I always have a couple of jars of sprouts sitting in the corner of my kitchen counter. Favorites include alfalfa, arugula, mustard, and pea sprouts. They take just a few days to sprout and we love to sprinkle them on sandwiches, scrambled eggs, salads, stir-fries, pasta, and a million other dishes. Here are step by step growing instructions for pea sprouts:.
Once the pea sprouts are ready to harvest, I give them a final rinse and then lay them on a clean kitchen towel to drain and dry a bit. I give them an hour or so to dry on the towel and then place them in a paper towel lined food storage container in the refrigerator. They should keep for at least a week. Here is a quick guide to growing pea shoots:. Watch this video for step by step instructions for growing shoots and microgreens. They can also be planted in pots and trays in greenhouses, cold frames, or on decks and patios.
In spring and fall I often start a tray on my sunny back deck. Using clean scissors or herb snips , cut them about an inch to an inch and a half above the soil line. If you do wish to clip them all you can store harvested pea shoots in a plastic bag in the refrigerator. They should keep for about a week. Pea shoots taste like sweet spring peas and we love to stir-fry the shoots with a dash of sesame oil, ginger and garlic , add them to salads, sandwiches, pastas, omelets, and even smoothies.
For more information about growing microgreens, shoots, and sprouts, be sure to check out these articles:. If you pinch the pea shoots off above the lowest set of leaves you may get them to produce a second crop for you to enjoy. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
Skip to primary navigation Skip to main content Skip to primary sidebar. You can grow pea shoots in any type of container.
I typically use 10 by 20 inch trays but I also plant in recycled salad containers and plastic or terra cotta pots. Just be sure your selected container has drainage holes. Pea sprouts and pea shoots You may have noticed there are a lot of terms used for describing immature pea plants: sprouts, microgreens, pea tips, and shoots among others. Sprouts need just two to three days and shoots are ready in just a few weeks.
This is also a fun DIY for kids who can watch the plants grow and then eat them. Sprouts can be grown in jars on the kitchen counter and shoots in pots or trays in a sunny windowsill or under grow lights.
This clay pot of pea shoots is just a week old but the tender shoots will soon be ready to harvest. Types of peas for sprouts and shoots I recommend buying organic pea seeds intended for spouting or microgreens.
Dwarf Gray Sugar pea — This popular pea yields very sweet shoots, perhaps the sweetest. Green pea — Green peas are a sprouting standard and have rounded green seeds that make excellent sprouts and shoots.
Speckled pea — When grown as a shoot, speckled peas have slender stems and leaves. Yellow pea — Like green and speckled peas, these have a bright fresh flavor reminiscent of the spring garden.
The seeds are light yellow but deepen in color when soaked. I grow this variety indoors but it also makes an excellent outdoor container plant in spring, summer, and autumn.
Harvest the tender leaflets as needed. Tendril pea — Tendril peas produce leafy shoots but also lacy leafy tendrils that add crunch to salads and sandwiches. I use a jar with a sprouting lid which makes rinsing and draining quick and easy. Equipment for growing pea sprouts For sprouting, I like to keep it simple and use mason jars with sprouting lids. Pea shoots became popular among restaurant chefs in the U. Pea tendrils are a staple of Chinese cuisine, often used in soups and stir-fries.
Since they gained popularity, pea tendrils are a fairly common, yet expensive vegetable, offered off and on throughout the year. Handling : Wash and spin dry harvested pea shoots as you would lettuce. If you see some larger stems, make sure to remove them. The tough stalks are not fun to eat. It's crucial to pinch off just the most tender tendrils from the tops and remove any part of the stem that's remotely woody or tough.
Pea shoots are best when prepared simply, so that their gentle sweetness isn't lost. Empty the peas into a glass of water to soak overnight.
We did the first time round and the peas never came to anything. The next day drain your peas and line your tub with a layer of compost or cotton wool perhaps a centimetre thick. And there you go — leave on a sunny window ledge, and water when the compost or cotton wool feels a bit dry. You could cover them with a clear plastic tub again, like a fruit tray to trap heat. It should only take about five or six days to get to a good height, ready for eating. I'm a sustainability expert, and my aim is to make sustainability simple, by researching and writing on all things environmental - from product guides to breaking down big ideas - so you don't have to.
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