jbosmith
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heirloomgal I know what you mean about getting a celebrity seed request in your mailbox. This past spring the food historian and author of a number of books William Woys Weaver sent me a seed request for the bean Weaver. His name has no connection with the bean but he has researched it's origin.
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Weaver Pole Bean | Roughwood Center
Weaver Pole BeanPhaseolus vulgarisPole beans have declined in popularity because they require old-style large kitchen gardens. But this super-prolific variety defies the trend. Developed by the now defunct C. H. Weaver Seed Company in Brawley, California, the 10-to-12-foot vines yield masses of...
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Apparently he liked them! I have some peas coming from Roughwood this year.