[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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