Re: To EW. Question about snow pea seeds - you know innoculants are for nitrogen productition>

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You know, of course, that 'inoculate' is so that bacteria grow around the roots

and put Nitrogen  ('fix' it so that it's useful to other plants) into the

ground, and has NOTHING to do with how well the seeds sprout.  In fact, some

inoculates contain fungicides to prevent the sprout from succumbing to

soil-borne fungus and various generations of insecticides to kill off nematodes

before they 'eat' the roots as they grow?  Just in case you didn't know

 

Dream Well. Travel Well.  May you Walk Your Path in Beauty.

" Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. " Carl Sagan.

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>To: sproutpeople

>Sent: Sunday, March 4, 2012 5:17 PM

>Subject: Re: To EW. Question about snow pea seeds

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>Hi Carolyn,

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>I agree with you. Everyone ought to make an effort to keep topics relevant.

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>On snow peas, spring has sprung early over here in Japan, and I was looking

around for a great pea and bean inoculant. There is a pack sold at gourmetseeds

dot com, but I wonder if anyone has something homemade developed, and if, in the

sprouting stages, snow peas have other optimum conditions like temperature and

when to expose to sunlight.

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>Have a favourite variety of snow peas? Here is my list of possible suppliers:

(most dot com)

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>VictorySeeds

>GourmetSeeds (have Bavicchi big packs)

>RealSeeds co uk

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>GrowItalian (US site) (Franchi Sementi big packs)

>SeedsFromItaly (UK site) (Franchi Sementi big packs)

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>Halcyon (US) has a list of many more

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>Cheers,

>Duncan

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[Guest guest]

Dear ,

I didn't know. Thank you. Thank you, too, for bringing my attention to spelling.

I used to be almost perfect at this, but I go through many days now with no

English except what's rolling around in my own head. I'll have to study these

inoculants. (I wasn't sure, but I think that's correct - unless there are other

meanings or special terms.)

My situation includes both sprouting in the kitchen and in garden soil.

Even though I believe this forum is for the kitchen kind of sprouting, if you

have any more information on soil improvement, I welcome links. Haven't had much

luck with peas and beans the last couple of years...

Cheers,

Duncan

One link I found:

http://www.groworganic.com/media/pdfs/legume-l.pdf

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> You know, of course, that 'inoculate' is so that bacteria grow around the

roots and put Nitrogen  ('fix' it so that it's useful to other plants) into the

ground, and has NOTHING to do with how well the seeds sprout.  In fact, some

inoculates contain fungicides to prevent the sprout from succumbing to

soil-borne fungus and various generations of insecticides to kill off nematodes

before they 'eat' the roots as they grow?  Just in case you didn't know

>

>  

> Dream Well. Travel Well.  May you Walk Your Path in Beauty.

>

> " Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. " Carl Sagan.

>

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> >________________________________

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> >To: sproutpeople

> >Sent: Sunday, March 4, 2012 5:17 PM

> >Subject: Re: To EW. Question about snow pea seeds

> >

> >

> > 

> >Hi Carolyn,

> >

> >I agree with you. Everyone ought to make an effort to keep topics relevant.

> >

> >On snow peas, spring has sprung early over here in Japan, and I was looking

around for a great pea and bean inoculant. There is a pack sold at gourmetseeds

dot com, but I wonder if anyone has something homemade developed, and if, in the

sprouting stages, snow peas have other optimum conditions like temperature and

when to expose to sunlight.

> >

> >Have a favourite variety of snow peas? Here is my list of possible suppliers:

(most dot com)

> >

> >VictorySeeds

> >GourmetSeeds (have Bavicchi big packs)

> >RealSeeds co uk

> >

> >GrowItalian (US site) (Franchi Sementi big packs)

> >SeedsFromItaly (UK site) (Franchi Sementi big packs)

> >

> >Halcyon (US) has a list of many more

> >

> >Cheers,

> >Duncan

> >

> >

> >

> >

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