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I'm really lacking on getting photos of the network beans. Seems every time I go to the garden I never have my phone. Happy to say that...

'Brutte e Buon' which translates to 'Ugly and Good' 😜 'Fagy Után' which oddly means 'after frost' in Hungarian. Contextually that...

Schwarze Kugel ready for harvest. I planted my Blue Jays a bit late, but September is supposed to be warm so I'm counting on a good...

This comes out of Robert Lobitz material that I obtained from Ron Thuma of Hartford, Kansas in 2015. It had Robert's code number of #30B...

'Bela Putersnica' 💛 She makes my heart sing. 🎶

That's right, I have several varieties of such beans from Italy and Austria, especially from the Steiermark / Styria region. This is...

I would be more concerned about bush bean pods after a good rain. Since all their pods are within inches of the ground a sunny day or...

I am growing out the September Blue bean, my first year growing beans specifically to save for the network. Thanks to @Blue-Jay for...

The beans that you got from me were grown in a lighter soil than the place I'm growiing beans this year. My original named bean Pawnee...

Amazing similarity but I agree that my beans curl quite a bit more.

I've gotten good amounts of seed or dry pods from all the beans I got from you except Hiawatha. I just noticed the first maturing pods...

Harvesting beans in anticipation of rain. If the pods are dry of course those get harvested. Also if the pods are yellow and flabby...

I also grew Freckles a couple of years ago from 2013 seed from @Blue-Jay . And had a similar or even greater contrast in seed coat...

Sultan's Gold Crescent. Maybe not quite as curly as yours, @Branching Out ? So perhaps Anellino Giallo is more likely.

I've had the same feeling this year about beans not being entirely straightforward or predictable. Not entirely the same weather...