Grow your own sprouts in a carton: 用飲品紙盒種自家芽菜－培養孩子責任感和學習種植的有趣親子活動

森綠媽媽不時會購買果汁，在朋友處學了怎樣用飲品紙盒種自家芽菜，自己也試了種。自己試了數次後，改量了一些方法，發覺自家種的芽菜比買回來的更爽脆和肥美。做法十分簡單，森綠也讓孩子一起參與，他們很喜歡之餘也學到了關於種植的知識，也可以培養責任感。
以下是自家芽菜的種值方法：（也可以按這連結看影片 https://youtu.be/B5U9DxPvCYg）

需要材料：
1. 1公升的果汁紙盒
2. 90－100克的綠豆（也可以試其他豆類）
3. 水

所需時間：
4-6天（視乎天氣和想要的芽菜的大小）

做法：
1. 洗淨紙盒和瀝乾
2. 把綠豆用暖水浸6－8小時（時間長些可讓綠豆容易些生長）
3. 把浸了的綠豆透過蓋口放進紙盒，之後把蓋蓋上
4. 在紙盒向上的四個角處，剪出小孔（用來換水時讓水流出的開口）
5. 換水方法：
    5.1. 每日早、午、晚，換水3次 （也可以分早上和晚上2次，但芽菜會生長得短些或需要長一些時間長出同樣長度）
    5.2. 換水時，透過蓋口，把水注滿或浸過豆。蓋上蓋口後，輕輕地搖紙盒，盡量讓所有豆都可以有水流過
    5.3. 慢慢讓水從盒的四角流出
6. 換水後，把紙盒放在陰涼處
7. 4-6天後，可以剪開紙盒把芽菜取出。完成。

可以讓孩子參與的部分：
整個過程除了剪四角的部分，森綠也讓孩子參與。

森綠用自家種植的芽菜做出的菜式：
1. 蒜蓉薑片炒芽菜和蔥段
2. 放進泰式湯金邊粉

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Grow your own sprouts in a carton

SumLook learned from a friend how to grow sprouts in a carton. After trying a few times, I have improved the method and found that the grow-your-own sprouts are more crunchy and yummier.

Here is how SumLook grows the sprouts: (please also see our video for details: https://youtu.be/B5U9DxPvCYg)

Materials/ingredients needed:
1. 1L juice carton
2. 90-100 grams of green beans (can try other beans)
3. Water

Time needed:
4-6 days (depending on the weather and the size of sprouts you want)

Procedure:
1. Clean and dry the carton
2. Soak the beans with warm water for 6-8 hours (the beans can grow faster in the case of longer soaking time)
3. Put the beans into the carton thru the cap opening, then close the cap
4. Cut 4 small holes at the 4 top corners (The holes are for letting the water out after changing the water)
5. How to change the water in the carton:
    5.1. Change the water 3 times a day (morning, afternoon, and at night). It is also okay to change the water twice a day (morning and night) but it will take longer time for sprouts to grow or they will be a bit shorter.
    5.2. Thru the cap opening, fill the carton with water or pour enough water to cover all the beans, close the cap. Agitate the carton gently to make sure all the beans are watered.
    5.3. Let the water slowly come out thru the 4 holes.
6. After changing the water, put the carton at the cool place
7. After 4-6 days, cut the carton open to collect the sprouts. Finish.

Parts where the children can participate:
SumLook let the kids participate most of the parts, except cutting the 4 holes.

Dishes Sumlook makes with the grow-your-own sprouts:
1. Fry sprouts with garlic, ginger and spring onion
2. Add the sprouts into Thai noodle in soup.

Have Fun Growing!

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