in a plastic bag.

·        Tie the plastic bag and place the shallow bowl in a dark warm place.

·        Check your seeds everyday.

·        As soon as the seeds sprout, take off the plastic bag and move them into the light.

·        Spray them with water everyday.

·        Note:  You can grow many kinds of seeds, beans and grains. Most of them will sprout in 2-3 days. Pick them up after 7 days and sprinkle them on salads or add them to sandwiches. Use a different bowl for each kind and do not forget to label them.

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