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Summer Bean Show 2024 Vol. #13 The lima on the left looks like Christmas in pink. Maybe this bean isn't totally dry yet either. It looks to me like the same persons hand holding these beans as the last post I did. Bean #23..............................................Bean #24

I don't know if they are fully dried or not. That might be there natural size and color when fully dried. How can you tell from a photo if beans are fully dried or not?

Summer Bean Show Vol. #12 2024 Lima left and Phaseolus Vulgaris right Bean #21...........................................................Bean #22

It's going to be warmer here starting today. This warmer weather is supposed to contiue right on into next week. Hopefully this warmer air will blow up north your way. It's been cool here lately too. July which is on the average the warmest month of the year has been cooler here than June...

Summer Bean Show Vol. #11 2024 The first bean on the left you have seen this pattern before but this one is with a little bit different coloring. The second bean is a lima. Bean #19...........................................................Bean #20

I had never grown Purple Dove myself but from what I understand Purple Dove is a true bush type. I will tell you what I would be doing in my bean garden if I was growing PD and I saw some plants growing runners. I would be following those runner plants down to the soil line and be cutting them...

One thing about semi runners that I think I have noticed is when you get crosses with semi's. They are more difficult to stablize that true bush types.

Summer Bean Show Vol. #10 2024 Here are two bean wheels that someone has created. It thought they were pretty neat looking.

Summer Bean Show Vol. #9 2024 Two more beautiful South American Limas. The patterns and colors they have on South American Limas are just amazing. Bean #17................................................................Bean #18

At my Bean Acres offsite the mosquitoes are also ferocious in a season where we get a lot more rain. I use a product called Deep Woods Off and it works. It's in a spray can. I apply it to my arms, hands, neck, ears and carefully to my face and it works. Mosquitoes don't like this stuff. It was...

Not only do these limas have a 4 or 5 month maturity time. They might also be daylength sensitive. They are so pretty to look at but I don't think I would want to try growing them.

Summer Bean Show Vol. #8 2024 It would be neat if we could grow these beans here in North America but the time to maturity too long. Brazilian Bean #14..............................Brazlian Bean #15

Summer Bean Show Vol. #7 2024 Brazilian Bean #12...............................Brazilian Bean #13

Summer Bean Show #6 2024 Brazilian bean #10 a bowl of pretty limas. Brazilian bean #11 does this one sort of look like Riga D' Orgo. Brazilian Bean #10...........................................Brazilian Bean #11

I don't know if you have ever seen my fencing to keep deer out of my beans. This is made of 12 foot 4 x 4 posts concreted in the ground 3 feet deep. The wire is handy panels bought at Tracktor Supply Store. 4 x 8 stacked on top of each other width wise to bring the wire up to 8 feet high. This...

Summer Bean Show #5 2024 Brazilian bean #8 reminds me of Diamont. I love that flat charcoal gray of Brazilian bean #9. Brazilian Bean #8.............................................Brazilian Bean #9

I don't know if this contributes much on this bean but the Doukhobor's came from Russia into Canada years ago. Settling in Saskatchewan and BC. They have their own communes. Probably much like the Amish here in U.S. So very likely that is where your bean comes, Russia. You can read this if...

My Summer Bean Show 2024 #4 Brazilian Bean #6 - Lima.................................Brazilian Bean #7 There will eventually be a lot of limas shown here on these various volumes of Summer Bean Show 2024.

I never knew that bean plants would develop roots if you broke off a piece and put them in water. No I have never tried this.

You can share anything you want here. I think we all try to keep the conversations to basically beans but you can share recipes for sure. I would love to see your different recipes for beans. Tell us about the preperation and ingredients. I shared my own concocted bean soup or maybe you'd call...