Growing pea shoots / 4 different chickpeas & green pea microgreens

[@lingwang5461]

Excellent video with clear instructions! Thanks for sharing!

[@PhillySpecial]

Glad it was helpful. Thanks

[@catherineaw2545]

Yes i learn from your very cleR instructions. Thsnk you for this video

[@sixtysense]

Lovely video. Thank you.

[@RovingPunster]

Helpful vid, thanks. +1 👍 Comment: minor mistake at 3:37 . . . During black out, its best if the top tray is not just opaque, but also WITHOUT HOLES (which let moisture out and daylight in). Ive sprouted chickpeas plenty of times, but ive never grown them as microgreens. > How does the flavor/tenderness of the shoots compare to regular field peas (speckled, yellow, etc) ? > I assume each tray can be regrown and reharvested at least once ? BTW, another comment: in general, although speed of germination is mostly a factor of seed/plant variety, the rate of germination is largely determined by the freshness and quality of the seed being used. Mail order seeds that are organic, fresh, properly stored, and/or have been optically sorted (to remove damaged/discolored/underripe peas and debris) will generally tend to perform far better than a bag of loose peas that have been bouncing around in supermarket bins at a local market for weeks or months. Speaking of lesser quality seeds - they're prone to mold and rot during the blackout phase. You can mitigate that by treating thrm the same way as sunflower seeds are sprouted (which are highly mold prone) ... picking out any split/damaged seeds before soaking, and using a very highly dilute prophylactic solution of hydrogen peroxide (2 tbsp Hydrogen Peroxide 3% per 1 qt water) to mist the seeds during blackout, and tweeze out any seeds that liquify or show mold. You're safe once blackout is over.

[@RovingPunster]

5:46 Of the 4 varieties, the green peas (#3 of 4, on left of tray 2) look the most appealing to me ... assuming those surprisingly thick stems are tender rather than tough. They almost look like skinny white asparagus ! 😄

[@PhillySpecial]

Thanks for your comments. I fully agree during the blackout time no daylight should get in. We normally cover the top tray with a towel to block all the light. Regarding the moisture parts it is subjective. If the room temperature is high then a lot of condensation starts to appear in the upper tray. So depending on the time of the year we use top tray with holes or without holes. Flavor/tenderness of the shoots is similar to the regular field peas but they all have their own unique taste. Also there is no doubt a big part of the outcome depends on the seed quality & freshness. But the main thing is that this is a fun process and we keep learning new things each time !! Thanks again for your comments.

[@RovingPunster]

@@PhillySpecial Thx, and you are very welcome. Im sure you already knew most or all of that, so it was mostly for the benefit of onlookers. Im a retired engineer, and just started playing around with microgreens. Fun learning curve. 😄

[@callumclark3358]

I haven't looked into prices of peas, but i did find that the price of mung beans sold specifically for sprouting was beyond prohibitive. It would be way cheaper just to buy sprouts from the supermarket. For me, growing things like this has to make economic sense.

[@RovingPunster]

@@PhillySpecial UPDATE ON H-PEROXIDE USE: After a lot of trial and error, ive discovered that increasing contact time from a light misting to a full on soaking (15 mins for pulses and upto 4hrs for sunflower seeds) works dramatically well at inhibiting downy mildew during blackout. A concentration of 1 tbsp (of 3% strength H2O2) per liter of cool tap water is good. Another tip for sunflower seeds ... presprouting the seeds in a sprouting jar BEFORE treatment and blackout also helps shorten the dangerous backout period by a full day. As soon as tips emerge from shell, youre good to go. Between presprouting and h2o2 use, my success at avoiding downy mildew has improved dramatically.

[@purplethumb7887]

Fantastic experiment! Thank you.

[@steveraman7619]

excellent info

[@AnOdinaryReaper]

Amazing content, I’m glad I came across it. Thank you!!

[@PhillySpecial]

Thanks for watching!

[@craighunter3273]

Yes. The video was helpful. Very instructional. But one question - the growth on my chick pea 's looked a bit tough. Do you just harvest the top leaves ?

[@PhillySpecial]

The longer you let it grow the more woody or tough the stem becomes. Its all about timing. I try to harvest it just before this phase.

[@ginabisaillon2894]

I'm not sure I understood which of the peas did the best. Could you clarify for me please?

[@sharonmorton6734]

Good info. Thank you!

[@natureboy6410]

Thanks for the video and content. Seeing that you're white chickpeas did as poorly as mine during my experiments recently confirms my suspicions that they're not a very good choice for microgreens. LOL I guess I'll just keep those for sprouted hummus, or maybe I'll take the sprouts and ferment them.

