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Off the top of my head, let's see, Fat Man, Nickell, Juanita Smith, Granny, Ruth Bible, Ranger, Rattlesnake, Old Joe Clark, State 1/2...

Thanks for sharing your experience. I must have just lucked out, that my first exposure was so successful. The idea of a bean with a...

got some picking of beans in and then the rains dotted me and i was ready to come in anyways.

My flat was getting full, so I shelled the Blue Tip beans from last week to make room for the new pods to dry. Seven seeds per pod and...

I've developed an interest in the Appalachian varieties, and have had mixed results. Last season I grew Headricks Greasy Cutshort, Dean...

The delicate 'Marie-Louise' bean. I love the name, and I love the color of the pods, reminds me a little of peaches. Portuguese bean...

Marvel of Nictaux

Rose d'Eyragues

'Mazeppa' was one of the first network beans I ever grew. 🤎 I'm regrowing it this year because I've always wanted to increase the amount...

My Meerbarbe pods aren't purple. All pods seem to be green with a bit of reddish/purple blush. Will have to go back and observe those...

I have Meerbarbe / Blue Sea Barb and Nonna Agnes as well. But the pods are different. My Nonna Anges has only green pods (with a little...

as long as they don't have a dried off root sprout coming out of them i'll give them a try if i don't have anything better...

Seeds with split seed coats have been germination tested by me and another grow I know in Iowa and found that the beans do grow.

This is a much better picture of Wren's Egg but still doesn't completely capture the beauty of the pods. Just happened to notice a...

It means: Cornetto = a stuffed croissant (in Italy usually with jam or pistachio creme 😍) Largo = wide/ broad Verde = green "A...