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That could very well be the case, and I've just been growing them long enough that I've acclimated them to my area somewhat. :D Now...

Oh @saritabee so nice to hear from you again. I wonder what the trick is to growing Frost. I planted 16 seeds this year and they all...

still shelling beans, down to the last few boxes... finding some fun ones as usual. :) all boxes from the same garden. not expecting...

I did get a few tan seeds but the majority vere blue. I'd thought I read that cool temperatures ultimately impacted seed color but I...

You got blue beans with drought and extreme heat. Usually blue beans produce tan seeds when it's hot. The blue in most blue beans comes...

Now for the 2025 off-types: Batumi Georgia 4 True to type on bottom and top is a beautiful speckled off-type. Beautiful coloring on...

@Blue-Jay This seems to be due to the sudden change in US customs regulations. This caused chaos and confusion among postal services in...

What is the problem with being able to mail package from Europe to countries overseas? I got a message from a Network grower in France...

@Blue-Jay, @flowerbug, thank you very much!

Welcome everyone in the new year! This year I will only have those network beans that have not been successfully grown so far. I will...

@Artorius, Your package is in the mail on it's way to your friend in Paris. Two surprise packets are in the package from flowerbug...

Starting my 2025 show and tell. I only just photographed them last week, so I could cook them up for my New Year's Good Luck Soup...

Thank you! So glad they arrived safely. All of the blue beans were beautiful this year and I'm assuming it was due to the drought and...

I like that Wren’s Egg. I wonder if it might do better in an area like mine where falls are typically very dry (no rain for weeks), and...

Your bean package came today. I'm just blown away by the beauty of your beans. Wow ! you really did a lot of work this year on all these...