Growing Pea and Fava Bean shoots
Veggie Offline
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Like you, Bren, I'd never thought of eating broad bean leaves - which is daft when we eat the tops before the blackfly arrive!
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(07-01-2021, 12:44 PM)Veggie Wrote: Like you, Bren, I'd never thought of eating  broad bean leaves - which is daft when we eat the tops before the blackfly arrive!
Do you ?! I didn’t know that either  Blush .
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Try Hugh F_W https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...een-shoots
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(07-01-2021, 12:44 PM)Veggie Wrote: Like you, Bren, I'd never thought of eating  broad bean leaves - which is daft when we eat the tops before the blackfly arrive!

When I used to grow BB I liked to eat the tops in omelettes.
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Filled 2 half trays today - one peas & t'other broad beans.
Watch this space......................
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UPDATE - Nothing really, the peas & beans are just swollen things sitting on the compost. Not sure if I should have covered them or not - but I didn't!. They're in an unheated propagator in the GH so its a bit cold - maybe they should be indoors to speed things up?

For the record, I ate some broad bean leaves off the Aquadulce seedlings I have ready to plan out - they tasted like "fresh" beans. Nicer than I expected.Smile
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(06-01-2021, 04:02 PM)Small chilli Wrote: That’s brilliant, I had no idea you could do shoots thing with beans.
I’ve done sprouting chickpeas not tried them as shoots...

I thought you shouldn't eat raw chickpeas. does sprouting them make a difference?
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(10-01-2021, 03:50 PM)Moth Wrote:
(06-01-2021, 04:02 PM)Small chilli Wrote: That’s brilliant, I had no idea you could do shoots thing with beans.
I’ve done sprouting chickpeas not tried them as shoots...

I thought you shouldn't eat raw chickpeas. does sprouting them make a difference?

I knew I’d read it somewhere and hadn’t just given it a go . I found this.
https://www.thespruceeats.com/how-to-spr...as-2254129
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I grew Broad bean shoots last Spring, I wasn't a fan, tasted really earthy to me. Mind you I've just done an online supermarket shop for tomorrow and no whole lettuces are available so maybe Broad Bean shoots will be a tad more attractive if this carries on.
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1/2 trays of broad beans, peas, salad leaves and radish started yesterday just to see how they do Smile I love peas shoots x
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