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I wanted to post more pics of my beans, but I can see Russ started the show so I'll hold off :)

@flowerbug, I didn't mean the general pattern but the color of the swirls. The yellow one doesn't come very often. I have only seen it on your Lemon Slice and that's why I'm so excited. In my free time, I will take a photo comparing both beans.

@Bluejay77 Yes, Bis (only) is a Polish bean. It is not the Atlas version, it is quite a different variety. I have grown it again this year. If you are interested, I will send you fresh seeds. We have another wax bean in Poland with a similar coat pattern. It is called Wstęga (Polish "w" is...

I got a few more local beans from Lithuania last Friday. When I opened one of the packet, my jaw dropped. I saw a kidney-shaped seeds with a pattern like Lemon Slice. The colors are quite oxidized, but the swirls are rather yellow. I'll make sure next year. This bean had been growing for years...

I started sorting and photographing this year's seeds. Dakota Bumble - bush mix. There were three colors in the sample from Eleanor :frow(Great Lakes Staple Seeds): white, black and black Jacob's Cattle type. Mongeta del Ganxet de Mata Baixa de Viladrau - local bush bean from Catalonia...

I have shelling until at least December :)

@flowerbug, follow these links :) https://belleepoquemeise.be/le-roi-du-potager/lemon-slize/ https://belleepoquemeise.be/le-roi-du-potager/huey/

I don't even have one Grandma Gina's seed yet. I cut the bushes off the roots and left them on poles for now. It's sunny but quite chilly. Maybe this temperature will limit the germination of seeds in the pods. The pods are huge indeed. If I get some good seeds I will try to plant them next...

Hi Paul! Greetings from Poland!

In Czech: Šedá Kravička = Grey Cow affectionately :) Růžová Kravička = Pink Cow

September was quite humid in my mountains and some of Grandma Gina's green pods started to rot. I ripped them off and opened them to check the condition of the seeds. They were not very big, but already well formed and gently starting to take on color. I took them to be burned, but I probably...

I have not written anything here for a long time, but I just don't have time for it now. Regular work, gardening and then reworking the crops in the kitchen completely fill my days. In addition, trips to the forest because in Poland at this time of the year there is a national madness called...

This year my pole beans are a bit late. Due to the heat, many flowers and small pods have fallen. Now I only collect Hidatsa Shield Figure and Bubblegum dry pods. Fortunately, it promises to be a beautiful autumn. There are no frosts in the forecasts until mid-October. This Frost doesn't count...

@flowerbug, the color of the Red Ryder pods is the same in both versions. As they mature, they become slightly red. I think the pods of the semi runner are flatter and a bit wider. I will take a closer look at it. It is a fertile bean, and there are still a lot of pods to collect. My bean...

I love heart-shaped tomatoes. Several from Ukraine and Kazakhstan. Sprint-Taymer Ogromniye Zheltiye ot Borisovny Chudo Zemli Ukrainskoye Zheltiye Grebeshki Chernoye Serdtse s Nosikom ot Borisovny Zailiyskiy Alatau Zheltiy Gopak

@flowerbug, is Red Ryder a bush bean or a semi runner? Which one to leave for the future? I separated the seeds just in case. Their color and shape are the same. I collected the first dry pods from the Spotted Pheasant plant that grew as a pole. In a few days I will shell them and see what the...

@heirloomgal, I have not grown the Halbhohe Reiser yet. From the description I received it appears that this bean grows up to 1.5 meters.

@Triffid , I'm glad you liked Atlas. This is a nice old variety that has been supplanted by new commercial ones. If you would like to try other Polish beans, just let me know.

What should an original Amish Paste tomato really look like? In the photos on the internet, the shapes of this tomato are different.

@heirloomgal, Bis wax grows this way. I have often wondered how such a small plant can produce so many fairly long and wide pods. The pods look weird too. The seeds only swell on one side, so the pod looks like a blunt comb. The blue color turns brown in older seeds, so I suggest freezing some...