Day 5 Pea Shoots. Look how fast they grow!

We mist twice a day, keeping it covered aside from that.  These are still in the cotyledon stage, just about 2-3 inches, and I’m thinking we will go to the second true leaf, right when the tendrils start to unfold, before trying to green them in the gray end-of-October days.  FYI, I knew almost nothing about growing and cotyledons and true leaves or anything until I started this experiment. (At least no practical information.  I’m sure I diagrammed such things back in science class 1000 years ago ;)) I’ve learned about earthworm castings and vermiculite.  I’m feeling oddly confident; as if this were really anything like gardening.  But I always thought my thumbs weren’t so green.

My daughter is just loving seeing these things grow.  It’s a lot more instant gratification than the container tomato plant she got from a trip to a farm and tended this summer.  Every time we open it to mist, they’ve visibly changed.