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We hire a stump grinder from time to time after cutting the stump down to near ground level.

A rather belated response to your interesting reply. I’ve assumed that it’s lack of movement that causes bagged pepper flowers to fall off in the absence of bees (there’s a bees’ nest quite close) but that probably doesn’t make much sense. It might get too humid causing rot. Over heating is an...

There seem to be two slight variants of Ruth Bible in circulation. I received seeds from two different sources this year, one American and one British. The British seeds are rounder in shape The American ones a little longer and similar to the ones pictured by Russ on his website...

Oh dear. In the meantime you can’t receive parcels sent to you. Great sympathies. I hope the dispute is settled very soon. 🙏🙏🙏

Thanks for your thoughts. I haven’t had any trouble with bags blowing off, probably because I’m growing in a polytunnel sheltered from the wind. I think to cover the whole plant would need quite a lot of supports other wise growth would soon be inhibited and distorted. The main trouble with bags...

I'm also trailing behind on dealing with pepper seeds but have nowhere near as many as you. I only save seeds from the ones I've successfully bagged, but seem to think you've said elsewhere that you're happy to let them open pollinate and haven't found much, if any, crossing. Is that an accurate...

Lovely colour! I’ve read around this some more and found that callaloo isn’t necessarily Amaranthus tricolor. It can be other edible amaranths too. It’s simply that edible amaranth is known as callaloo in the Caribbean and by different names elsewhere.

If it’s Amaranthus tricolor it’s also important in Caribbean diets as Callaloo, the name given to both the leaf and the dish cooked from it, I believe.

Interesting. Do you know whether Guy Dirix donated Gold und Silber to Bohnen-Atlas?

I think it’s indeed very likely that Guy Dirix’s came from Bohnen-Atlas or Bohnen-Atlas’s came from Guy Dirix, so perhaps we’ll find out.

Oh dear. Sorry for my careless reading after your efforts to clarify. Looking back at your message you made it very clear that you had similarly rounded seeds from Deaflora. It will be interesting to see whether Guy Dirix can cast light on where his and Bohnen-Atlas’s longer seeds might have...

So Bohnen-Atlas, Deaflora and Guy Dirix (and @heirloomgal and I) all have the wrong strain, the more elongated form. Bohnen-Atlas might have the right strain too, or might have used a photo from Jannes Aalders who apparently has the correct rounder strain. Thank you, @Artorius for clarifying...

Interesting. I received Gold und Silber from Bohnen-Atlas and these are the seeds I received I grew them in 2020 and, like you, Artorius, I struggled to get good quality seed but this is what mine looked like shortly after harvesting I haven't gone back to see whether the seed has...

I just use my iPhone. It’s so convenient as it’s there in my pocket or bag and then downloading into my records is completely straightforward, so I gave my SLR up quite a while ago. I think I was lucky with the light on the Hamby one.

Some beans that I've been shelling in the last couple of days Madeira Maroon Needs a medium length season. Just drying down here now. Probably best as a shelled and/or dry bean. It was originally from Beans and Herbs in UK. They say, ‘Beautiful red striped pods. Shelling only ….Bought from a...

Thanks. That’s reassuring.

I use deep celled propagation trays. Beans seem to like the deep shape without needing to use too much compost. They work very well and take up less space.

I’d love to. Not sure about certificates etc from and to Canada. I’ll pm you. Mine by the way are always transplants too.

Interesting that you had such exceptional results from Ruth Bible. I’ve been wanting to try it for some time too. I happened to receive it from two different sources this year but, alas, neither prospered. One batch died completely and the other has struggled to produce half a dozen pods. I’m...

Thanks, but I can’t see how that would work. The only other varieties flowering at the same time (and Mongeta del Ganxet is still only in tight bud) would also be very late and so neither variety, nor the cross, would set beans in time for seed.