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Thank you! In short, yes on both accounts. Don't get me wrong, I'm all about stretching the season, and if I hadn't lost 3 weeks to an...

That is so great @Blue-Jay, you have introduced to the world so many wonderful bean varieties. I'm glad that you feel the happiness...

A new beginning, in many ways. I hope to return to gardening this year, although the seed saving will be on a much smaller scale. Just...

@Heliena, I grew the Cave bean twice and had a good harvest one year and was fighting the frost the second. My growing season is a few...

I’m charmed by how utterly massive and “antique” the 1000 year cave bean was in my garden last year, but I was only able to get a few...

Bean nerd question: I'm at the "I want to breed my own bean" stage of things, I have a few favorites in mind for crossing, but are there...

@Heliena said I'm peeking in on this thread for the first time after finding @Blue-Jay's website on my quest for unusual beans...

Welcome @Heliena! Last year was my first year participating and this is a great and knowledgeable group of bean enthusiasts.

Welcome to forum the Pacific Northwest!

I'm peeking in on this thread for the first time after finding @Blue-Jay's website on my quest for unusual beans. I'm over the moon to...

@heirloomgal, just saw this. Fun fact: this explanation comes originally from me, sent to a Canadian bean preserver. And I am an...

i have package for you @Blue-Jay all ready to go. i'll let you know for sure when it is on the way (probably Tues or Wed). 3 of the 5...

As far as I’m aware, the most common European varieties with roughly that patterning but not that colouring are pea beans which come...

With trees in between you would be fine with limas. They cross easily. You being in Minnesota. You could start beans early in styro cups...

Looking back at many of the posts for 2025 I ran across post #923. I would definitely plant the white bean with the widely set brown...