Which seeds?

[dragonlaurel]

You might try soaking some of the grocery store beans to see if they will sprout. I wouldn't try it with soybeans though. Too much of the soybean crop is GMO. You need to get organic soybeans if you want to make sure it's not GMO for those.

 

[Denim Deb]

You might try soaking some of the grocery store beans to see if they will sprout. I wouldn't try it with soybeans though. Too much of the soybean crop is GMO. You need to get organic soybeans if you want to make sure it's not GMO for those.

Not planting soybeans, I don't eat them, so why bother?

 

[FarmerJamie]

Gurney's has kidney beans...

http://www.nurseryhills.com/Gurneys-Vegetable-Seeds-14237.html

Thanks! Dang, neither of my hardcopy Gurney's have kidney beans...

My pleasure!!

hmmmm. they are there on that page, but they aren't on the "order" pages with prices as far as I can see. Henry Fields is may be then.

 

[CheerioLounge]

My bad! I should have followed the link through... Try these!

http://sustainableseedco.com/Organic-Dark-Red-Kidney-Beans.html


Large Purple Kidney Beans: http://www.victoryseeds.com/bean_purple-kidney.html

 

[winstonlacewing]

Corn: i recommend 'painted mountain' flour corn. it's an OP that matures quickly and i hear it's ground flour is yummy. not sure of its fresh eating quality. if you plan to save seed, make sure to grow a patch of at least 150-200 plants to maintain genetic diversity.

Pumpkins: 'new england pie' is a nice, smaller pumpkin that can be carved, and is pretty good eating, too. http://www.agtoseeds.com/collections/winter-squash/products/organic-new-england-pie-pumpkin

Beans: 'native seeds' in tucson has the best variety of heirloom beans i know of

Lentils: bountiful gardens sells lentil seed, both green and brown.

Peas: split pea soup is made from 'field peas'...bountiful gardens and territorial both sell varieties of field peas

good luck!
winston

 

[odd_duck99]

You CAN plant dried beans from the store. We have done it many times. We have had success with black beans, lima beans, and some kind of white bean. I don't think we tried the kidneys, as we don't put those in as many dishes. They sprout fairly quickly, so I'd say buy some and give it a shot! In my experience, most sprouted, so be ready to plant most that you try.

Side note- I have also sprouted the oat groats bought from the feed store for the gals. Once they get going, they hardly need any care, and you get a good yield from them! Does anyone know if these oats are suitable for human consumption? I was thinking that an oat was an oat, but haven't been able to find any info online.