2017 Little Easy Bean Network – Everything Beans, Post It Here & Join The Fun

[Blue-Jay]

"Billingsgate" True bush in growth. Found in Magpie in 2013. The bean has produced 9 other segregations. This years seed crop was 1/3 of an ounce. Soil conditions this year may have changed the appearance of the seed from the original.

#178 - Billingsgate

 

[Blue-Jay]

"King's Knight" True bush in growth. A Robert Lobitz original and named bean. Terribly stunted plant. Found only one seed this season that looks like the origianl I had acquired in 2015.

#179 - King's Knight

 

[Blue-Jay]

"Golden Pond" True bush in growth. Found in Goose Cranberry in 2014. This bean is also related to "White Lion". Has produced one off type this season similar to the "White Lion" off type (second photo).

#180 - Golden Pond

Golden Pond Off Type 2017

 

[Blue-Jay]

"Tobacco Patch" Growth habit is true bush without runners. Very productive dry bean acquired from Seed Save Exchange member in 2012.

#181 - Tobacco Patch

 

[Blue-Jay]

"Zenadaia Costavaia" True bush growth habit. Acquired from Lisa Bloodnick in 2016. Probably eastern Europe in origin. To be grown again in 2018. Entire seed crop is in photo.

#182 - Zenadaia Costavaia

 

[Blue-Jay]

"Willmar Pinto" True bush in growth. A Robert Lobitz original bean named after Willmar, Minnesota located in Kandiyohi county. Acquired the variety in 2017 from Inspirations Garden Centre, Exeter Tasmania, Australia. Had only one stunted plant this season. Needs to be grown out again in 2018.

#183 - Willmar Pinto

 

[Blue-Jay]

"Pale Face" True bush in growth. An original bean of mine from the early 1980's named by me. The seed mother is the semi runner bean Owl's Head. With time the beans eye figure will darken to about the same shade as a yellow eye. Takes years for this to occur.

#184 - Pale Face

 

[Blue-Jay]

"White Turkey" Pole bean climbing habit. Very productive bean found as a segregation in an outcross from Mark Christensen of the Central Tree Crop Research Trust Of New Zealand in 2011. Produces loads of pods up and down the length of the vines. Navy bean size seed.

#185 - White Turkey

 

[pjn]

Enjoying the bean show and all the information.

 

[journey11]

Yes, I really appreciate the time you put into including a little background with each one. This makes a wonderful resource, not only for us here, but others online searching out info on a bean.