We will be experimenting with other fruits to determine which work best. Allowing space for the Sprouter, we put in the bag bananas and apples. We use a large paper bag - from a grocery store. Ethylene gas seems to promote the root growth of Mung Beans. Ethylene is a gas used in commercial Mung Bean production. It runs counter to our rap on Air Circulation, but hey, there are always exceptions to any rule, right?įruit off-gasses as it ripens. Our tests to date seem to validate the theory. We are still working on this, so the details will not be here until we have firm conclusions. Hard Seeds are easy to spot as they are smaller than those that are swollen with water, as we detailed above.īig and Thick Mung Beans - Growing With Gas
If there are - throw those (the hard ones) out (or better yet, compost them)! If you buy Mung Beans or other seeds elsewhere be sure to examine them after soaking to make sure there are no hard seeds (seeds that are as hard after soaking as before). as well as rocks (hey, these grow on farms! Dirt Happens!). If you buy your seed from us this is not much of a concern, but these are beans after all, so it is always good to check for hard seeds Mung Beans also tend to have hard seeds once in awhile. If we are in a hurry we'll use warmer water - 80-90° is a good starting point if you want to experiment with shorter soak periods, but be careful not to go too hot - that can cook your seeds in which case they will never sprout. In any case, we soak Mung Beans for 12 hours. We haven't had a lot of Mungs that required such special treatment since the last millenium, so don't sweat it - if you are using Sproutpeople Mung Beans. Of course, if you got your seed from us, we will tell you here if you need to soak them for more than 12 hours. You'll be done soaking when the seeds are at least 80% pale. Soak for a few hours more and check them. If more of the seed than 20% is still dark green, drain the soak water and add fresh water. The seeds continue to take up water even after soaking, so they'll be fine. If that dark green is no more than 20% of the seed, consider it fully soaked. This is difficult to explain, but I will of course try. To make sure they have taken up all the water they need. Before you end your soak, check them: If you see that on a lot of your beans, part of the bean (one end usually) is still as dark as it was before soaking, they may need a little more time to soak. Mung Beans will pale as they swell with water.
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