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I’m charmed by how utterly massive and “antique” the 1000 year cave bean was in my garden last year, but I was only able to get a few...

I think it entirely depends on the intended outcome of your specific breeding project, what kind of bean would you like to develop? As a...

Bean nerd question: I'm at the "I want to breed my own bean" stage of things, I have a few favorites in mind for crossing, but are there...

Curious about a few varieties and whether anyone here has growing experience and descriptions that they can share. Aside from a line or...

Drinking, partying, boys, the sorts of trouble young folks tend to find. 😂 I was never really that way, but my Step-Mom was really...

Oh no way! My home is within walking distance of the lift bridge! There are lots of amazing gardeners and local farms here but so far...

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

Hi Russ, yes I kept all of the offtype seeds and would be delighted to send you a pack of 60. Would you like to grow them out this...

It would be fun to grow them out this coming summer. You can't declare them as seeds of any kind when you ship to the U.S. Customs will...

Could you send a few seeds for me to Decoy of the first off type. That bean looks a little gray and black to me. Anyway Decoy will have...

I made a mistake here, I meant to write OT#1, i.e. picture 2. Even though they appear to be a mix, they're from the same plant/s, with...

Thank you. How can I resist! Would you say there are two distinct types in the bottom picture - one more frosted than the other?

I have no idea how the latter two taste, but I'll find out in 6 months 🥲

I have an issue with Rose germinating in the pods, so I will be growing out the off-types to assess them. I think they have favourable...

Bottom beans win the prize for most beautiful! I wonder which of these three wins for best flavor!?