Pinto Bean Explosion
The tall jar I used to soak the pinto beans in has been cracked for
over a year now and I guess the pressure of the beans expanding was
just too much for it to handle. I've switched over to soaking them in a
bowl to avoid any further bean blow outs.
If you would like to learn more about the history of bean breeding in
this country you might want to check out this informative Michigan State
University article.
The modern high yield bean of today owes a lot to a couple of plant
pathologists working for the USDA in the 1940's. They pioneered a
program using X-ray mutation breeding that helped to bring about one of
the first bush navy bean varieties.
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I just started sprouting and read articles how to do it. I was told, by the lady who showed me how to sprout that the chickens need no other feed but the sprouts. Is this so? Do I feed them their regular Laye Crumbles, or just the BOSS sprouts? I don't want to kill my beautiful Chickens. Approximately how much Sprouts are fed per chicken? Thank You Betty