Flipper that is a worry. Mung beans are normally great sprouters.
Try a few in a saucer with paper towels. Keep damp and see what happens.
Try a few in a saucer with paper towels. Keep damp and see what happens.
It is all good. Solved the problems.
I have made another adjustment and drilled a row of larger holes along one side of the box for better drainage. The small holes are 1mm drilled then run a hot needle through them to clear any plastic. But found they were still not draining that well.
Double stacking.
Top box is the last of the Soak & Sprout mix.
Bottom box is the next lot of my mix. Still a day or two off.
Both boxes have drain holes, which you can see in the second pic.
Ok. Thank youFlipper that is a worry. Mung beans are normally great sprouters.
Try a few in a saucer with paper towels. Keep damp and see what happens.
It certainly seems like a mine field. But once you crack it your birds are the ones who get all the benefits of a FRESH NATURAL LIVE FOOD diet.This thread is amazing with a wealth of info - and firmly convinces me that sprouting is endlessly complicated and fraught with hazards. -
But sprouting - wow, what a lot of jars and steps and so many hazardous things that could go wrong.
I give a sincere tip of my hat to you sprouters for sure. Incredible!
I would have to agree ..no problems here and I just started ..I use jars and my cold room and everything is working very wellHey everyone. I'm a long term sprouter. I find it incredibly simple with no hazards, apart from possibly splashing yourself with water!
Oh, no! This thread is supposed to show how easy it is to sprout! It is not nearly as complicated as it seems.This thread is amazing with a wealth of info - and firmly convinces me that sprouting is endlessly complicated and fraught with hazards. -
This from someone who is generally unafraid of kitchen/ food procedures. I use almost all cast iron for cookware, I make sourdough baked goods and have different starters that are 10+ years old, I have in the past made my own yogurt and kept the yogurt cultures going for a while.
I have fed my dogs raw diets in the past, kept a dog with kidney function compromise going for years without using k/d because of the poor ingredients in it, etc.
But sprouting - wow, what a lot of jars and steps and so many hazardous things that could go wrong.
I give a sincere tip of my hat to you sprouters for sure. Incredible!
And unlike things they should not eat, but go crazy over these are totally good for them. A Win Win situation.When being freefed sprouts, dry seed, and pellets, my three birds will all choose to eat the sprouts first. That tells me everything I need to know. It's worth trying.
True. They can hear me getting their plates of sprouts out of the refrigerator and flock call to me while I'm doing that, then they fly to me as soon as I walk into the room and can barely wait for me to set the plates down. I feel it's the best thing I've ever attempted(and succeeded) at doing for them. I am rewarded in my efforts by seeing them enjoy it so much and I can feel good about it actually being good for them as well.And unlike things they should not eat, but go crazy over these are totally good for them. A Win Win situation.
Mung BeansI feed my parrotlets some sprouted stuuf, it's a mix including lentils, buckwheat, wheat, brown rice, adzuki and mung beans.
does anyone know what vitamins are found in this mix when sprouted?