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Originally Posted by MuddyToes
Thanks, Lyn. I will try fussing over them less. How closely do you space the peas? Mine were single layer but touching.
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I space the peas quite closely. After trying many amounts, I've settled on 14 oz of dry peas for a standard 1020 nursery tray, or 2.25 oz for a small round container that I use. They are touching and in fact, overlapping in some areas. I find that a full lush tray looks more attractive to buyers. But you can space more sparsely if you like for home use. I normally use Dwarf Grey Sugar Peas or Dun (field) peas. They taste the best to me and are usually the varieties sold as microgreen peas.
I sell the small round containers as "harvest your own" microgreens. The customer buys the entire tray (a throw-away take out container) and can watch the peas grow and then harvest them at home themselves. They are pretty popular. I have a couple of regular customers who buy multiple trays every week.