Close-up photograph of a fresh tray of intricate pea shoot tendril microgreens growing densely in soil within a Bishy Barnabee's Cottage Garden greenhouse.
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Pea Shoots Tendrils

Restaurant-quality microgreen with two harvests per sowing, ready in 10-14 days on any windowsill

£1.50

The microgreen that restaurants charge a premium for and the only one that gives you two harvests from a single sowing. Sweet, intensely pea-like, with the curling tendrils that lift any plate into chef territory.

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Key features

  • Sweet intensely pea-like flavour and curling tendrils for restaurant-quality visual character
  • Ready to first harvest in 10-14 days from sowing
  • Regrows for a second harvest 7-10 days after first cut - unique to pea shoots
  • Grows year-round on any bright windowsill - no garden needed
  • Tray method with pre-soaked seeds (jar method not suitable for large legume seeds)
  • Substantial ingredient rather than just a garnish - stir-fries salads and fine dining
  • Higher protein and folate content than most other microgreens
  • Available in 50g and 100g packet sizes
Weight 50g variant OR 100g variant. Approximate seed count per gram varies
Coverage 50g packet = approximately 2 x 20cm trays of dense sowing (yields 4 harvests with second-harvest trick). 100g packet = approximately 4 x 20cm trays of dense sowing (yields 8 harvests with second-harvest trick). Single tray sowing needs approximately 100g seed spread as a thick single layer covering compost surface.
Trusted UK retailer Norfolk family farm

About this product

Full description

The showpiece microgreen — the one with the most substantial flavour, the most striking form, and the one that turns up at premium prices on smart restaurant plates. Sweet, intensely pea-like, with the curling tendrils that give it its character.

Unlike the smaller microgreens that sit lightly as a garnish, pea shoots are a proper ingredient. Substantial enough to fill a salad, sturdy enough to go into a stir-fry at the last moment, and elegant enough to finish a plate. In Chinese cooking they are dow miu, a spring delicacy in their own right.

The trick most growers miss: they regrow. Cut leaving a couple of centimetres of stem and a second flush arrives within seven to ten days, effectively doubling the yield from one sowing. The seeds are too large for a jar, so use a shallow tray, and soak them overnight before sowing or germination will be patchy.

Care and use
BEFORE SOWING (Day 0 evening):
- Pre-soak seeds in cool water 6-12 hours (essential)
- Overnight soak is easiest
- Skip pre-soak and germination becomes patchy and slow
- Drain thoroughly before sowing