On Mon, 28 Oct 2002 04:17:28 +0100, "JennyC"
wrote:

If its a more 'instant' project, why not use mustard and cress or
different forms beansprouts ?

A small reminder: most ordinary beans are all the same species,
/Phaseolus vulgaris/ iirc.

However, afaik the following beans are other, distinct species:

black-eyed peas
chick peas
mung beans
soy beans
fava beans
(maybe) lima beans
(maybe) urid beans

Unfortunately for the purpose at hand, this doesn't help since
you can tell these apart by looking at the dried bean! No need to
plant it!

And I wonder if the seedlings are very different.

OTOH, seed of love-in-the-mist looks much like dianthus seed...

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Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada