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

[Blue-Jay]

I really like beans patterned like Ukrainian Pole and Kroatische. I wonder how many more there are like these.

 

[ruralmamma]

I woke up around 3 am and worked on sorting and packaging Network beans in hopes that I might possibly get them mailed while I'm out tomorrow. Still have 3-4 varieties to go and have called it quits for today. Spent an hour looking for seed return packets and suddenly thought to look in the shipping box, where I'd put them last week.

Once I sorted seed, I realized that Cold Creek didn't produce as many nice seeds as I first thought but managed to get at least sixty to return and planning to try it again next year. George Washington Fall produced nice seed but not as many as I thought. Both varieties had an off-type that produced well though.

 

[ruralmamma]

Oh what a relief to read this @Neen5MI, I have a feeling that Pink Tip might have been a new bean in Bluejay's collection so I was worried that my failure was especially bad news. Grateful for your success!!

@heirloomgal, @Neen5MI, what color were your Pinktip seeds? I was intrigued when both of you mentioned that it didn't do well for you when I had no issues with maturity. After reading my notes, I realized that it was neither greasy nor had a pink tip, but instead had huge pods the size of Ma Williams without the bright pink coloration. Went to the Network pages and discovered there is a Pinktip and a Pinktip Greasy and I think I grew the former as my seed is large and light brown.

My original seed packet just says Pinktip but the return packet says Pinktip Greasy. Just wanted to compare notes before I return seed to @Blue-Jay

 

[heirloomgal]

I really like beans patterned like Ukrainian Pole and Kroatische. I wonder how many more there are like these.

I wonder too, I quite like that coloration. It seems a uniquely European bean seedcoat.

 

[heirloomgal]

@heirloomgal, @Neen5MI, what color were your Pinktip seeds? I was intrigued when both of you mentioned that it didn't do well for you when I had no issues with maturity. After reading my notes, I realized that it was neither greasy nor had a pink tip, but instead had huge pods the size of Ma Williams without the bright pink coloration. Went to the Network pages and discovered there is a Pinktip and a Pinktip Greasy and I think I grew the former as my seed is large and light brown.
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My original seed packet just says Pinktip but the return packet says Pinktip Greasy. Just wanted to compare notes before I return seed to @Blue-Jay
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My Pink Tip beans were the white seeded ones on the right @ruralmamma , I guess I should have added Greasy to the name when I referenced it. I forgot that there are a couple beans with Pinktip in the name!

 

[ruralmamma]

My Pink Tip beans were the white seeded ones on the right @ruralmamma , I guess I should have added Greasy to the name when I referenced it. I forgot that there are a couple beans with Pinktip in the name!

No problem as I actually thought I planted the greasy ones and have the description for Pinktip Greasy in my notes. Better to discover that now than later . A grower about an hour north of me offers the greasy variety, so hopefully it will perform okay here.