Russ's Bean Show Day #11
"COLD CREEK" - Bush Dry. Seeds grown out of a packet I have marked 23A Code None. Another Robert Lobitz Legacy bean I've been working with since 2015. This bean seemed to throw off a segregation this year, but it also could be a dramatic looking change of a reverse color. Some seeds have the tiniest small amount of tan almost unnoticable sometimes can be found on this black and white seed. At any rate I will find out for sure next year. The first photo is Cold Creek. Second photo is the segregation or reverse coloring of this bean.
"Cold Creek" - Bush Dry
"Cold Creek" - Segregation or maybe reverse color.
"Gurnsey" - Semi Runner dry. It's not the correct spelling for the breed of cow, but for this bean it's my preferred spelling. I think it has an intersting heritage line. I found this bean in another outcross I call Holstein in 2016 which is patterned like this but in black and white and is also a semi runner. Holstein was found in another outcross in 2014 in a bean I call Purple Trout which looks much like Jacob's Cattle in dark purple and white. Purple Trout was found in White Robin (semi runner) in 2012, but Purple Trout grows as a true bush. The interesting thing was I had beans before back in the early 80's that looked exactly like all three of these beans. However those beans went by the wayside for the lack of continued grow outs. In 2011 I was lamenting the loss of those beans and wished I could find beans like them again. My mind over matter must have been strong. I was thrilled when I found Purple Trout. I thought if I grew that one out could I be lucky to still have the dark purple one and have some turn true jet black with more white and larger spotting on the bean. That's exactly what happened. I almost could not believe it was happening. Then I thought if I grew out the Holstein could I get the large spotting but with brown coloring of the spots. What are the odds for that to happen, but incredibly this is like bean reincarnation. I have said it before. Seed shapes, colors and patterns seem to be repeatable.
"Gurnsey" Semi Runner dry.
"HARMONY" - Bush dry. Another segregation of outcrosses I received from Will Bonsall (Scattered Seed Project) in 2015. This bean turned out like this in 2015. I was keeping it's seeds in continers marked WB-PKT #16. So after another grow out this year. I decided to give it it's own name. Named after one of the small rural towns in the county where I live here in Illinois. Time will tell if it continues to grow and look like it has twice.
"Harmony" - Bush dry
"HARVARD" - Pole. Another bean from the Will Bonsall's outcrossed beans. Kept this one's seeds in packets marked
WB-PKT #17.1. There are some bluish looking seeds in the grow outs which I try to select and grow exclusive of some tan ones it produces, but so far I keep getting some of both. Another town in our county that starts with the letter H in it's name.
"Harvard" - Pole
"Heartland" - Pole. From more Will Bonsall outcrossed beans. This is related to Harvard. Been keeping this one's seeds in containers marked WB-PKT 17.3. Yet another town in our county that starts with the letter H in it's name.
"Heartland" - Pole
so next week i'll start 2nd sort and get things packed up and ready to send. won't be able to send until Mom returns from vacation (but i hope to get them sent as my original plan by TG).
