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I suspect they're best when the seeds are formed but relatively small. When i sampled them I didn't pick any that were overly large or had the appearance of being tough and still had some woody hulls. Hubby and I did pick the beans out of those hulls and they were delicious. That and the...

I obtained them through a USDA trial last year. Pods do get tough as they mature. When I sampled them last year the larger pods were woody but the very young ones were still tender.

All bush dry beans except Rosey's Red are blooming. The Wren's Egg plants are looking great. Ukrainian Comrades was a mix of two different beans and I planted an equal amount of each together. I have two different bloom colors in that row, so safe to say they're doing okay. Bush snap beans...

@heirloomgal, fingers crossed for the last Ekaterinaslav plant.

I do good until I hear the coyotes howl and then I suddenly remember that I can't run as fast as I could a year ago. :oops:

Last evening I went out with a Sharpie and refreshed the fading tags. Actually the tags that had faded the most I used a different brand of permanent marker on, but the Sharpie was fading too. I ended up not labeling one because the name was too far gone even though I was pretty confident of...

First blooms on two varieties of bush beans this morning: Ukrainian Comrades and Cold Creek. Railroad has buds and I'm sure it will be blooming by the end of the week. We've been getting a bit of rain and varieties that were just over the top of my head have shot up at least another foot.

Thankfully the Wren's Egg plant has been the only casualty. I have three plants that have surpassed my height as of this morning - Nona Agnes, Grandma Barnett and one whose name escaped me as soon as I shut the garden gate (Coal Camp). I purposely requested Nona Agnes and Meerbarbe this year...

Had a Wren's Egg plant struggling for the last week and it finally succumbed. Dug around to see if voles were an issue and nada. Thankfully the other plants are flourishing.

The only time I've ever had any plants that looked remotely like mosaic was back in 2020 and I blamed that on a bag of herbicide tainted Black Kow manure I added to that bed when I filled it. That was the only bed I added it to and the only bed with any issues. When I started researching...

Now that the network beans are all in the ground and doing well, I've been going through my seed stash and selecting mostly new-to-me varieties to fill in any empty spots in the garden. I have a few half runner varieties that have a pretty short maturity date and adding several bush beans to...

So if the virus were to present itself, the best course of action would be to eradicate the plants and destroy the seed as well? If it was determined to be seed borne of course. So far I'm not having any issues (knocking on wood) but want to be prepared just in case.

Happy to report they made it through the day unscathed. Planning to put a few more out tomorrow. I'd honestly have to research a bit before I replanted at this point. I encountered a bean last year that took 90 days before flowering and I was constantly covering it from frost so I could...

I am taking the plunge today and transplanting some of the bean plants to their new home and putting shade cloth over top to help combat the heat. We did get some rain last night and the bed is heavily mulched with shredded leaves from last fall, so I'm really optimistic. First day in many...

All the direct-seeded beans are up and doing great. I've been using castor oil to deter voles and haven't seen any signs of them (fingers crossed) for several weeks, but I think the cats and our new flock of chickens are partly responsible for that. Potted plants are doing great in the...

I still have a few pole varieties to transplant but I'm happy to say I have 80% of the Network beans in the ground. Ditched my planting plans when I realized I didn't take seed color or type (example greasy) into consideration when I made them. Original plans had white-seeded varieties and...

It's official! All Network beans are either in the ground or in pots awaiting planting. Been a very wet and cold spring.

Unfortunately Vesey's no longer ships to the US. :(

Can I ask where you found the root trainers? I searched for them a few years ago and the only place I found them available had a minimum order amount of over $200 I believe.

I usually have beans in the ground at this point but we're having some weird weather. Last night temperatures dropped to 37° and the highs have been in the upper 50s to low 60s. Looks like this cold snap will last until at least mid-week. I guess that will give me a few more days to make...