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Some bean harvests that I have specially enjoyed. Amish Gnuddle. I like the frosted patterning and understated colouring. The plants...

Thank you for great research artorius. I appreciate this information very much.

That is fascinating,@Artorius. Thank you very much for this great information. As you suggest it’s amazing that samples were collected...

@P Suckling, your theory is true. PHA 361 is the catalogue number of the IPK Gatersleben gene bank and this is probably the original...

Today's pics... 🌤️ Tunny A network bean. I am so pleased with my turnout of seeds this year, as last year was a bust. Such a...

Thank you @ruralmamma, I appreciate it. It's not the responses I would have expected from everybody, so all the more reason I'm glad I...

Thank you @Blue-Jay I appreciate getting your perspective. Looking back, I agree the details are getting wiped out by some degree of...

Yes, that's what I've concluded as well at this point. The colors are definitely more realistically represented in the full sun shots...

My plans to mail the beans out yesterday got majorly sidetracked by some health issues with my husband. Some medication changes and all...

I agree with @Decoy1 about the sun VS the shade photos. Maybe it's also the time of year with the sun's light angle being so much lower...

It may be from a collection of beans. As just the name Polen aka Poland is not a good description somebody has added their personal...

Tirana’s Violette is really named Tirana’s Rotviolette. Ie red violet from Tirana in Albania

Interesting. Where you have taken comparative photos in sun and also in shade the apparent difference in colour is considerable. The sun...

On the subject of Polish commercial varieties I’d very much like to understand the naming of a bean I’ve recently received. It is held...

It's a miracle - we had some sunshine today! It wasn't for long, but I ran out there for 30 minutes this afternoon to catch up with...