Pea shoots

[zazen999]

It doesn't matter what type.

Bung some seeds in a nice wide pot on some general purpose compost.

The more the merrier.

Cover with compost and water.

A couple of weeks later, you should have a pot of seedlings about 3 inches tall.

Nip off the tops and bung into soups, rice, salads; or as a topping to pretty much any meal.

So good to have freshly picked crops at the drop of a hat.

Once you have picked the first batch, sow another. Then after 3-4 pickings from batch 1, you will have batch 2 ready to go.

And so on....

[Bren In Pots]

I've got some dried peas so I can do this today, was wondering are they ok left in a unheated greenhouse, or would they be better off in the kitchen window sill?

[zazen999]

I put mine in an unheated greenhouse but you can get them started on a windowsill.

[Bren In Pots]

Thanks Zaz I'll sow some now

[Florence Fennel]

Me too - off I go now, I loved these last year, they're delicious in salad.

[FionaH]

They are yummy and shops sell them as "super food" at stupid prices

[bethduckie]

Mine were planted today in an unheated plastic greenhouse. Love them.. grew them first time last year using dead cheap dried peas from the supermarket- lovely fresh pea-y taste and they kept me in salads and stir fries at a time when nothing much else was ready. Brilliant.

[Two_Sheds]

I've had some on the go for a month or so, but I don't like them... the guinea pigs do though

[VirginVegGrower]

I did these too after seeing Miss Fowler do it. I used old wooden wine boxes which are currently growing in the greenhouse.

[Bren In Pots]

Thought I'd post this link about growing pea shoots:-

How to Grow Pea Shoots « TopVeg – growing veg,fruit&herbs

then this one with recipes :-

Pea Shoots- Pea Shoot Recipes

[Newton]

Pea shoots are fantastic......and so easy to grow on the windowsill or in the GH. Sow every 2-3 weeks for a continuous supply........microgreens of any variety are so popular in restaurants at present. They are selling bags of them in the supermarkets in the salad section and B&Q now have pea shoot seed for sale separately!!!!!!! and more expensive!!!!!

Whats more you can plant them at any time and you are virtually guaranteed a good germination rate.........

[Bramble_killer]

i forgot to buy dried peas today

[Jono]

I've done this too since seeing it on Alys Fowler's show. Really, really tasty and dead easy.

Aren't pea shoots pretty good for the soil if left in? Or am I getting confused with the bottom of the full grown plants?

[Two_Sheds]

I used old wooden wine boxes which are currently growing in the greenhouse.

lol

fjalllllllllll

[Shadylane]

You can grow wine????