growing from dried marrowfat peas

harvestmoon

Hi
Planted some dried marrowfat peas which are sprouting nicely. Has anone out there done this? Can you please advise me when to cut shoots and eat? Also, do they keep growing more as you cut or stop?
Any advice would be much appreciated.

Kay_Peel

I couldn't believe it when I saw Alys Fowler's programme on BBC 2's 'The Edible Garden' when she bought a box of dried peas from a supermarket and planted them closely in a pot. It worked! I still couldn't believe it so I tested it for myself.

It worked! The peas shot up and I picked them when they were about three inches high. Delicious. They've produced side shoots, so I'll be able to get another harvest, but I suspect that that will be the end of the tender leaves.

Not only have I sown some more in a pot but I've put a few in the ground near my back fence to see whether they'll sprout and grow. Nothing lost if they don't because I've still got half a box of dried peas left.

Amazing, isn't it, harvestmoon? No more buying packets of pea seeds for me!
:beer:

SailorSam

I was wondering when to harvest them, after seeing it on the telly i bought a box and planted about 20 in an ice cream box just to test it out. Mine are about 2" high now i'll plant some more over the weekend. So simple.

annie123

Kay_Peel wrote: »

I've put a few in the ground near my back fence to see whether they'll sprout and grow.

Did it work?, was wondering about trying it myself.