Sprouting

[forestrymom]

I've never done it. I've never even gardened (never had the space), so walk me through sprouting step by step, please. I don't even know what I can sprout.

Thanks!

[Magelet]

I've only really sprouted mung beans, (and garden seeds), but I think mostly its all the same, just the time may vary.

You soak the beans in a LOT of water for 8-12 hours. (they grow like crazy during this phase. I'd say mung beans maybe... quadruple in size? you want enough water that they will still be submerged after quadrupling in size or more. I soak about 1 inch in a mason jar, and fill it with 4 or more inches over the level of the beans.)

You then drain the beans (they sell special screens for mason jars so you can do this easy, but you can dump them into a strainer or colander depending on size, just fine). Rinse them, and pop them back into the container. Rinse them 2-3 times a day until they're ready. (depending on how much of a sprout you want, you may have to put them in something which gives them more room or something I don't know. I like my mung beans just sprouted enough to be a vegetable, but not with a sprout really.

gl mama.

[heavensearth]

We love sprouting! We use glass mason jars and piece of screen to sprout our seeds. I have a picture up on flickr here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativ...7621800567969/ The key is to keep the sprouts clean by rinsing them a couple times a day and move them to the refrigerator as soon as they are ready so they stay fresh.

We have sprouted so many seeds/beans; some that we really like are: marrow fat peas, alfalfa, wheat berries, amarath and a bunch of different blends that are great for salads and wraps.

I buy all of our seeds from Mumms Sprouting Seeds http://www.sprouting.com/index.htm