[@sweeterthananything]

it's up to every person to decide if this means anything to you, but when i've tried germinating them without a coir/soil type medium, chickpeas get MUCH nastier compared to green peas. i currently have some green pea sprouts almost to harvest length on just the slotted tray + water and no unpleasant smell, meanwhile the chickpeas i started at the same time in the same type of tray had to be covered with coir after just 3-4 days, because it truly smelled like a dumpster even after rinsing them in chlorinated water 4-5 times a day + apple cider vinegar + lactic acid bacteria and picking out the non-germinating clumps. absolutely heinous. i'm going to continue sprouting them but immediately after germ choose to either use them then and there (for hummus etc), or put them in coir/soil for larger microgreens,. but yeah, green peas are very low maintenance in comparison.

[@natureboy6410]

@@sweeterthananything yeah I believe they fall into the category of semi gelatinous and without some kind of medium to absorb that gel they can go south pretty quick shortly after sprouting. Like flaxseed and chia, they really need something to absorb the gelatin they give off. There's another small Bean that's similar or semi gelatinous but I don't recall which one it is.

[@sweeterthananything]

@Jeff Minton I ordered direct from the Food to Live organics brand together with some other things I buy in bulk - normally they are probably more expensive than average dry beans from Wal-mart but still less than ones marketed specifically for sprouting at least, and good quality.

[@TrangLe-dp8jf]

I wonder if I can grow them on terra cotta plate without soil. I lack of garden skills. I was inspired by 86m2 channel about growing on a terra cotta plates

[@PhillySpecial]

Yes you can. Most seeds do not need any soil/ growing media for micro greens. The seeds have enough energy to grow initially leaves just on water alone. Please see another video that we have. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKicnHSgr69loqM

[@NicolePhim-CookingandTravel]

Very nice video dear, thank you for sharing, this what I’m looking for.

[@PhillySpecial]

Glad it was helpful. Thanks !!

[@BrendaSmith-h8n]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I really appreciate the information. I have heard that if you cut pea sprouts right above the bottom leaf they will keep producing. Is that true?

[@PhillySpecial]

Yes you can get at least 2 more harvest using that method. Please check out my another video where you can see this being done. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnuVqZd8Yt2GqdE

[@hellanglois6389]

Will they regrow after cutting?

[@PhillySpecial]

Yes they will regrow. It won’t be as tall as the first batch but it is still good.

[@vakhbod100]

Can I grow without any soil?

[@PhillySpecial]

Yes you can grow them with just water. Please see link below. You can grow any seed using this method. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKicnHSgr69loqM

[@antoninakubilis3198]

Excellent video!! I see you would need to replace seeds each time although you might get them to grow a second time. Do you ever let them grow completely to get new seeds or do you keep buying new seeds? Thanks!!

[@PhillySpecial]

We don’t have the optimum growing conditions/ season for the peas to fully grow and get seeds, hence we buy seeds to grow these micro greens. If we have more garden space & outdoor growing conditions we would have loved to let them grow & complete it’s life cycle !! Thanks.

[@TheOnlyKimberlyBillington]

Awesome!

[@PhillySpecial]

Thanks!!

[@lashbay5951]

Thank you for sharing, question once trimmed how many times will it regrow?

[@PhillySpecial]

3 times or more. The yield reduced after each trim, so after 3 harvest it may not be worth the time & space to continue it.

[@lashbay5951]

@@PhillySpecial Philly thank you so much for your time and encouragement and Effort, as always keep growing 🌱😎👍🏼

[@louismagee9715]

Which one tasted better?

[@PhillySpecial]

They all have their unique taste. Chickpeas have a Sweet, nut-like taste. Peas have mild pea-like flavor, nutty, slight sweet. I like to grow different varieties to keep it interesting and discover new flavors. Also some may taste better but may be harder to grow. Happy Gardening !!

[@sallymagnus7174]

Do I wet the coir first ?

[@PhillySpecial]

I’m not sure if I got your question. The coir media should not be dry throughout the growing process.

[@yelenawhitmer1329]

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[@PhillySpecial]

Thanks for the encouragement !

[@thomaskitlica5572]

How can you afford to grow micro greens at the price of seeds I have to grow them out for the fruits

[@oliviafloresalvarez]

I buy the dried peas at the grocery store, not from the seed store. If the Pease are whole, they sprout fine.

[@AbdulHamid-cc6mp]

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[@domesticcat5069]

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