DeanF Posted April 12 Report Posted April 12 (edited) I'm new, so sorry if this has been hashed out already... Beans other than soybeans, I mean- some sort of climbing bean, pea, or lentil. These generally don't have usefully edible wild equivalents, though, having undergone massive selective breeding since the seventh century BCE to produce the domesticated varieties, so you might have to get your initial seed stock from a trader. Some exceptions: There are sea peas, but they are slightly toxic and cause lathyrism if you eat too many. There is a sort of a "wild kidney bean" in North America (which is actually more closely related to the lima bean than the kidney bean). Edited April 12 by DeanF
runnybabbit Posted April 12 Report Posted April 12 A crop that increased fertility at the cost of lower yields than other crops would be very interesting. Legumes are nitrogen fixers, they activley increase the amount of avaliable N in soil for other plants to use.
cjameshuff Posted April 12 Report Posted April 12 2 hours ago, DeanF said: I'm new, so sorry if this has been hashed out already... Beans other than soybeans, I mean- some sort of climbing bean, pea, or lentil. These generally don't have usefully edible wild equivalents, though, having undergone massive selective breeding since the seventh century BCE to produce the domesticated varieties, so you might have to get your initial seed stock from a trader. Some exceptions: There are sea peas, but they are slightly toxic and cause lathyrism if you eat too many. There is a sort of a "wild kidney bean" in North America (which is actually more closely related to the lima bean than the kidney bean). I'm pretty sure all the "wild" crops and domesticable animals are suggested to be descended from crops and animals that were domesticated before the disaster, so something resembling a domesticated variety isn't a big problem. 1
DeanF Posted April 13 Author Report Posted April 13 On 4/11/2026 at 10:48 PM, cjameshuff said: I'm pretty sure all the "wild" crops and domesticable animals are suggested to be descended from crops and animals that were domesticated before the disaster, so something resembling a domesticated variety isn't a big problem. Ah, ok. I guess that changes things. Wild peas might be a thing.
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