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Not all seeds are of this quality. When I have a lot of seeds, I select them strictly and examine each one individually. This year, I...

The purple-podded George Washington Fall bean. Still a week or two from harvest.

I grew Cornplanter Purple this year, it is seed I originally got from someone at a local seed swap. I have grown it once before, but I...

Well @Blue-Jay some good news and bad news about network bean 'Kruger's Speckled Caseknife'. Good news is the grow out went much better...

I'm quite relieved to know that it's from the outside in, not the other way around. After growing so many tomatoes I've become...

I'm really lacking on getting photos of the network beans. Seems every time I go to the garden I never have my phone. Happy to say that...

@heirloomgal, I install the first strings when the plants begin to branch out, and the next ones as they grow. I braid the first string...

'Brutte e Buon' which translates to 'Ugly and Good' 😜 'Fagy Után' which oddly means 'after frost' in Hungarian. Contextually that...

@Artorius your plants always look so nice. usually by this time of the season my bean plants are looking pretty beat up and drying...

This is interesting, I didn't realize the main concern was proximity to the ground. (I really am new to growing beans I guess!) So the...

So far not so much sign of beans drying down here except for the very first plant of Andikove that I put in a 5 gallon pot. 26 beans, I...

🌾3/4 of the pole bean plants are turning yellow now. It's just the later maturing ones that are still green. I read recently about the...

My first time for Koronis Purple, a Robert Lovitz dry bush bean, and I was able to harvest some very pretty seeds. There were just 8-10...

While the San Michele Rosso only has pods that are 2cm/ 1.2inch long and I am very nervous about whether it will still turn out okay, I...

Schwarze Kugel ready for harvest. I planted my Blue Jays a bit late, but September is supposed to be warm so I'm counting on a good...