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

[ruralmamma]

Russ's 2025 Big Bean Show Day 46​

San Fiarce - Pole Snap. The bean was sent to me by @ruralmamma in the fall of 2024. Nicely productive. Good quality of seed. It did seem that I couldn't let the pods get much beyond 5 inches as it seemed stringy to me.

I experienced the same with the larger pods, but the beans were delicious and very productive. I only grew the fat pod/skinny seed off-type last year and it produced true to type. Adding it to the line-up this year in hopes that it has tender pods and the same flavor as the original.

 

[heirloomgal]

The journey with my last big bean order of the season ended with a comedic flourish.

I can't begin to describe the hiccups along the way to get this parcel here, it's been an interesting ride. I was astonished to see that when it finally arrived at the door the 50 or 60 bean packets were not in a box, but inside a worse for wear XL bubble envelope. I brought it in, ever so carefully cutting across the top of the bubble envelope to finally peek inside this long awaited package. I gently emptied it onto my coffee table, tipping it slowly like a fine wine...and a bunch of loose beans rolled out.

I blinked into the morning sun and had to laugh at the sense of humor life has.