how do I know what seeds to buy?

I've bought a couple of sprouting jars and I'm egar to use them, but i was overhelmed by the amount of seeds and nuts on offer in my local stores. How on earth do I know what ones I can use in the jars and what ones I can't? I've already tried sprouting watermelon seeds this way with no luck whatsoever.

Hi James,

I am not familiar with the shops in Swansea (I lived near Merthyr for a while but never traveled further in your direction.

Basically, if you have a good wholefood shop, they should have a small selection of seeds that are specifically for sprouting. The "brand" I get in Bristol are called "Essential Organic". They do seeds for sprouting but also regular seeds for regular cooking etc. I sprout some of those too!

Easy ones to start with would be alfalfa, mung beans and lentils.

I have started a batch of rice today. It's the first time I have done rice and I am hoping that I got the right sort.

There is a company in US, the sprout people. Their website breaks down sprouting very well and will tell you which seeds/beans work best with which sprouting methods, their characteristics, lengths of soak time and days to sprout, etc. Lots of good sprouting info there.

Ok thanks. i've actually just ordered some Red Clover off the net and I'll see how they get on.