seed sprouter

The seed sprouter has worked its magic… sort of

March 14, 2010
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We’ve succeeded in growing a good crop of sandwich mix in the seed sprouter, but our beansprouts are still disappointing. We’ll eat what we have so far, and try growing some more.

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Our beansprouts are stunted

March 10, 2010
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Our home-grown beansprouts are a lot shorter than we had expected, and look nothing like the kind of beansprouts you’d buy in the shops. We’ve followed the instructions to the letter, which leaves us wondering what we did wrong.

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We’re growing our own beansprouts

March 4, 2010
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I never realised beansprouts were mung beans, despite eating them at least once a week. I bet not many other people know that either, when you consider how bad a reputation mung beans have as a staple of itchy, scratchy eco lifestyles.

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