[juliec]

Hi all, bet your getting excited now!

Well I was  having a browse round been and qued last night.  picke dup a great little between the flag weeded for £1.

Any way also saw packets of  Pea shoot and bean sprout seeds.  So heres my questions.

The beansprout seeds didnt have many in for the price, so I wondered do any of you know where you can get larger packets  at a good price, cos lets be honest for a decent stir fry for a large family Id need a couple of packets.

And pea shoot seeds, what do you do with pea shoots and secondly why cant we just pick some shoots off our ordinary peas which we are growing to form peas?

thanks all

Jools

[Lardman]

That'll be moles then...

Moles Organic sprouting seeds

Non-Organic sprouting seeds

Pea shoot - you can do just that.

[DD.]

And pea shoot seeds, what do you do with pea shoots

Let them grow.

 why cant we just pick some shoots off our ordinary peas which we are growing to form peas?

Because it's wanton vandalism and will affect your ultimate crop.

 

[DD.]

That'll be moles then...

Moles Organic sprouting seeds

Non-Organic sprouting seeds

Pea shoot - you can do just that.

Moles? Never heard of them!

[mumofstig]

You can also grow pea shoots using the dried peas that supermarkets sell for making mushy peas.
A really cheap way to get the seeds so that you can sow loads at a time in a seed tray

They are lovely in salads and stir fry (and hides behind sofa   )

[JaK]

You can also grow pea shoots using the dried peas that supermarkets sell for making mushy peas.
A really cheap way to get the seeds so that you can sow loads at a time in a seed tray

They are lovely in salads and stir fry (and hides behind sofa   )

I saw Alys Fowler do this and copied her last semmer, they germinate really well. I used them for salads. They have a kind of bitter taste to them.

[juliec]

You can also grow pea shoots using the dried peas that supermarkets sell for making mushy peas.
A really cheap way to get the seeds so that you can sow loads at a time in a seed tray

They are lovely in salads and stir fry (and hides behind sofa   )

oohh Im gonna have a go at this!

you lot are brilliant

Jools

[JayG]

There are several types of beans which can be used for producing bean sprouts, but the commonest one is Mung beans, which are cheap as chips in health food shops or even supermarkets (not to mention very quick to germinate, full of vitamins, and delish!)

No comment about pea shoots, partly to save DD from further suffering, but mainly because I've never tried them! 

[Ma and Pa Snip]

Moles? Never heard of them!

Almost rolling on floor laughing    

[juliec]

There are several types of beans which can be used for producing bean sprouts, but the commonest one is Mung beans, which are cheap as chips in health food shops or even supermarkets (not to mention very quick to germinate, full of vitamins, and delish!)

No comment about pea shoots, partly to save DD from further suffering, but mainly because I've never tried them! 

oooh I forgot DD is the pea king,

sorry DD didnt mean to upset you, by talking about eating  the poor pea shoots.

[chimaera]

After a very poor yield of peas (helped by pea moths and pigeons) I planted up some pots with a couple of dozen peas of mixed types and cut the shoots for salad when they got to 15cm. I did this several times through the summer and they were fantastic. This year I am buying cheap peas in bulk for just doing this.

Charlie

[juliec]

After a very poor yield of peas (helped by pea moths and pigeons) I planted up some pots with a couple of dozen peas of mixed types and cut the shoots for salad when they got to 15cm. I did this several times through the summer and they were fantastic. This year I am buying cheap peas in bulk for just doing this.

Charlie

OMG Pea Moths,

I knew about slugsv snails ants pigeons whitefly ect and  had never heard about pea moths  im already  worried  that I wont get enough of the right stuff in the ground at the right time and keep subsequent sowings going to make evey thing right........ without not knowing what a pea moth i!!!!!

For goodness sake some one help me... Im going for the glenmorangie as we speak!!!

jools.

[DD.]

Pass the Glenmorangie.

To avoid pea moth you either plant early or late to avoid peas in flower during June/July when the adult moths are active. I go for a late March/early April sowing, depending on the temperature, as late ones can be hit by mildew. I tend not to go for sucessive sowings for this reason and try and get all peas in quite early.

If you've not got too many, you can use fleece or Enviromesh to keep the moth off, or you can spray when the peas are in flower.

Pheremone traps can be used, but these are quite expensive.

[Ian_A]

I'd recommend sowing a load just to use as pea shoots - a real gourmet, inexpensive treat in itself. For me, preferable to the peas themselves.

[Salmo]

Just in case you had not gathered the pea moth caterpillars are the maggots you find inside pea pods eating the peas and leaving disgusting dross.

The moths lay their eggs at the base of the flowers at the bud stage. The caterpillars hatch and burrow into the developing pea pod. Once inside the pod you cannot kill them with sprays so you need to spray between the eggs being layed and the caterpillars hatching and before they burrow in. Very hit and miss to get it right.

If you cover them with enviromesh there is no need to do it until the flower buds start to form and it can come off once flowering has finished.

Many growers have abandoned growing podded peas because of pea moths and opt for mange tout or sugarsnap instead. The pea moth caterpillars are no doubt still in the pods but are small when the pods are eaten and not noticed. Extra protien!