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In my case, such damage to the pods occurred after heavy rains following a period of drought. Too much water at once. Is your Mohawk a...

The earliest network bean this year, and one of the earliest pole beans of them all - 'Barry Island'. I usually start the beans in...

It has bean a hard year for beans. Especially bush beans. June was brutally hot with hardly a drop of rain. July gave us a little bit of...

it's been a tough year here too, just have to keep doing what we can.

Luckily, it was never below 10 C (50 F) so far this summer - I am 500 meters / 1650 ft. above sea level. But because of the nearly...

Yikes is it cold. 🥶 With a turtleneck and a hoodie I'm still cold out there, it was 13C/55F today. Miserable. But it's going to warm up...

Off the top of my head, let's see, Fat Man, Nickell, Juanita Smith, Granny, Ruth Bible, Ranger, Rattlesnake, Old Joe Clark, State 1/2...

My flat was getting full, so I shelled the Blue Tip beans from last week to make room for the new pods to dry. Seven seeds per pod and...

I've developed an interest in the Appalachian varieties, and have had mixed results. Last season I grew Headricks Greasy Cutshort, Dean...

The delicate 'Marie-Louise' bean. I love the name, and I love the color of the pods, reminds me a little of peaches. Portuguese bean...

Marvel of Nictaux

Rose d'Eyragues

'Mazeppa' was one of the first network beans I ever grew. 🤎 I'm regrowing it this year because I've always wanted to increase the amount...

I have Meerbarbe / Blue Sea Barb and Nonna Agnes as well. But the pods are different. My Nonna Anges has only green pods (with a little...

This is a much better picture of Wren's Egg but still doesn't completely capture the beauty of the pods. Just happened to notice a...