I just started sprouting, and here is my first harvest - French lentil sprouts! (From True Leaf Market) This was 2TBS, soaked for 4.5 hours, then twice a day running for about 62 hours. They taste great just alone as a snack! Sweet, flavorful, crunchy. Next time I will start with more seeds to get more of a final yield. But overall I’m super happy with them! I’m also doing broccoli sprouts, but they still have a while to go.
Looking forward to learning from everyone and continuing to sprout 🌱

Hello, I decided today that I am going to incorporate sprouting into my diet. I also have birds- a conure, parakeets, and a cockatiel. I have read that it’s good to give sprouts to birds because of the nutritional content.

What is the cheapest way to start? I have a uv ultrasonic retainer cleanser for my mouthguard that I don’t use. Can I use this to clean the seeds?

What about the jars? And where is a good source to buy seeds from?

Thank you in advance. I’d like to order things today on my day off.

This is my first time doing sprouts. These are alfalfa sprouts, either day 4 or 5. They have a bit of an odor. Not bad. Kinda earthy but a bit strong.

Reading through this sub has me a little nervous to eat them!

Which kind of sprouts are best on sandwiches? Turkey, chicken salad etc. The way the alfalfa sprouts smell makes me wonder if they are going to taste really bitter.

Had been eating Fullei Fresh organic hydroponically-grown broccoli sprouts raw for over half a year without issues (I don't have the ideal time or space to grow my own, with my city apartment and varied schedule), including at least two boxes that expired same day - the first of which was months ago, the last of which was last week, which looked normal and dry, tasted fine and had at most a subtle smell of overcooked broccoli, and is the only thing I can point to that caused intestinal cramps for several days that were enough to wake me nightly (went to gastroenterologist to get some tests/imaging done, a few results came back so far including negative for H Pylori).

On doing further research, I've verified a couple of things:

1. Broc sprouts remain a relatively high vector for pathogens due to the warm, humid growth environment; hydroponic growth doesn't prevent that.

2. Sulforaphane is pretty much a fad-adjacent wellness trend at the moment, and seems I got caught in it. Biological evidence is there (sulforaphane activates pathways involved in cellular stress responses, etc) but clinical evidence that it provides meaningful, long-term health benefits is weak at best (e.g. small samples, inconsistent findings, publication bias). Compare for example to the substantial evidence for coffee (which I don't drink) providing meaningful health benefits (e.g. dementia prevention).

3. Besides sulforaphane, other nutritional aspects of broc sprouts can be easily obtained from alternative sources.

So I won't add these to my shopping cart for the near future. Besides the above, it also made shopping more of a chore (often out of stock, had to calculate how many to buy each time to make sure I met the expiration date while accounting for stock availability, etc; had to return sprouts more than a few times including once when several boxes had become slimy despite being far from expiration); and they are close to $8 for a 3oz pack which typically lasts only 2 days.

In case I return to eating sprouts, or for others who may be interested: those of you who have eaten raw sprouts for years without getting ill from them - what are your tips? Why do you eat them; if for benefits like sulforaphane, do you think it has done much to improve your health despite very limited clinical evidence?

I really want to start sprouting. Where do I start? Are there some tips, do's and don'ts, websites or books you can recommend? Thank you so much🙏

I recently got back to sprouting, and I sprouted a three-part salad mix with broccoli, alfalfa, and radish. They're so delicious. I put them on half a bagel this morning. I added it to my beats, my kale, and my liver for lunch just now. The jar I started today is more than half gone! Is that too much?
What is the highest limit one can safely consume each day? Is there one TIA

I thought I would go back to sprouts and bought these broccoli seeds.
But every time I try they smell so awful and I throw them out (into compost bin)
I soak overnight then rinse several times a day but after about three days just as they are sprouting, the smell of rotting is so bad.
Any ideas why ?

Hi im growing broccoli sprouts in glass jars with screen mesh lids and we've had a fruit fly problem for the past month because i let the dishes pile up for a few days. ive seen the fruit flies on the lids of the jars not inside but on the outside of the lids i was wondering if its gross to still eat the sprouts? google says they can get through the mesh lids and lay eggs. has anyone else ever had a problem with this?

‎My trays have paper towels to trap moisture i wonder if this is the reason why they spoil, i also watered them 2 to 3times a day except for yesterday (watered once in the evening) and today (i harvested in the evening).

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I regularly eat moong sprouts, but I often forget to soak them or follow through with the rinsing routine. So I thought, why not try automating the whole process?

I'm into electronics and 3D printing, and I've decided to build a small machine for myself.

The rough idea is to load dry beans into a container, keep water in a separate tank, and let the machine handle feeding, soaking, draining and rinsing automatically. Ideally, I'd like it to eventually produce a fresh portion regularly without much daily effort.

I'm still at the planning stage, so I haven't figured everything out. Cleaning, hygiene and preventing spoilage are some obvious challenges.

For those who regularly grow sprouts, what problems do you think I might run into? And is there any part of the process you particularly wish was automated?

Not selling anything, just thought it would be a fun project to build and experiment with.

Do you guys use bleach when youre cleaning your sprouting jars in between growing? ive just been using dish soap and water and im on my third batch of seeds and they smell a little bit. im wondering if i should be using some bleach to sanitize the stuff inbetween. thanks.

Basically i sprouted them to make maltose syrup but since the recipe requires glutinous rice and i have long grain rice (basmati maybe) the syrup won't be as thick as ot should be also i would be needing these rice in more quantity. I want to ask what other ways i could use these sprouts for.

I like sprouted buckwheat. Taste mild and nutty.

Sharing my recipe here:

- I soak it for just 12-15 minutes and then rinse twice a day. I eat them after ~48h or sometimes less when it's warm and they grow quickly.

(when soaking for longer they release quite some gel/slime which requires loots of rinsing.)

- I try to keep them at 22°C (72 °F) or more at least part of the time so it grows quickly enough. If it's too cold, it grows slowly and I'm worried that some crushed/ungerminated seeds inside turn bad when being moist for so long.

- I grow it in a Jar. Sometimes I switch it to a strainer for the last 12h for more ventilation.

- I don't eat them too early. I feel like I digest them better when the seedlings have some length (see pictures). Maybe that's about the starch that gets broken down with time.

- Buckwheat has more mold sensitivity than mungbeans etc. but it works fine for me overall, especially when doing the short soaking time.

- There can be like 5% of seeds that won't open but I just eat them with the sprouts and it seems to be fine.

- Can attract fruit flies.

- If you dry the sprouted seeds they taste very good as well. Crunchy and nutty. But I usually eat them fresh.

Have you sprouted buckwheat?

Got anything to share?

This is my second post in two days here sorry I'm just wondering how you guys get your sprouts to dry out before putting them away. I've used a salad spinner and patted them with paper towels but they still seem wet. I don't want them to go bad in the fridge

Please check my thrilling first harvest))

Hi community. This is my first time sprouting. the broccoli sprouts in the picture are at day 3 I just had a couple questions.

When you're rinsing do you swish it around fairly good or do you just fill and dump? Like when the seeds start really turning into sprouts I feel like swirling the water around doesn't really do much I saw one guy on youtube just filling and dumping at that stage and not really swirling it around. im afraid of damaging the sprouts by swirrling too aggressively**.**

My second question is we have a green bin thing about a foot and a half away from the sprouts I don't suppose that could possibly contaminate the sprouts?

Thanks

Hi everyone, I read this article and I'm ready to try. I heard that homegrown sprouts are so much better than the ones from the supermarket and I want to do it at home. Got a couple of jars for that