Growing sprouts at home is an easy way to provide nutritious greens for your family without fancy equipment, and a fun winter indoor gardening project. But many beginner sprout growers encounter one big problem that discourages them from trying sprouting again–mould.
Nobody wants to find mold in their homegrown sprouts. Who wants to throw out precious food that you spent all that time growing?
Thankfully, we have a really simple solution that will stop mold in sprouts–with barely any extra work required on your part.
WHY ARE MY SPROUTS MOLDING?
Simply put, your sprouts are sitting in too much water. If the sprouts are too wet between rinses and there’s no airflow, this creates the perfect conditions for mold to grow. No on to the two tweaks that will prevent fuzzy sprouts.
1. WHEN IT’S TIME TO RINSE, DO IT TWICE
Sprouts need to be rinsed twice a day, but once just isn’t enough. Put water in the jar, swirl the sprouts, and dump the water out. Do it again, but this time, very carefully let the water drain at a 45 degree angle, trying to keep the sprouts as spread out in the jar as possible. Then. . .
2. REST THE JAR IN A BOWL AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO DRAIN THE REMAINING WATER
You know how when you set the jar back upright, there’s always that tiny little pool of water at the bottom? By using our Anti-mould stand, the water drains off at an angle and prevents water from collecting at the bottom, thus preventing mold.
Find our anti-mould stand on our website here: https://countrybounty.co.za/product/anti-mould-stand/