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I'm sorry I didn't see this before you made your request for network beans. I grew Dixie Speckled Butterpea 2 years ago in my 6a Michigan garden. I expected it to be a pole, but it grew as a bush bean, and matured in good time in my garden. Also, reasonably productive, and very pretty, to me. It...

Mine are the white seeded, also.

I also grew Pink Tip Greasy this season. Very late maturing, and I won't try to grow it again, but I've harvested enough good seed to return far more than 60. I'll send essentially my entire harvest, so Russ has plenty to refresh his supply and you won't need to stress another season over a...

I was poised to never plant Kifl Mucko again for this very reason. Sooooo productive, but a PIA to shell by hand. It occurred to me to toss the pods in a pillowcase and stomp on them for 6-10 minutes. Magic! Seeds and pods separated beautifully, and I just waited for a breezy day to winnow the...

I've grown Ohio Pole in at least three different seasons, though not this year. I never noted anything unusual about the pods. Tennessee Mountain Climber has huge, puffy pods at maturity, but dry down to typical thin, crispy pods. Rose has similar huge, squishy pods for me. I'm crossing my...

I'm growing it this season, and it is vigorous but not near maturing seeds yet.

I don't think Doty India #1 is going to make it to mature seed. Pods are barely started, and seeds were planted quite early for my location. Just too late for my garden. The large pods at the lower left corner are a neighboring bean variety.

It sounds burdensome. But how can a tariff be assigned to a parcel that has no value assigned, or price charged, by the sender or recipient? Will tariffs be charged on gifts sent to family or friends across the border(s)?

I shelled a bunch of the Trionfo Violetto and found extensive, subtle variation in the seed coat. I thought you might be curious.

Hey, I have a purple podded vine among the Little Red Cutshorts from you. Would you like me to send the seed when it matures?

If you'd like to grow Trionfo Violetto, I'd be happy to send you seed.

I'm growing this bean this year and already have dry pods. I also have Dow Purple Pod and Purple Pod Pole as network beans. All very similar growth and appearance. The network beans just a bit behind Trionfo Violetto.

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 longer window for fresh eating is appealing to me. I guess I can be satisfied with the handful that have worked in my garden to date. 😊

I've developed an interest in the Appalachian varieties, and have had mixed results. Last season I grew Headricks Greasy Cutshort, Dean Family Greasy Cutshort, Tennessee Mountain Climber, and Old Time Golden Stick. They all matured with room (season) to spare. In fact, Tennessee Mountain Climber...

I'm growing Rose as a network bean this year.I ran out and took these photos this morning.

This is good to know. I obtained Succotash seed in a swap this year, and will probably try to grow it next year. Edit: (Oops, I actually have Succotash growing this year. It has blossoms and immature pods at this time.) I'm currently growing the network bean "Rose". Its development is way...

Thanks for responding to my question. I understand the difference between 'for sale" and "network". But in the priority list posted by Blue-Jay on 1/1/2025, and referenced in Vanalpaca's post #341, the first 8 varieties are listed neither in the network nor sales list. Also not in the Will...

Blue-Jay, please tell me about the priority list. I requested my network beans before the list was finalized and shared this year. Having been reminded of the list (Thank you, Vanalpaca!), I did some reviewing of both the network and the for sale bean lists on your website. Some priority...

Four varieties of the network beans direct sown in the garden are sprouting! One is Rose, the only variety I planted from the priority list.

Well, I took the plunge. I'm in mid-Michigan also, and forecast says no frost for the next 8-10 days, at least. My network beans are all planted in the garden. The rest of my pole varieties will be in this afternoon. I'm unlikely to get to the edamame today, but probably tomorrow. Tomatoes and...