Chickpea Sprouts Seeds

Chickpea sprouts are dense and nutty with a firm bite, good raw in salads and excellent lightly cooked, in hummus or folded into a curry. They germinate in two to four days and are ready in four to six.

Chickpeas swell a great deal, so start with less seed than you think you need and give them room. Soak overnight, then rinse and drain two or three times a day until the tails are about the length of the bean.

Growing Information

• Light: Not required; keep out of direct sunlight
• Germination: 2 to 4 days
• Planting Depth: Jar sprouted, no medium needed
• Spacing: Jar sprouted
• Height: Shoot about the length of the seed
• Harvest: 4 to 6 days

How to Sprout

1. Rinse the seeds and soak them in plenty of clean water for 8 to 12 hours.
2. Drain well and transfer them to a sprouting jar with a mesh lid, or a cloth lined colander.
3. Rinse and drain thoroughly two or three times a day, keeping the jar tilted so no water sits at the bottom.
4. Keep the jar out of direct sunlight while the sprouts form.
5. Harvest in 4 to 6 days, once the shoots are about as long as the seed.
6. Rinse well and enjoy fresh, or cook lightly.

Non-GMO and heirloom, and just as good grown on as microgreens.

Net weight: 16 oz (1 lb) resealable pouch, up to 48 servings.