If it’s cut long ways it tends to get flipped onto a flat side and they have trouble reaching the edible parts. They can’t handle breaking through the rind. The soft parts are accessible from either side of a disc.
I sprout mung beans and feed a measured amount each morning. I call it their morning "crack" because they go so crazy for the sprouts. Nothing matters like their sprouts other than soldier fly larvae.
Absolutely. I keep sprouts all the time. Table spoon of sprouting seeds per quart jar. I use alfalfa or an anti-oxidant mix that includes alfalfa, broccoli, and clover seeds. I keep 2 or 3 jars in rotation because my birds eat a jar or so per week. You just need to rinse them out 2 or 3 times a day to keep them fresh. Keep them in the dark until the end. I let mine green up a bit at the end. When the sprouts are ready to eat, I replace the screened lid with a solid one and place in the fridge. The trick to keeping them good for a week or more is to dry them. Toward that end, when they go to the fridge, I put a folded paper towel i the jar under the lid and put them in upside down for a day or two until I've soaked up all the moisture I can.
