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This is a bean that has turned out to be quite special - 'Kärntner Butter'. Not only has the yield been really good, but it's a very...

I'm loving seeing all of the bean photos that are rolling in. Great images-- and so inspirational! In the Pacific Northwest we're...

This year I did a small comparison trial between Dolloff pole bean and Golden Lima, Leigh Hurley on her old "Extreme Gardener" blog...

This is how my Succotash currently looks like. I also had a completely dry pod today. I checked quickly in my list and this year I...

Yes Succotash is a bit of a difficult one and very late. A botanist in my German bean gardening group has found evidence to suggest that...

I grew Rose last year and found it to be late. I failed to harvest any good seed. I’m trying again this year and sowed it particularly...

My Schwarze Kugel is a bush with short runners. I got the seeds from Austria. I didn't know there was a pole variant.

Last year I tried growing a Lima bean for the first time, and it didn't go well. After many months Network Lima Grandma Rivera produced...

This is good to know. I obtained Succotash seed in a swap this year, and will probably try to grow it next year. Edit: (Oops, I...

I had a similar experience. Succotash is a late-flowering bean, but I ended up harvesting a lot of nice seeds.

The Amish Nuttle/ Mayflower bean didn't survive the three and a half weeks of unusual cold (12 - 20 degree Celsius / 54 - 68 degree...

Looks as if Blue tip and Ottis Stewart will be the first to harvest. Ukrainian Comrades is a mix of two different seeds. One produces...

I've grown Succotash twice and both times it seemed to take a bit longer than most to bloom.

For the first time this year I am growing Succotash pole bean. I've had the seed before, maybe more than once from seed trades etc, but...