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I use sticks from the bush and I plant the seeds in rows like I do bush beans, plunking the stick in next to each seedling. I make sure...

I plant semi-runners similarly to @heirloomgal . If more runners appear, I simply add new sticks.

Beautiful seeds @Artorius. Beans can be such heartbreakers! 2025, the season from

yes, i've grown Chaska Purple and Purple Rain (and others). the reverse dark purple seed coat i have also have showing up in the Purple...

That's true. I started picking dry Chaska Purple pods when the Purple Rain harvest was already finished. @flowerbug , do you remember...

Last season, I had another Lobitz bean similar to Chaska Purple - Purple Rain (pics later). These are interesting beans. One pod may...

wow @Artorius that sounds like a difficult season for sure. i hope this coming season is much better! i grew this one a few years...

Arikara Yellow bush Redland Pioneer bush snap from Australia. Blue Jay bush. I sowed it quite late, almost in mid-June, but all...

I finally managed to take some photos of the beans from 2025. The season was poor. A very cold spring caused a delay in planting. In...

Hi all! I’ve been MIA due to work so I’m just reading posts from the start of this thread now. But that’s my photo! I will be planting...

A new beginning, in many ways. I hope to return to gardening this year, although the seed saving will be on a much smaller scale. Just...

Thank you! In short, yes on both accounts. Don't get me wrong, I'm all about stretching the season, and if I hadn't lost 3 weeks to an...

i'm not much into pole beans, but years ago i grew "Adam's Family Six Weeks" from @Blue-Jay 's collection of network beans and it was...

I'm peeking in on this thread for the first time after finding @Blue-Jay's website on my quest for unusual beans. I'm over the moon to...

I hadn't actually taken stock of the amount of reverses, so I had to go and check. But I'm right there with you - I've never seen this...