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Thank you! In short, yes on both accounts. Don't get me wrong, I'm all about stretching the season, and if I hadn't lost 3 weeks to an...

Seedy Sunday was an absolute blast, the most wonderful one I've ever done. They expanded the physical area to include a large adjoining...

A belated welcome from me too, @Heliena. I’m imagining that you have quite a short season and that breeding for a short season trait...

Absolutely 😊

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...

I hadn't actually taken stock of the amount of reverses, so I had to go and check. But I'm right there with you - I've never seen this...

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...