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Ah yes, reverses. An unusually large proportion of reverses, as @Ridgerunner says.

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

Are you planning to continue with either off-type? I’ve struggled with how late Rose is for two years running, so comparative earliness...

Some bean photos for a rainy January day. Last year I grew Rose for the HSL and two offtypes were identified. First pic is the 'true'...

@Blue-Jay, on your priority list you have a brown seeded bean called Ferrat which your website says is of UK origin. I’m intrigued about...

Little happy story to share. The last 2 weeks have been kind a nuts for me, such a busy bean year so far. I've been feeling like a...

Exciting to have the 2026 thread started so promptly and with much appreciated warm words. Great! Bobis d’Albenga (Albenga I believe...

I finally managed to shell out all beans and freeze the last ones — this year, after many years, I had bean weevils again. Despite the...

@heirloomgal, just saw this. Fun fact: this explanation comes originally from me, sent to a Canadian bean preserver. And I am an...

Heirloomgal wrote " Chriesistei ~ pole In researching this variety I realized it's translated name is 'Cherry Pit'. I don't usually...

Steve, thank you for the overview and the link to the previous thread. It sounds as though growing ginger for you too is really...

I’d be really interested to know how you grow your ginger. Under cover? In pots? Any special treatment? I’ve tried it once in pots in my...

Network beans ready to return in January. Really enjoyed growing these and looking forward to growing more. Speckled Algonquin...

Ok, so it is more about variations in spiciness. I didn't realize that, given how few brassicas I grow, but I guess the same would...

I tend to think of mustards and oriental greens as being on a scale from peppery to mild. At the most peppery end are the mustards like...