Beans ?????

[davegrace]

Hi All,
I am new to all this and have a REALLY basic question.
Can I use any bean (as in from the store, sold in plastic bags) to sprout or do I need to buy special beans?
Thank you
Dave

[MysticTree]

they need to be whole and not heat treated. Organic is best I feel. I buy regular buckwheat from my local supermarket and it sprouts just fine. Same with quinoa and chickpeas, mung, lentil and aduki. I don't sprout kidney beans and similar but I believe others do.

[T-Bird]

I have had good luck with grocery store beans, but not grains....such as barley....

[MysticTree]

I think barley gets "polished" so to speak and that damages them or maybe they get heat treated to prevent moulds. I get barley from the health food store which is fearfully expensive so I don't do it often.

[GreginND]

I find that many of the beans and seeds found in my local Asian/Indian store sprout really well.