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Jim Calhoun

02-17-2005 10:14:27




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I lean on you guys at yt pretty hard for information, but when you need to know something, I figure I should go to the best source availale! Thanks for all your help!

Now the questions....

I am planting a couple of acres of dryland Tepary beans this spring and need to know where I can find a source for inoculation bacteria.

Tepary beans use the same strain as lima beans.

I have had no luck and need your help on this one!

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Tom from Ontario

02-18-2005 06:53:51




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 Re: Inoculation in reply to Jim Calhoun, 02-17-2005 10:14:27  
If your beans are the same genetic family as lima beans, a vegetable seed supply house ought to be able to help you. Either that or get on the horn to an outfit like NITRAGIN (inoculant suppliers) or find out where your seed supplier gets inoculant for anything else and they should be able to give you the number of an inoculant producer. When inoculating any legume, I usually used about twice as much as necessary as it is cheap compared to a spotty crop and an excess wouldn't hurt anything.
Good Luck.

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Jerry/MT

02-17-2005 18:27:21




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 Re: Inoculation in reply to Jim Calhoun, 02-17-2005 10:14:27  
If it's a legume you're planting, rhizobia (spellling?) bacteria are usually used to innoculate the seed. I don't know if there is a specific strain that is required for your variety but your seed dealer should be able to help you. Used to be you could find packages of the bacteria at nurseries for inoculation. Some seed companies have a coating method that they innoculate with also.



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JMS/MN

02-17-2005 17:57:40




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 Re: Inoculation in reply to Jim Calhoun, 02-17-2005 10:14:27  
I don't know squat about the seed you want to plant, but it seems to me that the source of your seed (the dealer?), should know the source of whatever inocculant you need. Best of luck with the project, and I hope you let us Northerners know just what that crop is and what it is used for!



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Jim Calhoun

02-17-2005 23:01:15




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 Re: Inoculation in reply to JMS/MN, 02-17-2005 17:57:40  
Tepary beans are an ancient native American wild bean that is starting to gain a good following.

Lots of it planted in South Africa. It is very drought resistant and has been proven to fight the effects of diabetes.

They are a little smaller than a pinta bean and taste like a lima bean.

They are great for soup.

I am trying them as I am strickly dryland and these beans thrive where the rain is scarce.

I hope that I can raise them and hope that I can find a suitable market.

I have quite a bit pre sold, so I think I will come out alright.

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thurlow

02-17-2005 11:04:28




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 Re: Inoculation in reply to Jim Calhoun, 02-17-2005 10:14:27  
Out of my league on this one, but that's never stopped me from offering an opinion before. Will soybean inoculant work or do you require a different strain?? Maybe the kyhayman or some of the other better educated folks will have an opinion?? Lots of information at this site; don't know if you'll find what you're looking for.....

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