Can i use any type of maize to grow edible sprouts[ie popcorn seeds] or R only certain varieties ok as sprouts!


Question: I am a former chef and used to purchased them from a supplier, and correct even the popcorn you find in the supermarkets will work.

But to keep them from going green and keep them yellow and looking like feathers, he told me once the sprout has appeared, you have to put them in a low light area, what he did was take green garbage bags and make a sort of wrap around the trays the sprouts were in and kept them in a warm place but with only a small amount of like a dark room or corner, with no direct sun light, moisten them to keep the growing and prevent mold from forming and then they are 5-7 inch tall start cutting.

I would recommend going to a garden center and getting seedling planters and use either cheese cloth to sprout them or peat moss.


Answers: I am a former chef and used to purchased them from a supplier, and correct even the popcorn you find in the supermarkets will work.

But to keep them from going green and keep them yellow and looking like feathers, he told me once the sprout has appeared, you have to put them in a low light area, what he did was take green garbage bags and make a sort of wrap around the trays the sprouts were in and kept them in a warm place but with only a small amount of like a dark room or corner, with no direct sun light, moisten them to keep the growing and prevent mold from forming and then they are 5-7 inch tall start cutting.

I would recommend going to a garden center and getting seedling planters and use either cheese cloth to sprout them or peat moss.

Any kind will work.





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