The phrase "the sprouting of" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe the process of something growing or developing, particularly in a plant or seed. Example: The sprouting of the seedlings brought joy to the gardener's heart, as she watched them grow taller each day.
The growth inhibitor maleic hydrazide has been effective in preventing the sprouting of onions and potatoes.
Given the sprouting of biochar businesses, the IBI two years ago established industry standards and a certification process.
It is a ridiculous word, but that hasn't stopped the sprouting of so many Web sites with perky "I ♥ N.Y".
In Mattoon, people watched the sprouting of places like the Bluebird Diner, made from three shiny silver trailers.
Germination, the sprouting of a seed, spore, or other reproductive body, usually after a period of dormancy (see afterripening).
Also on Sleepy Hollow Road is the turretless home of an architect named Michael Molinelli, who has watched the sprouting of suburban towers with a discriminating eye.
As a sign of spring, it ranks well below the sprouting of the tulips or the lengthening of the ice cream lines.
But back it has come through a revival of interest in radical women, the peace movement, Raphael Samuel's History Workshop, and the sprouting of local peoples' history groups.
Modern Moscow cannot afford such a luxury; these days, it mostly plants other species of trees in hopes of keeping pace with the sprouting of wild poplar seedlings.
Another urban-plus-landscape cluster was the sprouting of new buildings around the High Line, a popular new elevated park in Manhattan near the Hudson River.
An unwelcome intrusion into his grim routine is the sprouting of tiny butterfly wings from his shoulder blades after a caterpillar lands on his head.
