Mung bean sprouts don't flower, mung beans will sprout when placed in water and soaked. Mung beans will grow a hypocotyl and two cotyledons, which are long, thin, hard and brittle and can be eaten. Mung bean sprouts are a common household vegetable, sweet and crunchy and nutritious, containing a large number of vitamins and minerals, and can be fried or eaten cold, which is good for human health.

But mung beans will flower, mung beans generally between April and June can be sown to propagate, the plant's growth cycle is short, generally between June and August can be harvested. The mung bean is an annual herb with a height of between 20 and 60 centimeters, and the plant has elongated leaves that are green in color. The flowering period is in the summer, with a large number of flowers, with ovate petals and a light yellow or yellow-green color.

Mung bean sprouts planting method

One, select the seeds

Planting mung bean sprouts can be selected in advance, that is, select the right mung beans. Choose mung beans that are full, round, free of pests and diseases, and healthy, so that the mung beans can improve the germination rate, as well as improve the yield and quality.

Two, processing seeds

Put the seeds in the water and stir them, pick out all the seeds that have impurities or defects of their own, as well as the seeds floating on the water surface, which have a lower germination rate of their own. Soak the seeds in warm water for five hours, which can encourage the seeds to fully absorb the water, not too long, otherwise the seeds will be swollen and broken. Fish the seeds out and use gauze to suck the water off the surface of the seeds.

Three, prepare the container

Prepare a basket, cleaned in advance, you also need to prepare a piece of moist gauze, waiting to deal with mung bean sprouts.

Four, planting sprout

Place the soaked seeds on the surface of the basket, the seeds covered with a piece of soaked gauze, to regularly spray water on the gauze to keep the gauze moist, but can not be sprinkled with too much water, to avoid stagnant water caused by rot. Keep the surrounding temperature at about 20 ℃, the appropriate temperature, can promote germination and growth.

Fifth, timely picking

When the mung bean sprouts sprout and grow, you can pick them in time to eat.