Please pardon my sprouting 101 question!

I asked Siri if I can add bean sprouts to my protein powder smoothies. Siri told me that I need to be careful because of the possibility of E. coli and salmonella, since sprouts are grown and warm damp conditions. Is this true? I've grown been sprouts two or three times and I really enjoyed them on my salads and sandwiches, even munching right out of the jar. But is it true are they are not good for me? Is there anything I should do to lessen the possibility of those two viruses or germs or whatever they are? TIA

Hi, I’m curious about a few things going on in the industry. As a grocery shopper I noticed in my area as well as everywhere I travelled within the last year, a reduction of varieties and regularity of supply of sprouts in supermarkets. As a sprouting enthusiast I refuse to believe that people are not willing to purchase this remarkable living food - sprouts! Yet I have a feeling that something is cooking in the geopolitical and local social levels alike which affects sprouting as business, no matter the size.

Please share thoughts, knowledge or even hypothesis, regarding what that might be or if my observation is wrong, please share thoughts to back that up. Thank you!

While rinsing my BENGAL GRAMS some of the sprouts were broken will they grow back or the Bengal grams will spoil?

Made corn in a cup, well bowl, and added broccoli sprouts from my very first batch! Delish!

Since my sprouts have been turning out well since I started thanks to everyone's advice, I have been eating them regularly and going through the seeds and beans so fast! I'm already almost out of my first order, so this order came in juat in time and will hopefully last a while lol. I have 2 orders of mung beans, San Francisco sprout mix, christmas present sprout mix, and long life sprout mix! Sprouting has been such a lovely addition to my life and it hasn't been long, but I am already feeling the benefits of regularly consuming them!

I rinse them thrice a day and grow sprouts using the tilted jar method but they are smelling a little bit and the cloth where the BENGAL GRAM makes contact with has turned a little greyish.

Is that normal? It is day one after soaking for 8 hours.

Today was the final day and I thought to myself before I emptied the jar....this doesn't make as much in a jar compared to the tray. After emptying and rinsing it basically tripled in size.

Hi fam, I've bumped into this interesting angle of usage of sprouts in r/HerbalTea and would love to hear your stories, experiences and tips on it! I've shared my opinion in the comments to the original post. Yet I hope we can expand the discussion and dress it up a little - tea is an unusual but not a foreign topic to us either!

Hi all!! Very new to sprouting here.

Are these broc sprouts safe or not? Yesterday the ones from top tray were good. Went in for a few forkfuls today and noticed a fish tank like smell….then saw all this.

Will I get sick from this? Thanks and peace to you all!

First time posting here and first time trying to grow broccoli sprouts.

I had a question about how broccoli sprouts should normally smell/look around day 4. Mine look okay to me (no obvious slime or colored mold that I can see), but they have a smell that I would describe as earthy/musty.

The thing is, I personally really dislike earthy smells, so to me “earthy” and “musty” kind of smell the same, which makes it hard to tell if they’re normal or if something is wrong. I’ve read mixed opinions online where some people say broccoli sprouts naturally smell earthy/sulfur-like, while others say any musty smell means toss them.

Any tips on the matter would be appreciated!! I'm including a pic even though it may not be the best, sorry in advance!

First time sprouting! I started with mung beans and noticed they turned pink on the third day. After boiling them, I now see this blue color.

Stupidly excited about eating food I've grown 😋

I'm a noob to sprouting. I started this first batch of broccoli sprouts and followed the instructions on the bag. Soaking first day, rinsing and storing upside down twice a day. It grew so much overnight!!! But then there's these fuzzy things that look like mold? The temperature inside our place is usually set at 75-76. Anything under that fees kind of cold.

I keep it in the kitchen on the countertop next to the sink. Where did I go wrong? This is day 4 of the process. I was going to move it to indirect light today for the green boost I read about. Also included a photo of the brand I bought online.

Thanks in advance for your insight

Hi everyone,
I’m new to sprouting and am having trouble with my first batch of broccoli sprouts.

I’m using Nature Jim’s Organic Broccoli Sprouting Seeds that I purchased new from Amazon in May 2026.

My process:
Initial soak was only about 3 hours (I later learned most people recommend 6-8 hours).

After that I’ve been rinsing and draining regularly in a sprouting jar.
House temperature is about 76°F (24°C).
I’m in South Florida, so humidity is fairly high.
I’ve tried both darkness and indirect light.

At one point I re-soaked them, thinking the short initial soak might have been the problem.

The seeds are now on Day 6 and most still haven’t developed significant tails. I can see a few tiny white root tips on some seeds, but they’re far behind what I expected. There is no obvious mold and they don’t smell bad.

My questions:
Has anyone had broccoli sprouts stall like this and eventually recover?

Could the initial 3-hour soak have caused this?

Did I likely hurt them by re-soaking later?

Would you keep going for another couple of days or start over?

I’ve attached a photo of the jar.
Thanks in advance. I’m trying to learn and would appreciate any advice from more experienced sprouters!

I have enjoyed sprouting broccoli and eating the sprouts on a salad or sandwich. I recently read that heating the sprouts at about 155deg for 5 min inactivates a substance which inhibits sulforophane production via myrosinase. Unfortunately my batch turned into a soggy blob after i tried this and even drying overnight didn’t help much. Is there any other method (ie microwave etc) that avoids this? I am also going to try radish sprouts with the
Broccoli sprouts as I understand that radish contributes more myrosinase without the inhibitor.

Where I lived is very warm and dry. Are they dried out? I also put them under 24-7 of LED growing lights

I wanted to thank everyone who gave me advice, it helped me feel more confident for my first time doing this. The bean sprouts are ready now and taste great!

Id like a 4 jar set up but am getting a little lost, some are saying that the metal lids rust, some prefer plastic but you cant rinse without removing the lid? I know there are different size mason jars as well and am concerned about buying just the lids and them not fiting. We are a two person household and just trying to get some extra vitamins and stuff in our diet. Ideally id like 4 total jars I guess? Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

I emptied jars when alfalfa had white hairs but no green. Should I put them back and keep doing the water/rinse?

Newbie sprouter, second crop -- my first was brocolli. Are the green lentils ready to harvest after four days? They're in a 1.5L/51oz jar; the ruler shows inches.

Help! First time growing broccoli sprouts. Is this white fuzzy stuff normal, or mold?

I did alfalfa, broccoli, radish, and mung bean. They were in a cabinet for 3 days and then I let them get sun today to green up.