Re: Can you grow mung beans in Coir?

[Guest guest]

Hi Melody,

How tall are your mung beans in your mung beans explosion photo? Also, when you

are ready to harvest, what is the colour of your mung beans - the bean part? I

am asking because, some of my beans are pinkish but the crop is still very

lovely, crunchy and sweet. When I used to follow sproutpeople's instructions,

the beans are soaked in water in the last couple of days, the beans stayed

yellow.

With your and EW's support, I have been having more success with the mung bean

sprouting. Sprouts are longer, thus a lot more volume now.

>

> I have grown them in mason jars, and in Sproutgarden. Since I'm now

experimenting with sunnies and pea shoots I said 'why the heck can't aI grow

nice and tall BEANSPROUTS, the same way.

>

> I looked this up but all I can find is mung bean plants that develop in 120

days. I have no idea what this means.

>

> So can I do the same with mung beans as I do with the sunnies and pea shoots.

If so, THAT WILL BE MY NEXT EXPERIMENT.

>

> Nice and tall bean sprouts.

>

> lol, Melody

>

[Guest guest]

Mel,

120 days is the amount of time it take a mung bean plant to mature and produce

edible pods.

You could grow mung bean sprouts the same way you're doing your sunnies, but

don't you grow your mungs in the dark?

ew

Can you grow mung beans in Coir?

I have grown them in mason jars, and in Sproutgarden. Since I'm now

experimenting with sunnies and pea shoots I said 'why the heck can't aI grow

nice and tall BEANSPROUTS, the same way.

I looked this up but all I can find is mung bean plants that develop in 120

days. I have no idea what this means.

So can I do the same with mung beans as I do with the sunnies and pea shoots.

If so, THAT WILL BE MY NEXT EXPERIMENT.

Nice and tall bean sprouts.

lol, Melody

[Guest guest]

I just put some mixed beans, including mungs, in my sprouter and in 2 days they

have little shoots out there.  I had no idea 120 days.  I didn't intend to

wait that long.    When they get to about 1-1/2 " to 2-1/2 " I plan to put

them in a stir fry.  So is it 120 days before they get leaves on them?  

These look good.  My 4 sprout salad sprouts are not looking as great as when

they were tight in the top of the tray. 

 

Oh I saw a salad on line which was for a brunch and I thought it was very

interesting and could have sprouts added as well.  It is a salad in a Mason

Jar.  I thought it was a neat idea. There were also some poppy breads and

cranberry scones, etc. that sounded good as well.  This is for a little brunch

party.

 

Layered Mason Jar Salad with Zesty Little Havana Vinaigrette

Carolyn Wilkerson

 

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 11:45 AM

Subject: Re: Can you grow mung beans in Coir?

 

Mel,

120 days is the amount of time it take a mung bean plant to mature and produce

edible pods.

You could grow mung bean sprouts the same way you're doing your sunnies, but

don't you grow your mungs in the dark?

ew

Can you grow mung beans in Coir?

I have grown them in mason jars, and in Sproutgarden. Since I'm now

experimenting with sunnies and pea shoots I said 'why the heck can't aI grow

nice and tall BEANSPROUTS, the same way.

I looked this up but all I can find is mung bean plants that develop in 120

days. I have no idea what this means.

So can I do the same with mung beans as I do with the sunnies and pea shoots. If

so, THAT WILL BE MY NEXT EXPERIMENT.

Nice and tall bean sprouts.

lol, Melody

[Guest guest]

Melody, I let some mung beans grow out once last year, the little monsters must

have grown to 16 " in a tray! They lost their little fat sweet shoot, it became

thin and more bitter; the seed itself shriveled down on the stem. They weren't

good eating but they were a wonder to see, the small tray with giant lively

plants looked like a giraffe at a petting zoo.

Molly

> Yeah, but think of the nice way they would grow straight up. I could put a

whole cover over them and cover them. I think I'll do that just to experiment.

[Guest guest]

Well, I am now deciding if I should grow the mung beans like the sunnies. If

anyone has done this can you let me know. How did they turn out? I'm not sure

I'll do this because you have to put a weight on them and if I put a weight on

them they can't grow up straight, right?

I have two trays of them and they are stacked on top of my other sprouts.

And I put up SO many trays of sunnies and pea shoots this morning. I'm going to

have SOME harvest.

And the sunnies that I used today were SO TALL. OMG, how pretty they looked in

the salad.

Ah, how stupid of me not to do this 3 years ago. I would have been sunnier and

pee-shootier than I am now.

lol

Melodhy

> > Yeah, but think of the nice way they would grow straight up. I could put a

whole cover over them and cover them. I think I'll do that just to experiment.

>

[Guest guest]

I sprout mung beans kinda like Sunnies. I put weight on the Sunnies and they do

grow straight. So do my Mung beans. Maybe because the seeds are thick on the

growing surface...

I soak the mung beans in a jar. Then cover the bottom of the same pie pan that

I use for my Sunnies. But, I DO NOT use growing medium. I put the soaked seeds

right on the pie pan. Then put the heavy flat bottomed baking dish on top of

them. Put them in the cupboard so they first sprout in the dark (Same as my

Sunnies.) I leave the weight as long as it seems ok. I like the fat juicy

finished mung beans I get that way.

