Abstract: A self watering apparatus for home growing bean sprouts includes a housing divided into an upper compartment and a lower compartment by a horizontally positioned divider plate provided with orifices. An open top sprout container tray is placed within the lower compartment of the housing, the bottom of the sprout containing tray is provided with a drainage opening. A tilting water container is pivotally mounted in the upper compartment of the housing, the tilting water container has an established capacity and collects water from a water supply line at a controlled rate. Each time the volume of water collected in the tilting water container reaches the established capacity, the tilting water container discharges the collected water on the divider plate and drains through the orifices into the open top sprout container tray.