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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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