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How to grow and harvest your own Sunflower seed sprouts indoors in trays. Easy and simple instructions. Update on method: We have switched to using brown paper grocery bags because they are more durable and can be used many times. By cutting one paper grocery bag lengthways we get two square shaped covers. We place a soaked folded towel over the paper and keep it moist until the sprouts are ready to be uncovered. Aluminum trays don't affect the growth of the plants and can be used over and over again, and then finally recycled.We have switched to using brown paper grocery bags because they are more durable and can be used many times. By cutting one paper grocery bag lengthways we get two square shaped covers. We place a soaked folded towel over the paper and keep it moist until the sprouts are ready to be uncovered. We have had a few FAQs so here is the answer to queries about harvesting and the use of Newspaper and Aluminum: The sunflower sprouts can only be harvested once. Regarding the use of Newspaper, in summary, newspaper ink in the US is non-toxic plant based as are the glues that go into making the paper. Out of date Newspaper can be collected free. Aluminium trays don't affect the growth of the plants and can be used over and over again, and then finally recycled. Although some sources say that soil Ph below 5 (very acidic) can make aluminum go into solution an experiment using aluminum soda cans as contaners for hydroponic lettuce withstood 4.5 Ph without aluminum traces in leaves. http://hilo.hawaii.edu/academics/cafnrm/research/documents/j_haw_1_005.pdf