Mung Beans crisp and juicy bean sprouts, and essential ingredient for healthy stir fries. Also great in salads and sandwiches within 10-12 days of sowing. Rich in potassium, iron, vitamins A, C and E and high in Amino Acids.
SOW: All year round - ready in 12 days. Can be produced in jam jars, trays, punnets and special sprouting seed propagators.
WHERE TO SOW:
Place seeds in a sieve and run under gentle cold water. Then soak the seeds overnight in a bowl of water. The next day, drain in a sieve again and get rid of excess water. Then fill jam jars about 1/4 full of seeds. Once the seeds sprout they should eventually almost fill the jar. Cover the top of the jar with a piece of cloth held down with elastic band. The jar must be able the "breathe".
Place the jar in an airing cupboard, and rinse daily with fresh water. Ideally the seeds should be kept in the dark at a temp between 15 and 25 ºC, but they will also germinate just fine on the kitchen windowsill. Once the seeds have germinated, keep on a window sill and harvest when shoots are 3-4cm long.