How to Grow//Pea Microgreens 

Thanks!

250 grams

I always wonder about that

Most of the nutrients have been used up by the grow. You can add the leftovers to your compost, earthworms or toss it in your outside garden.

Best thing to do is compost what is left. Sorry for the late reply

@@TrueLeafMarket please provide ideas on indoor composting boxes if practical at all.

@@davidashcraft5019 Yes, I agree with David. I only use the soil once and then either add it to a raised bed or mix it with soil amendments to use in potted plants or add it to my compost.

If you have a window that gets a good amount of indirect sunlight, that will suffice. You'll just need to rotate your tray daily

Yes, I confirm that they grow fine in front of a window that gets sufficient sun. I grow mine entirely without supplemental light. If you don't rotate your tray, they will lean toward the sun, but I have never had that be an issue. Besides growing green and speckled peas, I also grow buckwheat, sunflowers, radishes, and spicy salad mix. Using two 1020 trays, I plant 1/3 of the tray in each. Peas, peas, buckwheat in one and sunflower seeds, radishes and spicy salad mix in the other. NOTE: While many say to use an east-facing window, where I live it gets so hot that I only grow peppers there. My indoor tomatoes, herbs, and microgreens all prefer the south-facing windows. They do ok in the west-facing windows.

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Yes, I eat microgreens raw on a salad. I know there are warnings out there to cook them if you buy from a commercial source due to concerns over potential pathogens. I never worry about it and if you're growing them at home they are even safer. I don't know anything about microbrews.

Hi there! here is a guide you can usewww.bootstrapfarmer.com/blogs/microgreens/the-ultimate-microgreen-cheat-sheet

Bruh it’s micro greens. If you want to prep for the apocalypse look into corn and potatoes not garnishes

If we can no longer buy online, we would have to start seriously producing and saving seeds locally. That would be a worthwhile skill to learn. Sprouts and microgreens are the perfect place to start learning how to grow plants because you see them daily and learn much from observation and experience. Then, plant a garden or at least plants that do well where you live and that you like to eat. Finally, if you have the space for it, you can get famine plants started that grow indefinitely. For example, yams (not sweet potatoes that we call yams). And sunchokes. But be aware that both of these spread. Leave them growing, then dig up the roots, harvest some and plant some back in the soil for the next crop. Also, learn to identify common "weeds" that are edible. Start with dandelions and lambs quarters. They grow most anywhere and lambs quarters seeds are easy to collect.

I hope you got your questions answered? If not, I'm happy to assist. Or you can contact customer service at True Leaf Market. They're very helpful there.

@@Growmap thank you very much. I have a few questions, please. 1. What kind of soil - seed starting? 2. Is filtered water ok, or do people use distilled water? 3. Can the shoots be put in garden soil to grow peas, if the shoots get too tough for micro greens? I really appreciate your help. I've used the paper mats that come.with the growing trays and never had success, so, I'd like to try soil with help and advice from experienced growers. Thank you, again!💕

@@ladyela9283 1) Because I want to keep my microgreens growing for 3-4 weeks, I use a fertile potting MIX. Ocean Solutions is what I typically use. IMPORTANT: Potting SOIL gets too heavy and wet -- always use potting MIX in containers. 2) Distilled water has no minerals in it, so I would only use it if I did not have a source of filtered water. 3) I grow mine for 3-4 weeks and have never had them get too tough for micro greens. Peas don't like to be transplanted, so probably not very successful. But the same peas can be grown in your garden, too. 4) I have started some microgreens, particularly salad mixes and things like basil, mustard, kohlrabi and cabbage on Biostrate - Felt Hydroponic Growing Pads - 10 Pack. The trick to growing on those is the day they look great (day 4-5) harvest everything and refrigerate it. It won't look great the next day. The one thing I ordered that I absolutely hate and won't even attempt planting anymore is Handy Pantry MICRO-MATS HYDROPONIC GROW PADS. They are like growing on wet toilet paper. Maybe someone can succeed with these, but 4 failures (after I already had success with the others) is too many for me. I try to estimate when I'll harvest the last and plant 4-5 days before that happens. I greatly prefer growing microgreens in soil. But if I don't plant on time, I can use a mat and grow on that in 4-5 days and eat that until more soil-based plants grow. (Radishes grown in soil can also be harvested in 4 days.)

