The smell and texture of rotting peas

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Probably something that the seasoned pea shooters have come across, but for me

it was a new one today, and enough to make my stomach turn.

I've been experimenting with a crop of sunnies grown purely in a tiered sprouter

and I decided to go for it with some peas as well. I started them off in a

sprouting jar then transferred them to a tray three mornings ago. So far so

good, and they're developing the tendrils for shoots.

Today though, they really didn't smell too good, although on first inspection

the tray seemed perfectly healthy. A dig around my little sprouting peas found

my finger sank into a pea shaped mass of stinking goo. There were a few of the

little blighters that hadn't sprouted and instead had just turned to small green

stinkbombs.

Have now rectified the issue and have also made mental note to check for the

non-starters in future.

Is there anything worse than rotting peas? They beat the rotting buckwheat I had

last week! I have much to learn still...

Charlotte