How to germinate mung beans the fastest

In life, many people like to eat bean sprouts, but the fermentation process of bean sprouts is indeed complicated. Some people don’t master the fermentation skills well, and the beans don’t sprout at all. The most common thing in life is mung bean sprouts. Mung bean sprouts are especially delicious when fried with leeks. If some sour vinegar is added, the dish will taste even better. Many people want to grow bean sprouts at home because they do it the cleanest and most hygienic way. So how can mung bean sprouts grow fastest?

When growing bean sprouts, you should try to use fresh bean seeds that are grown in the current year or the next year and are fully mature, and strive to make the grains full and bright in color.

Pre-breeding treatment

To promote seed germination, "starting treatment" and "seed soaking treatment" are usually used. The method of starting treatment is: before the pre-selected beans are sent to the germination container, they are generally poured into 60°C hot water, soaked for 1 to 2 minutes, and then washed with cold water 1 to 2 times. The purpose is to adjust the activity of the oxidase system related to the germination of the bean seeds, to give temperature stimulation to the dormant seeds, which helps the beans to germinate uniformly. The method of seed soaking is: 1 kg of mung beans or soybeans requires about 1 kg of water, and the most suitable water temperature for soaking beans is 20-23℃. When soaking seeds in winter, warm water is generally used. In summer, cold water can be used to soak the seeds directly. The soaking time for the beans is generally about 8 to 12 hours.

Germination Temperature

Soybean and mung bean seeds are both warm-loving and heat-resistant vegetable crop seeds. The minimum temperature for germination is 10℃, the most suitable temperature is 21-27℃, the maximum temperature is 28-30℃, and it should not exceed 32℃. The temperature is adjusted during germination by watering. For example, when the temperature is too high in summer, cold water should be used to water the bean sprouts, but attention should be paid to watering the sprouts in the center of the cultivation container to lower its temperature. In winter, when the temperature is low, warm water should be used to increase the temperature of the bean sprouts in cultivation, and at the same time, the circulation of cold air should be minimized. If you grow bean sprouts in small quantities at home, you can place the growing container next to the stove or cooker to keep it warm in winter.

Watering to accelerate germination

There are generally two ways of watering when growing sprouts: one is the sprinkling method, which requires a large amount of water each time, and the bean sprouts in the entire container should be generally soaked, and the heat of each part of the sprouts in the entire container must be evenly adjusted until the temperature of the water flowing out is consistent with the temperature of the water when it is poured in. Another method is to use the water filling method, fill the entire container with water and make the water level about 2 cm higher than the surface of the bean sprouts, so that the bean sprouts in the container are generally immersed in the water, and then drain or pour out all the water. Repeat this watering 1 to 2 times until the temperature of the sprouts in each part of the container is adjusted to the same level.

The best time to harvest is when the bean sprouts have grown and developed to the point where the embryonic stem has fully elongated and the true leaves are about to appear or are beginning to appear. At this time, the embryonic stem is about 5 to 6 cm long, the root is about 0.5 to 1.5 cm long, the bean petals are egg yolk in color, the embryonic stem appears milky white and shiny, the true leaves that are beginning to appear are milky yellow, and no lateral roots are produced. At this time, every kilogram of mung beans can produce 7 to 8 kilograms of mung bean sprouts, and every kilogram of soybeans can produce 4 to 5 kilograms of soybean sprouts.