Paper Towels

• 1). Place a paper towel on any flat, waterproof surface. Spread out the seeds you wish to sprout on the paper towel.
  
  
• 2). Lay another paper towel loosely over the first. Make sure it covers all the seeds you placed on the first paper towel. The two paper towels now create a sprouting "sandwich."
  
  
• 3). Dampen the top paper towel. Resist the temptation to pour a large amount of water over it and simply sprinkle water onto the towel with your hand. Keep the top paper towel moistened at all times. This type of sprouter works well for a single use. A paper towel sprouter is the most basic type of sprouter and costs less than other sprouters.
  
  

Shallow Dish

• 1). Pour sterile potting soil into a shallow dish or large flower pot saucer. Use whatever you have on hand, but larger vessels offer greater yield.
  
  
• 2). Level the soil to a depth of about ¾ inch and sprinkle the seeds you wish to sprout over the surface of the soil. You need not press them into the soil. Lightly dampen the soil with water.
  
  
• 3). Position the shallow dish sprouter in a quiet location where no one is likely to bump into it. The seeds will sprout nicely in an area that receives filtered light.
  
  

Glass Jar

• 1). Locate a glass jar with a wide mouth. A quart-sized canning jar works well as a sprouter. The mouth of the jar permits easy access to the sprouts.
  
  
• 2). Cut a piece of stainless steel screening so that it overlaps the mouth of the jar by at least ½ inch.
  
  
• 3). Pour 1/4 cup water into the jar and add 1 oz. sprouting seeds. Press the screening around the rim of the jar mouth with your hand to secure it. When seeds begin to sprout, tilt the water out of the jar, daily, and replace it with fresh water.