heirloomgal
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Agreed, variety seems to play a central role. Probably some mysterious combination of variety and how it reacts with heat or lack thereof, soil composition, mineral presence, etc. Beans are pretty sensitive to micronutrients the agronomists tell me, so that may be a factor too. Then the individual genetics in each seed too.That is very similar to the random plant sickness I’ve been experiencing. I’m thinking some varieties are particularly prone to it. I had it quite big-time last year with Ruth Bible and this year, from a different source of seeds, I’m experiencing it again. And yet other growers seem to experience Ruth Bible as particularly robust.