Not here, we're more similar to the Columbia Basin in climate. If you can believe it, we have a patch of Himalayan blackberry on our property that we lovingly water and otherwise tend to. There are a couple places in the valley that do seem to have an an overgrowth, but I think they must be kept alive by seeps coming down the hills?
Huh, strange, looks fine to me on Firefox/Linux. Ah, web page debugging, eh? such a joy@Bluejay77 not sure if you prefer e-mail or here, but your Networkhttps://www.abeancollectorswindow.com/network.html page has a left margin of -55%, so half of the text doesn't display. When I change it to 2.9em, it seems to be centered. Your other pages display correctly. Hope it isn't just me.
I'm on Linux/Firefox too, but old versions. Seems my root directory is full, so I can't get patches. I also have some bad memory which is causing me some problems. Some other weird things are happening too. Have a new (well new, when Windows 8 came outHuh, strange, looks fine to me on Firefox/Linux. Ah, web page debugging, eh? such a joy
) computer to set up, and wipe Windows off of, just haven't done it yet. Retiring didn't fix my procrastination problem at all. Here I thought the 2021 thread was turning into a Linux help one! I was going to ask some questions there. I'm great at programming with Synon 2e, or is it just 2e now, but not much else.
and we need strikeout text font!), then you can get 4 freebees from the A - Z list, if you are so inclined, if I'm reading that Network page correctly. How are bean seeds mailed to Canada, by the way?
Ha, it certainly looked like it was heading that way. I had no idea there was so much overlap between Linux users and gardeners/bean-lovers! Wonder if there's a meaningful correlation there.
That is some veteran skill -- I had to look up Synon; seems like it's a programming environment for AS/400 machines? I'm still wet-behind-the-ears, having cut my teeth on PHP and JavaScript and moving on to more mature languages like C#.
Ha ha, sorry to throw you -- there were seven but then I decided against lima beans. I think nine varieties are plenty for me; that's about my limit each year, so now I'm facing the prospect of not growing out my regulars!But I digress from beans. I like your list. You should take one more from the P-List or Network for an even 8 (I counted 7, now it is 6. I'm old
not sure; guess we'll find out! From reading this thread, it seems that the rules are less strict going into Canada than going back into the US -- maybe because many Canadian farmers buy from Johnny's, Territorial, and other US seed houses?
So what changed?I hope I never reach the point where my gardening stops challenging the arbitrary limitations imposed by geology & meteorology (or my physiology, for that matter). Those tropical vegetables aren't going to adapt themselves, you know. Nor will my mind adapt, unless I keep pushing the envelope. That's especially important for those of us who are well seasoned.
True! Here I am in what presently feels like the Arctic Circle, and yet I managed to get a crop of both okra and sesame seeds this summer! Always push the 'limits'!!
I'm on Linux/Firefox too, but old versions. Seems my root directory is full, so I can't get patches. I also have some bad memory which is causing me some problems. Some other weird things are happening too. Have a new (well new, when Windows 8 came out
But I digress from beans. I like your list. You should take one more from the P-List or Network for an even 8 (I counted 7, now it is 6. I'm old
That looks like a nice selection!well, happy to oblige then
How about you?
- From the priority list
- Cranberry Flieder (how could I resist a purple horticultural bean?)
- Dean Family Greasy Cutshort
- P-town
- From the network
- Blue speckled tepary
- Mbombo Green
- Meerbarbe, Nona Agnes, or September Blue -- anyone know which one comes out most 'blue'?
- From the seeds for sale
- Bird Egg Blue
- Fort Portal Jade
- Blue Jay
I'm especially interested in brown beans associated with Dutch, Swedish, and Norwegian immigrants. I've also purchased some other brown beans, but I'm not sure which will be planted this year (as there are some other interests that have developed, such as the "which broad banded type of yellow eye would I like best" phase, and an "I would sure like to grow pinto beans here" phase 
). To those ends, I purchased from Russell:
