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- From: Joan Vibert <joan AT windwalker-farm.com>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Pea shoots
- Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 08:48:12 -0600
Paul -
I grow pea shoots in 1020 trays using the dwarf grey sugar peas - you can
get them by the 5# bag from Johnny's. Soak them over night (about 3/4 pound
per tray, as I recall). Put about and inch or more potting soil in the
trays and pat it out flat. Toss on the peas spreading them evenly over the
soil. I cover them then with a plastic dome and cloth to keep them in the
dark until they begin sprouting. Keep them moist - this is really important
- I just spray them with one of my watering wands every day. When the peas
are sprouting well - remove the cover and put them in shade to encourage
growth. I keep them under a pin oak on pallets - and cover them with shade
cloth the whole time.
Cut them at about 10 days to two weeks - you'll get 3 to 5 inches at that
point - you don't want them much longer they are just too stemmy. You'll
get two or three cuttings from each sowing. Compost the flats and begin
again.
I sell these at our market for $10 a pound and they usually sell out. One
of my favorite things to grow - no weeds, tiller, or stoop harvesting. Sit
them on a table and cut with scissors. I have also cut them from the field
when I've used spring peas for cover crop - but the flats are much nicer!
Joan
Windwalker Farm
Ottawa, Kansas
-
[Market-farming] Pea shoots,
Paul Bucciaglia, 03/12/2004
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[Market-farming] Pea shoots,
Alliums, 03/13/2004
- Re: [Market-farming] Pea shoots, Joan Vibert, 03/13/2004
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [Market-farming] Pea shoots, Windsoap, 03/12/2004
- [Market-farming] Pea Shoots, adriana, 03/16/2004
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[Market-farming] Pea shoots,
adriana, 03/16/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Pea shoots,
Joan Vibert, 03/16/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Pea shoots,
Marty Kraft, 03/16/2004
- Re: [Market-farming] Pea shoots, Joan Vibert, 03/16/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Pea shoots,
Marty Kraft, 03/16/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Pea shoots,
Joan Vibert, 03/16/2004
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[Market-farming] Pea shoots,
Alliums, 03/13/2004
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