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?

 

[oxbow farm]

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


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.

It seems safe to assume that SOME of the Avalon you planted was F1, since you are seeing multiple different colors and shapes. But even in a single pod that contains a cross, it isn't likely that ALL the seeds are necessarily crosses, because the bean would also have been exposed to its own pollen. If the seed you had was collected from several plants and several pods, the majority of it should still be Avalon.

 

[SusanneinHastings]

Does anybody recognize these beans? from a photo in one of our exhibits about a Dakota (Sioux) community garden.