As of: April 9, 2024, 8:01 a.m
By: Marco Blanco Ucles
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Chickpeas are becoming increasingly popular. What not everyone knows: You can easily grow legumes yourself at home.
More and more people are adopting a vegetarian and vegan diet. As a result, some products are becoming more prominent than they used to be. One of them is the chickpea. The legume is becoming more and more common on the menu of vegans and vegetarians, as it provides valuable vegetable protein. You don't necessarily have to go to the supermarket every time to get chickpeas; you can also easily grow them at home.
Use unroasted chickpeas as seeds
Depending on the climatic conditions, different types of chickpeas occur in different frequencies. The most famous are Amethyst, Kabuli, Garbanzo Black Kabul, Sarah, Desi and Gulabi. Since it is still relatively untypical to grow chickpeas yourself, there are comparatively few offers of pre-grown young plants. However, that is not a problem. In fact, you can simply use unroasted chickpeas from the supermarket and grow plants from those, explains
Plantura
Garden
.
You can also easily grow chickpeas yourself at home - if you follow a few tips. © Zoonar/IMAGO
Spring is the best season to plant chickpeas. The legumes can be sown from mid-May. The ideal temperature for the chickpeas is 25 degrees Celsius, as they need it to be particularly warm and bright. Since the fruits are not hardy and cannot tolerate frost, the temperature must definitely be above five degrees Celsius. The soil for cultivation should be nutrient-poor, permeable and loose. However, it shouldn't be too moist, but dryness is not a problem for the chickpea.
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According to Plantura
Garden
, you need to keep these points
in mind when planting chickpeas:
If necessary, allow seeds to pre-germinate
Grow indoors in pots from mid-April
Direct sowing outdoors from mid-May
Clear the bed of weeds
Loosen the bed well
Create seed grooves 30 centimeters apart
Sowing depth is between five and eight centimeters
Planting distance is 20 centimeters
Pour well
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Once planted, chickpeas are relatively easy to care for and require no additional fertilization. However, according to
My Beautiful Garden
, it is important
that you keep the soil free of weeds so that the plant can thrive. It is generally better to water the legumes too little rather than too much, especially if they are already larger. Nevertheless, the bed should be kept moist throughout. If it is dry and hot for a long time, you should also water larger plants.
Chickpeas are ready to harvest eight to twelve weeks after sowing
As soon as the pods turn yellow, the chickpeas are ready to harvest. This usually happens eight to twelve weeks after sowing. When the time comes, you can take the plants out of the ground, hang them upside down in the dry and let them ripen. With some varieties the seeds fall out, with others you have to pull the seeds out of the shells one at a time. You will benefit from your chickpeas for a long time: when dried, they can be kept for up to five years. For example, you can use your chickpeas to make your own tasty spread.