Thank you Abby. I thought mung beans were the right ones.

I don't like the idea of putting them under the sink though. That's the place that has the highest chance of mold. Better in an upper cabinet. Rare for mold to grow up there away from water and humidity.

I will try them again. Maybe I left them sprouting for too long.

Annie

thanks for all the responses.  I think Abby has a good idea -- maybe we'll just start with alfalfa sprouts from the green grocer -- this way if Dude decides they're for flinging and not eating I'll enjoy the rest.  I used to love a sandwich with whole wheat bread, tomato, munster cheese and sprouts.  Joan 

I sprout three times a week I put my seeds or beans on a canning jar I put some warm water over them and drain that water off, then add some more warm water put some cheese cloth over the top of the jar with an elastic band around the rim turn it upside on an angle in a bowl.Rinse it twice a day and in 3 days we have sprouts

 

 

I am so paranoid about molds that I rinse mine 4 or more times per day. Mine are on the countertop right next to the paper towel holder. Can't possibly forget them.

The sprouting articles say to keep them in very low light or in the dark til they sprout then in a windowsill to green up for a day.

Annie

I soaked the mung beans yesterday, from 8 a.m. to midnight. Refirgerated overnight and fed them this morning along with their usual veggie mix. Murphy ate every single bean, Diana chewed a few and Maxi ate about half of hers. 

I am sprouting alfalfa now. Started them yesterday, too, but will let them develop the tail and green up. They are so sweet. I like them better than lettuce on a sandwich. I use a quart canning jar and I have three plastic sprouting lids in graduated size openings. Water runs in and out easily thru the holes in the lids. Got them at Walmart for about $2.

 

Be very careful with sprouts from the produce section. Many of those have been on the shelf too long and will be developing mold.  There was a time about a year ago when all alfalfa sprouts had to be pulled from grocery stores due to mold or bacteria.

Annie

I need new lids for my sprouting jars and didn't realize that Wal Mart carried them..

Do you use the wide mouthed jars for your's Annie? and what department, housewares?

 

Crystal you are saying the seed mix dry/soak and the 5 pound with the CAG/Sun/Zon on it?

is that the one you buy for your flock?

 

 

I buy the small packages from the grocery store and the health food store. Never noticed if they were organic.

The wide mouth jar lids at WalMart are in the aisle with canning supplies. I used a quart jar for the alfalfa since it takes longer to sprout and a pint jar for the mung beans since they were only soaking for one day and were not beign sprouted.

I also use the Nutribiotic once daily in a rinse but the other 3 rinses are clear water.

My alfalfa is about 1/2 inch long now. Maybe tomorrow I will green them up.

Annie

 

thank you ladies as I want to get a "crop" going again...