Guest guest Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 My wife used to grow them by putting a paper towel on a plate, then arrange the beans on the towel. Moisten the towel, cover with another towel and moisten it. The beans will sprout and grow. When they are ready, simply dump the towel into a collander and rinse off the sprouts. The nature of mung sprouts is to have a long root. I have never seen anything else. Chad in Tulsa. ________________________________ " C259s " <C259s Sunday, March 8, 2009 5:34:29 AM Bean Sprouts/Mung Beans I have made a number of attempts at growing these sprouts in the way that I have been told. That is to place some beans in a large jar, cover with warm water for a few hours and then drain. Then rinse in cold water and leave in jar. Daily rinse and drain in cold water. Beans start sprouting but they have enourmous long roots on them. Not very pleasant at all. I have tried leaving them for shorter times and having shorter sprouts but the roots are still very long. It quite puts me off using the sprouts. As the sprouta are all tangles together it is not an option to try to cut off all the roots. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong? Regards, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Why would you take the roots off? Eat them as is. - <C259s Sunday, March 08, 2009 5:34 AM Bean Sprouts/Mung Beans >I have made a number of attempts at growing these sprouts in the way that I > have been told. That is to place some beans in a large jar, cover with > warm > water for a few hours and then drain. Then rinse in cold water and leave > in > jar. Daily rinse and drain in cold water. Beans start sprouting but they > have > enourmous long roots on them. Not very pleasant at all. I have tried > leaving > them for shorter times and having shorter sprouts but the roots are still > very > long. It quite puts me off using the sprouts. As the sprouta are all > tangles > together it is not an option to try to cut off all the roots. > > Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong? > > Regards, > Chris > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Are you looking for leaves from your sprouts?? The long root IS the sprout for mung beans. Just start using them when the root (sprout) gets to the length you want. JonquilJan Learn something new every day As long as you are learning, you are living When you stop learning, you start dying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 Hi Chris, I normally keep the moong/chickpeas or other beans in warm water for overnite, rinse them in morning and wrap in the piece of cloth or j cloth, leave it in dark place, wash it in warm water and leave it for 2 days or more. There is no long roots unless you leave it for many days. try this should work. Good luck Lalit , C259s wrote: > > I have made a number of attempts at growing these sprouts in the way that I > have been told. That is to place some beans in a large jar, cover with warm > water for a few hours and then drain. Then rinse in cold water and leave in > jar. Daily rinse and drain in cold water. Beans start sprouting but they have > enourmous long roots on them. Not very pleasant at all. I have tried leaving > them for shorter times and having shorter sprouts but the roots are still very > long. It quite puts me off using the sprouts. As the sprouta are all tangles > together it is not an option to try to cut off all the roots. > > Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong? > > Regards, > Chris > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 Dans un e-mail daté du 08/03/2009 22:33:37 Romance Standard Time, llscott2000 a écrit : Why would you take the roots off? Eat them as is. The gray hairy roots look most unpalatable and are not present on sprouts that I buy from the shop.. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 If you are growing leaves, you're growing them too long. ________________________________ " C259s " <C259s Monday, March 9, 2009 6:05:05 AM Re: Bean Sprouts/Mung Beans Dans un e-mail daté du 08/03/2009 21:29:49 Romance Standard Time, ward39 (AT) imcnet (DOT) net a écrit : Are you looking for leaves from your sprouts?? The long root IS the sprout for mung beans. Just start using them when the root (sprout) gets to the length you want. Hi, I think that we might be talking at slighltly cross purposes. I know that I eat the wee green leaf and the long whitish stem. I thinkthat it is this stem that you are referring to as the root. I mean that I get a green leaf, a long white stem and them from the bottom of that stem there a mass of long hair like 'roots' which I don't want to use. They are not present when I buy fresh bean sprouts on the rare occasions that the supermarket has them. Regards, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 Some links to help: http://www.sproutpeople.com/seed/print/mung.html http://www.ayurbalance.com/explore_howtosbeansprouts.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mung_bean Good luck. Best, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 > The gray hairy roots look most unpalatable and are not present on sprouts that I buy from the shop.. Perhaps the grower cuts them off; the containers they use fo production and shipping would allow for that. if they bother you, you can snip them off with scissors, or perhaps sprout something else. Any small edible legume makes good sprouts, and they're all different; I especially love lentil sprouts, which have a rich, fresh flavor with a delightful black-pepper overtone, spicy but not hot. But you eat carrots, beets, parsnips and other roots, don't you? These are just tiny, baby edible roots; I suspect the reason they look grey is that they're so young they're translucent. The root-hairs that come off the lower taproot of turnips also look that way when young. Try nibbling a " rooty " sprout and see if you like it. Who knows? You might. Also, how long are these roots? Could you be letting the sprouting process go on too long? Rain @@@@ \ \ \ \ \ \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Having read everyones very kind comments on how to grow bean sprouts I think that we are probably leaving them to grow for far too long a time. I have to go into hospital for a few days next week but when I am back home I will give it another try and let you know how I get on. Regards, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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