Search results

That’s interesting. Just a little later than my window for common bean planting. I go for May too but perhaps more like May 3 onwards - I take some risks! But I grow peas and broad beans much earlier. Certainly February and sometimes January. I guess your winters are much harsher and the warm up...

Yes, I definitely reckon to use the two words in that way - sowing for seeds and planting for plants. I find it difficult when I hear the word ‘plant’ used for what I think of as sowing. Quite useful to have a clear distinction between the two I think. I’ve always sown and planted as and when...

I’m pleased to hear William Woys Weaver is still going strong. I’ve always enjoyed his writing. An interesting bit of research on your part and on his, and interesting that two completely different bean strains should have the same name - a European and an American form. I wonder how much he...

I believe I sent you Tunny from my growing from Beans and Herbs. I’ve grown it a few times and sometimes it’s struggled for me too, as has Tung which they also offer. I’ve always had enough for seed but not plentiful crops.

Beautiful range of seeds and lovely clear photos. Some of your varieties are familiar and some are new to me at least. How soon will you be sowing? When about do you expect your last frost to be?

Amazing germination on your pepper seeds. Great stuff. I don’t know whether it’s a British thing but I’m used to distinguishing quite strictly between sowing and planting. So when the calendar talks of planting I read it as planting out established seedlings or small plants. But I think it...

Welcome Fasol. That sounds like a great collection. It will be very interesting to follow your progress this season. Can you say a bit about your growing conditions to set the scene? For me, the grid of beans was too blurred to see the names. Are they in Cyrillic script? If you can find a way...

PGI stands for Protected Geographical Indication. It's awarded when a crop or product has a strong link to a particular area. For plant‑based products, this means the crop must meet strict regional standards (e.g., traditional growing methods, minimum quality, and traceable provenance) tied to...

I also have a small number of seeds of Nasieddu Viola but haven’t grown it yet. I don’t know much of the history either but NV was available from Deaflora via a swap for me. It is a Fagiola Di Sarconi meaning I think that it’s one of about 20 bean varieties linked with the Upper Val d’Agri...

The photo is of the.seeds I received from you. Your website has the same. It is rather puzzling. I was wondering where the discrepancy might have occurred but you did say you’d noticed inaccuracies in their recording of info.

Thanks for your explanation about where you found the very small amount of information about Ferrat bean and its apparent UK origin. Using your explanation here I found the databank entry at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/search?q=Ferrat It does indeed suggest that it was given to the...

Yes, I grew Zimbabwe Stones and had I think more than one plant which had purple pods and produced seeds which could well have suggested a Purple Dove cross

I agree. I think if your lights are good enough for other types they should be fine, but quite how you’d manage pole beans (which presumably these are Iikely to be) under lights I can’t imagine. Mine have only about 15” of clearance.

Yes, a pretty clear early indication! I’m told that Rose is particularly prone to off-types. An interesting one to follow up. Are you going to try to grow them indoors?

I don’t know how cold your basement is but I keep carrots quite successfully in an outhouse in slightly damp sand. I guess an outhouse for you might be colder than your fridge, but I wonder whether a box of sand in your basement could be OK?

A belated welcome from me too, @Heliena. I’m imagining that you have quite a short season and that breeding for a short season trait might well be a priority? Do you find that there are quite a lot of pole varieties which dry their seeds too late for your season? Others will advise on resources...

Ah yes, reverses. An unusually large proportion of reverses, as @Ridgerunner says.

Thank you. How can I resist! Would you say there are two distinct types in the bottom picture - one more frosted than the other?

Are you planning to continue with either off-type? I’ve struggled with how late Rose is for two years running, so comparative earliness would be an advantage. But your true to type seeds are very bonnie.

@Blue-Jay, on your priority list you have a brown seeded bean called Ferrat which your website says is of UK origin. I’m intrigued about what is known and what isn’t known, as you also say growth and usage are unknown. Is there any more information available about the origin of this variety? How...