Just an FYI to everyone, beans are probably the worst seed to keep over. You will loose a lot of germination from one year to the next. Coming from first hand experience. Talking to farmers that keep seed over they will do a germination test and adjust drill to plant more seeds per acre.
Update on Bean availability, KC area
I was having NO luck finding a bag or two of beans. Elevator in P Hill would sell me a truck load (or a train load) but no bags.
2 elevators up north never returned my calls...
Anywho, May Milling in Grandview has them. Too late for this year, but thought I'd let folks know that if you need a small quantity, they're your guys.
They had the clover I wanted. Have just about any seed you'd want, plus pet foods, spices, and a history of family ownership since the 1880's.
Kinda like a good hardware store, when you find one you want everyone to know about it!
2 elevators up north never returned my calls...
Anywho, May Milling in Grandview has them. Too late for this year, but thought I'd let folks know that if you need a small quantity, they're your guys.
They had the clover I wanted. Have just about any seed you'd want, plus pet foods, spices, and a history of family ownership since the 1880's.
Kinda like a good hardware store, when you find one you want everyone to know about it!
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Yeah, but were feeding wildlife, not growing for production. Leftover seed works damn good for plot purposes & is economical.
Stored properly you don't lose more than maybe 10% a year. I have planted 2-3 year old beans and had a very good stand, I stored them on a pallet in the racks at work.Yeah, but were feeding wildlife, not growing for production. Leftover seed works damn good for plot purposes & is economical.
I plant left over seed a lot. Pretty easy to count out a couple hundred seeds, roll them up in wet paper towels and put them in a zip lock till they sprout. Count the ones that didn't sprout and calculate your germination rate. Plant accordingly and you should still get a good stand if the weather cooperates and you planted them the right depth.
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