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Just a quick update to state that I haven't disappeared off the face of the Earth. Husband has been having some medical issues and that's been occupying my time these last few weeks. Beans are still here and though I'd hoped to have them in the mail before Christmas rush, I'll feel fortunate...

My plans to mail the beans out yesterday got majorly sidetracked by some health issues with my husband. Some medication changes and all seems to be well at the moment. Upon looking at some of the bean photos I took, it's probably a good thing as some aren't very good. So tentatively speaking...

I've so wanted to get photos outside but it's either too cold and rainy or else sunny, cold and windy. Will be getting the beans ready for their journey today and hopefully I can manage some outside photos since it will be warm. Otherwise I'll be taking dull, poorly lighted ones indoors.

I'm located in central WV with an elevation of just over 1,700'. My in-laws live five miles away in the next county and at a lower elevation and we generally average 4-5" more snow. The neighboring counties to the east have even higher elevations and more accumulation. When I moved here I...

Woke to the first snow of the year and had nearly 6" on the ground by dark. No plans to leave the house this week but will finish up sorting the last few varieties and get a box ready to send to @Blue-Jay next week. Still more photos to take and notes to update, but I think I can officially...

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.

@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...

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...

I'm officially done with the garden and only have a tray of Coal Camp pods drying. Rest have been shelled and the majority are awaiting a final sort and packaging. Managed to get two beds of garlic planted and those beds mulched and one bean trellis down. Rain started yesterday and there's a...

Technically we haven't had the "killing" frost yet, but ice has frozen several mornings. Coal Camp is still hanging on but otherwise I'm finished with beans. I was out early yesterday taking one of the metal trellises down and preparing to plant garlic. It was a chilly day, so I started the...

Harvested a few more dried pods from Coal Camp before the rain started this morning. It survived a light frost without cover but I think Im prepared to sacrifice the last few pods as it seems there's a 50/50 chance that the seed has already germinated and I haven't had much better success...

We dodged the frost, but had a light coating of ice on the car both mornings. No damage to any of the plants that were left uncovered.

Frost warning tonight and Coal Camp is the only bean left. Picked all the pods that felt spongy and covered it, hoping for the best.

I'm still waiting on Coal Camp and Autumn Zebra but otherwise bean season is finished. Our first frost date is predicted to be the 14th and shouldn't have much to cover if it comes. A few varieties are blooming and forming small beans but they'll likely be headed for the dinner table. I'm...

@Oxford, If I didn't know better, I would swear the photo of your True Red Cranberry was actually my Arlington Red Cranberry as my harvest was pretty much identical.

@Oxford, beautiful beans! I've also gotten some amazing blues from Nona Agnes, Meerbarbe and September Blue this year. The few days of rain and the cooler nights have affected my harvest too. I was apprehensive about the thick spongy pods of Rose, but it's actually Rosey's Red and Arlington...

I'm pretty much doing the same. Not so much fog as heavy dew most mornings and a few days of rain lately. I am finding the combination of the ceiling fan and a box fan to be beneficial, especially with Rose as it has a thick pod. I'm down to around a dozen flats now as the majority of seed...

Had an inch of rain yesterday and went out this morning and grabbed any spongy pods before the rain started again. Been leaving the ceiling fan on 24/7 and also have a small fan blowing directly on the pods. Have had a few issues with staining on the beans I brought in before the rains but that...

Thank you! I have a tendency to make my supports a little too perfect but I love this idea! Also helps if my hubby has a visual too. I find some varieties climb the metal trellises and fishing line just fine and others need a little help at first. I have two varieties that were so vigorous...

Thanks for the recommendation! I've heard of Carol and am hoping to order a copy soon Still wrapping my head around the genetics. So the off-types I've gotten from Avalon are technically F2? I think I have this visualized, but could you post a photo if it's not too much trouble. We'll be...