400) are quite correct. It is surprising that the structure and germination of this seed, so extensively used in elementary botanical teaching, should be so frequently misunderstood by teachers ...

Beans, corn, peas, spinach, leaf lettuce ... It is too heavy and the seeds will have a difficult time sending down roots and sending up green shoots. Quickly germinate your seeds by placing them in a ...

Sowing seeds indoors gives a faster and more reliable germination rate, particularly for runner beans. At the end of April sow a single bean seed, 4cm (1.5in) deep, in a 7.5cm (3in) pot filled ...