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Flowerbug, thank you for this article. Never knew that we have to thank Mr Lobitz for the Golden Sweet pea, which I have used in my own...

The first dry pods are starting, and I harvested some seeds of 'Cranberry Onondaga. It's quite an early bean really, and to my surprise...

I was trying to find some information on the “Black Mandan beans” that I got at a seed swap this spring and found two results from...

The gigantes Greek runner beans are starting make some pods. We have had so much rain in the last week that one of the poles started to...

The flower shoots of Mongeta del Ganxet Xic are getting larger. I think the flowers will open in three or four days. It seems this...

came across this looking for something else today - it's not solely related to beans, but still an interesting short read...

it's ramping up to the most crazy time of the bean season here and i'm glad for it because it has been a real challenge this year to...

Voles are enjoying my paste tomatoes but thankfully leaving the beans alone so far. Seems that I may have had a little bit of a cross...

I can also confirm that I had pure white flowers last season from seed donated by P. Suckling. Thank you,P.S.

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

I should have added that Rose is one of those beans that has a slighty higher tendency to cross than most. Maybe bag a couple of flower...

White, according to my notes. https://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/seeds/climbing-french-bean-rose-bean

I'm asking because I've noticed that the plants whose roots I damaged while removing weeds and those heavily undermined by moles are...

Thanks for letting me know @Triffid! This week I noticed that there are green pods mixed in with the purple ones, so it looks like at...

Not really, maybe a little hoeing but that's it. I saw some vole holes today so I'm wondering if they've made some tunnels into the...