He may be on to something because they may contain cytokinen, a plant growth regulator. Dave, A few weeks ago I was reading about growing vegetables from seed and the article mentioned using seaweed as a growth inhibitor to prevent legginess. It perked my interest because I always start more plants than I can tend to and with my lighting system leggy seedlings is a problem for me. Now that I know the scientific name (cytokinen) I will do more research. Wanted you to know the company I work for sprung for 7 large planters & enough potting soil to fill them for a beautification program. Your Tri-Color Ornamental/Tepin/Nu-Mex Sunrise & Sunset along with Miss Dewi's Christmas and Pepper Joe's Medusa & Bolivian Rainbow are a hit with everybody! It's hilarious to have a customer walk by and compliment me on what beautiful flowers/plants they are and watch there jaws drop when I tell them their vegetables!!!! Hoping for an early harvest, Paul (The NorthEast ChileMan)