2025 Little Easy Bean Network - Growers Of The Future Will Be Glad We Saved

[ruralmamma]

But any visible variations would only show up the year AFTER the original cross.

So I'm safe to assume that the Avalon seed I planted was F1 since these variations are appearing now?

The second one looks like the reversed colors, instead of different genetics.

I agree. The only difference is that the seed in the second picture all came from pods that were completely purple and I will plant them separately next year to see if the purple pods carry to the next generation.

 

[ruralmamma]

Also I may have been mistaken about Avalon being a pole variety as the pods bearing the blue/black seed are the ones choking my tomatoes and reaching out to the fence. All of the striped seed were harvested at bush height and when I attempted to go through the tangle of vines, there's one plant that could possibly be a bush but the vines of the others grew so fast and intermingled. @Blue-Jay suggested I sample a few pods to test for tenderness and the first ones were tender, but the ones I sampled later were a bit tougher even though they were the same size as the first ones. I do remember those beans came from the ones that were vining.

Here's a picture of the original seed I have left. Wondering if I started with the two striped varieties?