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Edible Shoots | Key Growing Information
How to grow pea and sunflower shoots: soaking, flats and media, sowing under an inverted tray, watering, blanching, removing seed coats and harvest.
By Hensley’s Seed Co.
Shoots - Key Growing Information
CULTURE:
Grow shoots in a greenhouse, indoors under lights, or outdoors in warm weather around 65°F (18°C). Soak the seed for 8 hours, using fresh water each time. Fill flats with 1–1½" of soilless mix. Sow thickly, press the seed lightly into the mix, and cover with an upside-down tray. Leave it on for 2–3 days, until the sprouting seed pushes it up an inch or so, then take it off. Keep the flats moist by misting regularly, or bottom water in a leakproof tray, which is the better choice if mold shows up in warm weather. Shoots usually reach selling size in 7–21 days; grow them in the dark if you want them blanched. As they grow, brush a plant stake or your hand gently across the tops to knock the seed hulls off the cotyledons. Pick off any hulls that cling, and pull out plants whose hulls won't come off with a gentle tug before harvest.
HARVEST:
With a sharp harvest knife or scissors, cut just above the soil once shoots are 3–6" tall, or at whatever size your customers like. Bag them or seal in containers and refrigerate.
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