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@Bluejay77, got your seeds - thanks!

Hello, I'd like to try Madagascar, Fisole Rassacher Kipfleer & Greasy Grits. If you trust me after last year's problems (I can't remember which one was a failure), I can try #23. If not, that's okay, too. Thanks!!

@Bluejay77 Zambezi #2 was definitely a climber.

@Bluejay77, Thank goodness! I sure thought it would be there Friday. Everyone is right about the delivery times being slower. The Red Speckled Sugar #24 didn't sprout. The Zambezi just didn't take off at all. It was slow going, then there were lots of little beans, then there weren't many...

@Bluejay77, I sent it in a bubble envelope, but I didn't get a tracking number... I have some more of the Wrens Egg & IM, and will resend next week after I get it from the farm. May-be it will show up, but it has been pretty long for the USPS.

Thanks, @Bluejay77! I definitely plan on joining next year. We'll see what the weather thinks about it. :)

@Bluejay77, I am sending your seeds today. Imbotyi Mbayiyana was the winner in disease resistance and production. We are eating the snaps from the seeds that sprouted in the pods before I could collect them. Wrens Egg did well, and the seeds are beautiful. Zambezi #2 didn't like something about...

That's dedication!!! How do you collect shower water? :bow

@LonghornGardens - the ones I have are a bush bean. I'm growing them by a trellis, and they are ignoring it.:)

I didn't realize I hadn't been here in so long, but here's my update. The Wren's Egg have lots of pods and are doing well. The Zambezi #2 have had blooms for a while, but i hadn't seen any beans until yesterday when I spotted some itty-bitty ones about 1" long. The Imbotyi Mbayiyana beans are...

@Bluejay77 Thanks - I am reading that thread, but haven't gotten that far yet.

@Bluejay77, what is the 2014 Bean Fashion show? Thanks

@flowerweaver Actually, it was the Leakey Death Ride put on by the Fort Worth Bicycling Association. A three day event from Bandera to Leakey, a hundred mile loop out of Leakey (the best part, of course) and back to Bandera. I slowly got out of shape after my 16 yo dd was born. Sometimes I...

@flowerweaver We are just north of Dallas, living in Texas, and have a small farm just across the border in Oklahoma where we plan to retire to someday. I've just been lucky, knock on wood. You haven't been - wow! Your experiences must have really made you feel alive!! One of my most...

The Imbotyi Mbayiyana beans are blooming: The Zambezi #2 are climbing: The Wren's Egg are sprouting: And i had a taste of things to come - Golden Stick from an Ebay seller in Kentucky It seems the rain has stopped for now. Soon it will be hot & humid. Yippee.

Funny, living in TX for over 50 years and the only tornado I ever saw was driving through eastern Colorado on vacation. It was miles and miles away and looked about a mile wide. Luckily, it was in the sparsely populated plains area, and we later found a newspaper article that said it...

Happy Monday! The Imbotyi Mbayiyana and Zambezi #2 are coming along well, and I planted the Wren's Egg this weekend. I hated to put such pretty seeds into the ground.:) I found some small beans on my KY Wonder plants, so I should be up to my neck in beans in a few weeks. We've had...

I haven't found that they produce much fruit around here - may-be it is too dry in most years. This year, I dug and potted some and intend to plant them (after they get a bit bigger) in the yard where they will get more regular water. I hope this does the trick! :p

@Bluejay77 Thanks - How about Wren's Egg? Or anything you suggest... I think this time I will put a marker close to where I've planted a bean or two. That way, I can find it if it doesn't grow. When I poke around, I don't always find the seeds, probably because I'm not looking in the...

Progress report: All beans were planted 4/18. The Imbotyi Mbayiyana and Zambezi #2 are coming up well. The Red Speckled Sugar Bean is showing no sign of sprouting. How long before I should declare defeat on this one? I'd be glad to plant another in its place if it doesn't grow. Thanks!