For those having problems getting connected etc , below a repost of a how-to.
Try point 1, and use the Sprouts v0.1.2.2-gd0cbc83 version, that seems to be working flawless.
Update your sprouts.conf with the nodes on
https://www.coinexchange.io/network/peers/SPRTS1.- Download and extract the Sprouts.exe file to a folder(rename folder to Sprouts) on your computer.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BzjQJeC8SbzicmszU2wxMVR2WjQ- Click on the Sprouts .exe file to open the open the wallet.
- In the menu at the top select "Help" and then "About Sprouts"
- Make sure you see "Sprouts v0.1.2.2-gd0cbc83"
- If correct, close the wallet.
2. Download the Sprouts snapshot from:
https://www.cryptopia.co.nz/Forum/Thread/1349?postId=8592-Follow the instructions in this post to extract the correct files to your Sprouts folder
c:\Users\"username"\AppData\Roaming\Sprouts (for Windows) or in the Sprouts data folder for other OSes
Just to clarify this is the filename and link to get the snapshot:
Filename: SproutsBlockChainSnapShot-(Date Created).rar
Download :
https://mega.nz/#F!DBxjDbgC!3Um0nxoE4QZlJ8Co_-EDsg
Note: Open a text editor and copy and paste the following addnode to the file, save the file as sprouts.conf in c:\Users\"username"\AppData\Roaming\Sprouts\sprouts.conf.
Open the wallet only after this has been done!addnode=101.108.240.40
addnode=101.108.247.174
addnode=103.86.98.7
addnode=103.86.99.8
addnode=104.243.244.72
addnode=109.235.184.93
addnode=110.170.30.204
addnode=113.61.250.27
addnode=118.71.65.187
addnode=124.190.162.13
addnode=13.58.252.244
addnode=134.249.166.11
addnode=136.243.60.19
addnode=173.22.255.31
addnode=173.239.212.5
addnode=173.68.195.199
addnode=176.121.240.152
addnode=176.63.17.81
addnode=177.195.181.43
addnode=179.105.110.16
addnode=180.190.161.176
addnode=180.190.161.97
addnode=180.32.181.100
addnode=186.216.191.74
addnode=187.143.108.156
addnode=187.180.181.29
addnode=187.182.232.217
addnode=188.190.21.97
addnode=188.223.147.17
addnode=192.230.55.57
addnode=195.240.49.58
addnode=202.152.70.30
addnode=202.152.71.46
addnode=202.62.16.107
addnode=202.62.16.51
addnode=202.62.17.173
addnode=205.251.171.136
addnode=212.17.37.144
addnode=212.85.91.97
addnode=217.61.21.28
addnode=222.153.54.212
addnode=23.123.27.38
addnode=24.11.45.99
addnode=24.135.180.59
addnode=24.19.58.130
addnode=24.193.126.32
addnode=24.23.174.140
addnode=24.98.199.115
addnode=27.255.47.16
addnode=37.26.239.186
addnode=37.8.230.27
addnode=45.116.232.41
addnode=45.116.233.62
addnode=47.37.132.178
addnode=47.54.168.239
addnode=49.3.238.189
addnode=5.153.161.178
addnode=5.170.10.170
addnode=5.170.8.33
addnode=5.197.32.14
addnode=5.86.212.150
addnode=67.143.208.29
addnode=67.143.208.34
addnode=67.143.208.48
addnode=67.143.208.5
addnode=67.143.209.13
addnode=67.84.22.18
addnode=68.204.15.92
addnode=69.130.148.120
addnode=69.180.185.65
addnode=71.19.252.27
addnode=71.201.209.44
addnode=72.201.220.191
addnode=73.119.36.245
addnode=73.204.47.125
addnode=75.131.122.15
addnode=77.160.23.113
addnode=78.147.177.19
addnode=78.70.234.88
addnode=80.193.147.219
addnode=80.216.205.42
addnode=81.159.230.25
addnode=82.11.113.129
addnode=83.28.11.91
addnode=83.28.9.43
addnode=84.115.253.70
addnode=84.117.67.46
addnode=84.28.37.230
addnode=85.17.82.166
addnode=85.4.48.99
addnode=85.93.46.13
addnode=86.24.244.100
addnode=86.97.218.161
addnode=86.98.101.82
addnode=89.201.162.110
addnode=92.10.178.156
addnode=93.170.135.244
addnode=93.171.117.96
addnode=94.160.203.41
addnode=94.162.22.34
addnode=94.166.23.162
addnode=94.19.97.15
addnode=95.103.34.188
I Lost my coins?! I it was so excited about the sprout 
this thing takes quite a bit of confirmations i believe.