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I lifted that photo from a website that sells that bean, can't remember the name of it, but I got lucky that they had a photo of a bed...

Love the combination of speckles and uneven blotch around the eye on the Centerville Special. I think that hilum pattern is quite unique

... oh i really like that shape and color... :) very nice!

bush habit for all that i grew but others may get taller plants as i had a particularly tough season last year. will see what happens...

Russ's 2025 Big Bean Show Day 13 Cedar Lake - Bush Dry. A Robert Lobtiz original named bean. I grew it in 2023 and thought I would...

Your photo looks like true bush growth for sure.

Russ's 2025 Big Bean Show Day 12 Buxton Buckshot - Pole Dry. This bean is so similar to Seneca Bird Egg. Same seed, same looking pods...

They are calling them a bush ! It was my understanding that this bean is a semi runner. @flowerbug grew it for me this past summer we...

And three more network beans. Amber Queen - Robert Lobitz bush bean. Purple Rain - another Robert Lobitz, very tall bush bean. As...

Russ's 2025 Big Bean Show Day 11 Brown Trout - Bush Dry. A bean that has been with me for over 40 years. Traded among Seed Saver...

I agree. I think if your lights are good enough for other types they should be fine, but quite how you’d manage pole beans (which...

Russ's 2025 Big Bean Show Day 10 Blue Spitball - Pole Dry. Got this bean from one of our seed swap ladies about 6 years ago. It grew...

Some new beans arrived this week, the runners are called Wynona’s Big Brown and the mixed ones are called Harvest Moon. I decided to...

Garry Greene wrote to me last night and told me something about my post #164 in regards to the bean Blue Pacific. He says Blue & White...