Bean sprout safety
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Comments (1)Never mind. Thanks!...See MorePer instruction; Multiple bean sprouts growing together
Comments (3)Should be fine. I grow lots of beans (both pole and bush) in containers, or in-ground grouped around tomato cage-sized trellises, and they don't strangle each other or anything like that. Just feed them a little extra to make up for the crowding. If these are bush beans they might shade each other a little but it shouldn't be a big deal. I'm in California 9b as well, and just FYI the backs of seed packets (I'm assuming that's where you found the directions?) aren't the best source of info for our climate, since we don't have to worry about drainage in summer and our "last frost" date has nothing to do with what time is actually good to plant. If you're in a foggier place/SF there's a great book called Golden Gate Gardening, and if you're farther south the Santa Clara County Master Gardeners have good info and a planting calendar (as does Common Ground in Palo Alto)....See MoreBean sprout experiment
Comments (4)Update: So far it's been slow growing...er...going. I think part of the problem is that I soaked the seeds for 24 hours and may have killed off a bunch. (Didn't think beans were that vulnerable) I may start over if this batch doesn't work....See MoreSprouted my green bean seeds. Now, how do I plant them?
Comments (7)I use to presprout my snow peas, and I would just gently set them in a slight trough in the soil and gently put dirt over them. Why do you presprout your beans? I did it because the mice were eating the seeds, but not when I would presprout them. I totally forgot to presprout this spring, and didn't get any snow peas....See MoreOlychick
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