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We had frost on the rooftops of the houses around me this morning 41 degrees F 5 C, but nothing down near ground level. My snap beans...

Frost warning tonight and Coal Camp is the only bean left. Picked all the pods that felt spongy and covered it, hoping for the best.

I have grown Ohio Pole here in our hot Midwest summers and never had any trouble with new seed sprouting in the pods. I wonder if some...

I think Gopher is not stable yet. Don't worry about sending any back this year. Grow them again next year. Gopher and Cleopatra came...

Did anyone else grow Gopher this year? It’s supposed to be light brown with slightly darker brown speckles and I got some of those but...

This week I've found some 'Rose' pods with 100% germination of the seeds inside. Another fleshy pod cultivar. Really hoping the rest of...

@heirloomgal, this year I only opened the pods a little from the top so that the moisture inside could evaporate faster. That was all I...

@Oxford i just have to say i'm always amused at your handle as you are in Switzerland. i'm always doing doubletakes. :)

@Oxford The source of my Schneebone seeds is the Deaflora store. German shop, German name, so I assumed the bean came from Germany. When...

I'm still waiting on Coal Camp and Autumn Zebra but otherwise bean season is finished. Our first frost date is predicted to be the 14th...

It's funny you mention the Rose bean, because the pods you describe them having are exactly like my Ohio Pole, squishy and large. And...

I have grown Ohio Pole and also grown it under the name Miami Ohio which is apparently the same bean...

I've grown Ohio Pole in at least three different seasons, though not this year. I never noted anything unusual about the pods. Tennessee...

@Oxford, If I didn't know better, I would swear the photo of your True Red Cranberry was actually my Arlington Red Cranberry as my...

if every valley applied selection pressures for long enough you can certainly have a different looking variety and that they are all...