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The flower shoots of Mongeta del Ganxet Xic are getting larger. I think the flowers will open in three or four days. It seems this...

came across this looking for something else today - it's not solely related to beans, but still an interesting short read...

You are welcome. They are the identical strain to those from HSL. Both originated from Mr Yeoman's Gardening Guild, and he had them...

it's ramping up to the most crazy time of the bean season here and i'm glad for it because it has been a real challenge this year to...

Voles are enjoying my paste tomatoes but thankfully leaving the beans alone so far. Seems that I may have had a little bit of a cross...

I can also confirm that I had pure white flowers last season from seed donated by P. Suckling. Thank you,P.S.

I did but they're on annual leave for several weeks 😓

This year I did a small comparison trial between Dolloff pole bean and Golden Lima, Leigh Hurley on her old "Extreme Gardener" blog...

i would ask them what they think. :)

I should have added that Rose is one of those beans that has a slighty higher tendency to cross than most. Maybe bag a couple of flower...

Thank you! I also just tracked down the characteristic sheet that they sent and it says the flowers are buff - clearly observed when the...

White, according to my notes. https://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/seeds/climbing-french-bean-rose-bean

Has anyone documented the flower colours of the 'Rose' bean? aka Rose Family and Raccoon. I'm growing 20 plants for the Heritage Seed...

And you have 5 seeds in a pod, is this usual for you or an exception? Mine tend to have 4 only by and large. There must be something...

I'm asking because I've noticed that the plants whose roots I damaged while removing weeds and those heavily undermined by moles are...