NannSea

> > > Yeah, but think of the nice way they would grow straight up. I could put a

whole cover over them and cover them. I think I'll do that just to experiment.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I think Mel is just going to have grow some mung beans in coir and find out what

happens. There is this saying that " if you give a child a hammer suddenly

everything needs to be pounded. " We've provided Melody with a new tool, growing

shoots, and now everything needs to be " shooted. "

Lee

> Mel,

> Personally, I would continue to grow thaem in the trays. That's been working

out for you for a long time.

> PS: Putting them in coir is just anothe dish on your counter.

> ew

>

> Re: Can you grow mung beans in Coir?

>

> Well, I am now deciding if I should grow the mung beans like the sunnies. If

anyone has done this can you let me know. How did they turn out? I'm not sure

I'll do this because you have to put a weight on them and if I put a weight on

them they can't grow up straight, right?

>

> I have two trays of them and they are stacked on top of my other sprouts.

>

> And I put up SO many trays of sunnies and pea shoots this morning. I'm going

to have SOME harvest.

>

> And the sunnies that I used today were SO TALL. OMG, how pretty they looked in

the salad.

>

> Ah, how stupid of me not to do this 3 years ago. I would have been sunnier and

pee-shootier than I am now.

>

> lol

>

> Melodhy

[Guest guest]

It's so funny that you mentioned this, look what I just did. Not in coir, but I

read on this forum that someone grew mung beans in pie plates so...... and of

course I MADE A VIDEO, lol

Melody

>

> > Mel,

> > Personally, I would continue to grow thaem in the trays. That's been working

out for you for a long time.

> > PS: Putting them in coir is just anothe dish on your counter.

> > ew

> >

> > Re: Can you grow mung beans in Coir?

> >

> > Well, I am now deciding if I should grow the mung beans like the sunnies. If

anyone has done this can you let me know. How did they turn out? I'm not sure

I'll do this because you have to put a weight on them and if I put a weight on

them they can't grow up straight, right?

> >

> > I have two trays of them and they are stacked on top of my other sprouts.

> >

> > And I put up SO many trays of sunnies and pea shoots this morning. I'm going

to have SOME harvest.

> >

> > And the sunnies that I used today were SO TALL. OMG, how pretty they looked

in the salad.

> >

> > Ah, how stupid of me not to do this 3 years ago. I would have been sunnier

and pee-shootier than I am now.

> >

> > lol

> >

> > Melodhy

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Your shelves look very nice.  Bit crowded at the stove, but then you are really

into fresh live food.  I checked out some of the recipes.  A few were no

brainers and some were a bit far out for me but there were others I think I'd

like to try.  I guess I should have gotten into sprouting much more years ago

when my kids were still at home.  Now they have kids of their own and they

aren't exactly kids anymore for the msot part.

 

Congratulations on your shelves and sprouts.

Carolyn Wilkerson

 

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 10:27 PM

Subject: Re: Can you grow mung beans in Coir?

 

It's so funny that you mentioned this, look what I just did. Not in coir, but I

read on this forum that someone grew mung beans in pie plates so...... and of

course I MADE A VIDEO, lol

Melody

>

> > Mel,

> > Personally, I would continue to grow thaem in the trays. That's been working

out for you for a long time.

> > PS: Putting them in coir is just anothe dish on your counter.

> > ew

> >

> > Re: Can you grow mung beans in Coir?

> >

> > Well, I am now deciding if I should grow the mung beans like the sunnies. If

anyone has done this can you let me know. How did they turn out? I'm not sure

I'll do this because you have to put a weight on them and if I put a weight on

them they can't grow up straight, right?

> >

> > I have two trays of them and they are stacked on top of my other sprouts.

> >

> > And I put up SO many trays of sunnies and pea shoots this morning. I'm going

to have SOME harvest.

> >

> > And the sunnies that I used today were SO TALL. OMG, how pretty they looked

in the salad.

> >

> > Ah, how stupid of me not to do this 3 years ago. I would have been sunnier

and pee-shootier than I am now.

> >

> > lol

> >

> > Melodhy

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Some put them in the refrigerator but I am not sure what kind of  storage to

put them into.  I haven't gotten that far.  I am not sure the height at which

it needs to go in the refrigerator either.  I am sure that there are so many

professionals here who can tell you though.

 

Carolyn Wilkerson

 

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 7:34 AM

Subject: RE: Re: Can you grow mung beans in Coir?

 

This has been a problem for me as I am the only one that eats sprouts around

here. I have had to get rid of some sprouts and I hate doing that. I want to

have some on hand all the time, but am not sure how to get the timing right

without having some spoil on me. I want to have some mung beans and some green

sprouts all the time. Maybe I will just start a tablespoon of green seeds every

day and about a 1/4 cup of mung beans at a time. I'm not sure yet.

> To: sproutpeople

> From: eliz7212@...

> Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:58:14 +0000

> Subject: Re: Can you grow mung beans in Coir?

>

> Can't tell you how long because I've never measured them. That's why I want to

do an experiment and grow them in a deep something or other, using the Coir.

They will grow straight up. And as for the color, they are a nice whitish color.

I find you have to eat them or cook them fast because after too many days in the

fridge, well they turn bad so I don't grow more than I can eat in two days.

>

> Melody

>