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[bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

I don't know; probably just the more climate oriented are sold that way.  I 
also planted beans by seed, and will be planting okra from seed.  I'll get to 
comapre the growth of the bush beans from plants with those from seed.

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--- On Sat, 2/21/09, EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:


> Whew!  I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought
> that was a bit weird.
> I keep trying to think of why they would need bean and okra
> plants
> instead of just seeding.  I plant my beans straight into
> the hay/straw
> mulch-almost no soil, and they germinate.  last year, I
> grew okra in
> mulch the same way.  Bob, is there some reason that beans
> and okra are
> sold as plants?  What puzzle piece am I missing?
> 
> Bev
> 
> Lynda wrote:
> > Beans grow if you toss them on the ground.  The Jack
> & the Beanstalk
> > story was semi-based in fact.  They are one of the few
> seeds that
> > have close to a 100% successful germination rate.
> > 
> > Lynda ----- Original Message ----- From:
> "bobf" <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
> > 
> > 
> >> I'm doing a lot of [planting from seed this
> year, but, the results
> >> are much more predictable with the plants, and my
> space is so
> >> limited.
> > 
> -- 
> 
> EarthNSky Farm NW Georgia
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