2026 Little Easy Bean Network – Plant A Garden, Water Your Soul, Join Our Family

[Heliena]

welcome to TEG and the bean thread(s) @Heliena i was at MTU for 15yrs and loved the area. many days spent walking the streams of the Keweenaw fishing. as for beans yes to all of what you wrote.

Oh no way! My home is within walking distance of the lift bridge! There are lots of amazing gardeners and local farms here but so far I’m the only bean and bonsai nerd I know. Hah!

 

[Blue-Jay]

@Heliena said

I'm peeking in on this thread for the first time after finding @Blue-Jay's website on my quest for unusual beans.


Welcome Heliena ! So glad you are here. I think you've found the right place and are set to enjoy beans like you have never enjoyed them before. BTW what is young folk chaos?

 

[Heliena]

BTW what is young folk chaos?

Drinking, partying, boys, the sorts of trouble young folks tend to find. I was never really that way, but my Step-Mom was really concerned that I might be trouble-prone at the time.

Thank you for the warm welcome, I’m having a blast combing through your website, and I will certainly put together a request for the growing season.

 

[Triffid]

Curious about a few varieties and whether anyone here has growing experience and descriptions that they can share. Aside from a line or two on the retailers' sites, information appears to be quite scant.

Greasy Back
Luther's Crooked Greasy
Golden Hull Cornfield
Millard Oakley cowpea

 

[Heliena]

Bean nerd question: I'm at the "I want to breed my own bean" stage of things, I have a few favorites in mind for crossing, but are there any do's or don'ts for compatible parent plants? What carries the most success? I've got a good grip on genetics, but that's only in theory.

 

[Triffid]

are there any do's or don'ts for compatible parent plants?

I think it entirely depends on the intended outcome of your specific breeding project, what kind of bean would you like to develop? As a rule of thumb it's easier to select for and stabilise recessive traits.