Guest guest Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 I just got in w books I ordered and they are going to make interesting reading. One is " The Complete Sprouting Cookbook " but it has the front section on how to sprout. For instance said the sunflowers need to be kept in dark until the root was as long as the seed pod. Then it can be uncovered to green up. But it has the most nutrition when the bottom is the same size as the seed pod.   The other one is " The Sprouting Book " It has a few recipes in it as well. Neither of these have as many photos as I'd like to see. I like visual learning. But looks like these have a lot of info whenI get around to reading them. Carolyn Wilkerson  To: sproutpeople Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 9:57 PM Subject: Re: mung beans  While I am growing the mung beans (in the round green trays), I put the mung beans in the bottom trays and all the other trays are stacked on top. In about 3 days, the bean sprouts have sprouted to the top of the trays. The weight of all the trays ON TOP, well they have their own weight so I can just let them do this until the 5th day and I'm all set. No added weights because I have 4 or 5 trays ON TOP of the bottom mung bean tray. But...if I want to sprout them separately, then (still using a round green tray), I wait until day 4 when all the bean sprouts have reached the top of the tray. I then put the cover on and put two cans of soups, or two 2 lb dumbells. You should see how they grow. They literally burst out of the tray all by themselves. So again, there are two ways I weigh them down. First being the other sprouting trays which stack on on the other. Or I use dumbells or two soup cans (when using one round green tray and cover) Melody > > thankyou, melody.....i'll bet that you're one of those people who take a " pinch " of this or " some " that and come up with wonderful tasting dishes !.....i don't have much instinct for things like this.....after i get the " jist " of something, i can then make my own way but i'm not there with the mung sprouts > > last night i put them to soak and set them into the sprouter this morning.....so, i plan to rinse them twice a day like i am doing with my others and watch them sprout.....would i put weight on them after a few days or when ?.....i'm in a much different atmosphere where we live now than what the conditions were in my florida kitchen and i'm learning anew.....thanks, peace, mary > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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