[Homestead] Ethnicity (was Tortillas)

eureka at hctc.net eureka at hctc.net
Wed Apr 11 13:11:58 EDT 2007


Thanks for the bean suggestion and referral. Maybe that's 
THE problem--we only have two seasons here--summer and 
January. I am trying several types of long season gourds 
this year, and have just the welded pipe fence to support 
them. I grew luffa sponges a couple years ago and now have 
a lifetime supply (as do our neighbors). I was thinking I 
might be able to do something with them artistically for 
extra income.

--Sage

On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 12:45:16 EDT
  Clansgian at wmconnect.com wrote:
> 
> 
>>  Is there some secret to 
>> successful favas? 
> 
> Plant them in very cold weather.  They don't do well 
>when it warms up.  
> 
>>Why would a seed company be so stingy?
> 
>> 
> No doubt one of those "more money than you have sense" 
>seed companies.  Many 
> companies have a fixed weight of bean seeds you will get 
>and if that comes to 
> 300 turtle bean seeds, then the same weight is only ten 
>fava beans and so 
> sorry, that's what you get.
> 
> Best, I have found, to stay away from seedsmen for bean 
>seeds.  Instead buy 
> beans and plant them.  Most health food stores and bulk 
>stores carry or can get 
> dried fava beans.  Just make sure you are getting whole 
>beans and not the 
> split hulled beans.
> 
> Here is another source I've used many times:
> 
> http://www.purcellmountainfarms.com
> 
> A pound of fava beans is just under $4.  I've grown at 
>least 20 different 
> kinds of beans from this supplier and all had high 
>germination rates.
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