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Growing Pea and Fava Bean shoots - Veggie - 06-01-2021
Lots of us have grown pea shoots from dried peas but I didn't know you could grow Broad/Fava bean shoots in the same way - or chickpeas for that matter!
I have lots of old Wizard Field bean seeds and old dried peas so I feel an experiment coming on.
https://verticalveg.org.uk/how-to-grow-fava-bean-shoots/
RE: Growing Pea and Fava Bean shoots - Small chilli - 06-01-2021
That’s brilliant, I had no idea you could do shoots thing with beens.
I’ve done sprouting chickpeas not tried them as shots.
Now for the tricky bit ! Where can I get dried fava beans on the island
I like trying new things like that in salads
RE: Growing Pea and Fava Bean shoots - Veggie - 06-01-2021
Do you have any unwanted broad beans? Same thing only bigger!
RE: Growing Pea and Fava Bean shoots - Small chilli - 06-01-2021
Unfortunately not, avoiding them like the plague! They’re horrible
. I grow a packet last year but gave them all away.
RE: Growing Pea and Fava Bean shoots - JJB - 06-01-2021
There's a thing, I'd rather have the broad beans than the salad, no shoots for me.
RE: Growing Pea and Fava Bean shoots - Veggie - 06-01-2021
You can buy bags of dried fava beans in your local ethnic grocers - maybe in the supermarkets too.
https://hodmedods.co.uk/products/whole-fava-beans
RE: Growing Pea and Fava Bean shoots - Small chilli - 06-01-2021
I’ll add those to my next supermarket shopping list. The neighbour must be going over to the main land again soon ( not sure how that works at the moment. Mainland in full lockdown, islands aren’t)
RE: Growing Pea and Fava Bean shoots - Mamzie - 06-01-2021
I was just googling trying to find out more as I didn't realise Fava were the same as broad beans. Apparently fava are the dried seeds of broad beans. I'm not fussed on broad beans but will give fresh shoots a try.
I found that apparently we can eat Sunflowers Shoots as well? I love sunflower seeds, and it says you can just use bird seed which would be around a £ for a kg from many shops. http://www.dlc.fi/~marian1/gourmet/4_25.htm
RE: Growing Pea and Fava Bean shoots - Veggie - 06-01-2021
For no particular reason, I wouldn't use bird seed for sprouting, just in case they've been badly stored/treated. Sunflower seeds from health food shops/supermarkets are meant for human consumption so I'd stick with those myself.
RE: Growing Pea and Fava Bean shoots - Bren - 07-01-2021
I've got some broad bean seeds was going to take them to the charity shop but I'll grow them a shoots instead never thought about doing that. I do grow a fair few peas for shoots and then sprout things like puy lentils for salads.