@@Growmap you are amazing‼️. Thank you for taking the time to educate me. Be ABUNDANTLY blessed🙏❤️

@@ladyela9283 My pleasure, Olimpia. I love making it easier for others. When I first started, I found it quite challenging because the deluxe microgreens kit I bought didn't come with instructions! I plan to write that all up with photos and publish it. Client work just keeps taking priority. I need to get it done.

4 hrs

Ok I just listen again and he said 4 1/2 hours

About 4 hours

The exact time is not critical. 4-6 hours is normal for most seeds you plant. And as someone who soaks seeds overnight for sprouting and growing into fodder, I can report that if you forget and they soak for 10-12 hours they should be fine. It is best not to soak soft seeds like peas that long. But if that happened, I'd plant them anyway unless they are no longer firm balls. Any seeds that are broken and unlikely to sprout can be fed to poultry or added to your compost.

Yeah like what kind of pea seeds??

How to plant in soil in 1020 trays: What I do is start the seeds soaking that need soaking in advance. Let them soak in a container of water for 6-8 hours. Set them aside while you prepare your trays. HOW MUCH SEED? For peas, buckwheat, sunflowers I use 1 cup per tray. So if I am planting 1/3 of the tray, I use 1/3 of a cup. Use half as much radish seed because they grow like crazy. For the salad mixes and other small unsoaked seeds, I use about 6 good tablespoons per tray. 1 Tablespoon = 1/6th of a tray. (Less for radishes.) That gives you flexibility to grow what you want. Start with your soil barely damp - not dripping wet. Fill slotted trays 2/3rds full of soil. Spread it about level. Then I use a flat piece of lumber and press the soil down firmly. Pour 2 cups of pH balanced water (ideally a pH between 6 and 6.5) into a solid tray the same size. Put the tray with the soil into that tray. The tray is now ready to plant. Drain the water off the seeds that had to be soaked in advance. For Tray 1, I visualize 1/3 of the tray and draw a line with my finger to divide it in thirds. (It doesn't have to be exact.) Then pour or sprinkle the seed into each section and spread it out. Once it is fairly even, take some additional soil and sprinkle lightly over the top to cover all the seeds. Use the same board (anything flat - 2x4 or 2x6 or small cutting board) and press down firmly. Put another 1020 solid tray on top and put weight in it. Commercial growers use big slabs of something, but I just use the same 2x6 or dishes or whatever you have handy that puts some weight on it. This isn't 100% necessary - it just helps the plants get stronger so they are more likely to stand up straight longer. You can grow without doing this. You can stack the trays on top of each other to use the soil in them as the weight and then just put weight on the top one. Turn a solid tray upside down on the top to keep them in the dark for the first two days. It will take several days for the seeds to sprout. They don't need sun until then, but they do need warmth - either in front of a window or using a grow pad. While they're growing, if it is really sunny and hot outside, I might give them 2 cups of water in the bottom tray. If it is overcast and cold, I may only give them 1 cup or even skip a day. If the bottom tray is completely dry, they definitely need water. If it is pretty wet, they don't. In between, I give them 1 cup. If you can't decide, split the difference. This isn't overly critical as long as they don't dry out completely. They won't usually need water the day after planting, but check just in case. Leave the other tray on top / weight until the plants are up well (typically 3 days) and then uncover them and put them in the sun. I start harvesting a little of the radish or salad mix as it is just barely big enough to eat. It doesn't matter if you harvest early or late - I eat them from about day 4 to 3-4 weeks.