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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...

as long as they don't have a dried off root sprout coming out of them i'll give them a try if i don't have anything better...

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...

It means: Cornetto = a stuffed croissant (in Italy usually with jam or pistachio creme 😍) Largo = wide/ broad Verde = green "A...

Another new to me bean, 'Largo Verde A Cornetto'. It was sent to me from Germany, and I never did get to researching what the name...

Seeds with split seed coats have been germination tested by me and another grow I know in Iowa and found that the beans do grow.

Atypical weather this summer. None of our stinking hot 100+ degrees with heat indexes even higher. We had cool weather with the haze...

I'm loving seeing all of the bean photos that are rolling in. Great images-- and so inspirational! In the Pacific Northwest we're...

This is a bean that has turned out to be quite special - 'Kärntner Butter'. Not only has the yield been really good, but it's a very...

OK good to know @Blue-Jay, I will double check with you when the time comes. Off the top of my head I know that the Olga's Yugoslavian...

Yes, I usually have 5 seeds, followed by 4 and 3. I have never thought about how many seeds there should be per pod. Only a few pods...

I have the same experience. When I mow the lawn, I dry the grass and use it as mulch around the bean plants. In addition, I keep annual...

The pods are stringless, so, I use them as green beans when the pods are yellow i.e. before becoming red-speckled and they have a wax...

No confusion at all, thank you for the extra info Decoy. Appreciated.

I checked my freezer files and there were no new entries made for the bean last year. Actually Dule is not listed at all on my freezer...