2021 Little Easy Bean Network - Bean Lovers Come Discover Something New !

[Zeedman]

A few more photos from the rural garden:


Brown King #2, pole dry/shelly. A few plants were lost, but the survivors are recovering somewhat.


Buff Adzuki (left), and Black Kali Gram (Urd) right. Along with Yellow Mungo (green flowers, not pictured) all of the small-seeded Vignas appear to be on their way to full recovery.

 

[flowerbug]

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I'm convinced my potato plants brought them.

yes, flailing birdie is why i stopped using rat traps for chipmunks and switched to the bucket method (sunflower seeds attract them enough that they'll jump in and drown), but that's also sad to me. *sigh* the year we planted potatoes here recently something was digging them up and eating them (groundhogs or voles we didn't really know for sure) and they'd also done it to some of the beets. that was it for Mom. she said she'd rather grow squash. which is perfect for me as i do like squash so much more... oh, and the deer were eating the tops of the potato plants. i didn't think anything ate potato plants aside from bugs. well, we switched back to squash and have been happy with that since then.

 

[heirloomgal]

Vole devastation:

I'll stop the reel of destruction there, but I could conintue. I post this for anyone watching the thread that may not know what voles eating the roots of your beans looks like. Bought traps, but saw a solar powered mole deterrent while looking. Any one tried these?

Here are some happier photos, 'Goliath' and' Purple Queen'.

Here are some of the network beans. Using metal poles and bamboo to try to keep the plants upright. Having MAJOR flopping over issues with the bush beans.

'Cosarraciaru', or something like that, network bean. The one from Sicily. I am loving this bush bean, it's growth is noticably dfferent than the others. Very beautiful, and large leaves. It stands out.

Speckled Algonquin. Didn't grow as big as all the descriptions reported though.

This guy is jumping ship. The grass is always greener, even to beans.
Mole death just behind on pole.

'Outlaw' beans. I don't care what these taste like I'm keeping them for the name.

 

[Blue-Jay]

Two years ago I was growing an outcross bean in my backyard plot. The first plant in the row started to wilt and leaves yellow. The Vole went right up the row in about 4 or 5 days and got every single one of this outcross. Then never bothered anther bean that season or even since. I only saw the creature once eating out pathways in my dormant lawn in January.

 

[heirloomgal]

Got my traps set out this evening. Started working in the pea patch right after. It took exactly 2 minutes to hear the first SNAP.

 

[Blue-Jay]

I was just amazed at how fast my backyard bean grow out changed in such a short time. 19 days between photos.

July 21, 2021

August 9, 2021. The Bean in the foreground that is still quite green has been blooming for a little over a week and started showing small pods shortly after that is Koronis Yellow from Robert Lobitz's collection. Obviously it going to be considered a later variety than all the rest of them.

Looks even emptier form this direction

 

[flowerbug]

I was just amazed at how fast my backyard bean grow out changed in such a short time. 19 days between photos.

July 21, 2021
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August 9, 2021. The Bean in the foreground that is still quite green has been blooming for a little over a week and started showing small pods shortly after that is Koronis Yellow from Robert Lobitz's collection. Obviously it going to be considered a later variety than all the rest of them.
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Looks even emptier form this direction
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some of my gardens are starting to look like that, but a few weeks away yet. i'm starting to check for dry enough pods to pick as soon as the dew comes off. this week is forecast for so many scattered showers that anything i can bring in will be a good idea. in this heat and humidity i only have a short period of time in the morning when i can tolerate being out there. my lungs already don't like what i did this morning and the day is yet to get started... oh well... happy bean picking!

 

[Zeedman]

Went mucking through the gardens today; some things couldn't wait for the soil to get dry (especially this year). Cowpeas are most of the action now:

Thailand Pole (snap type). Obviously not a "yardlong bean", but smooth, firm pods of good quality. It is a weak climber, but productive. The only downside: too many pods are close to the ground. Many of the ends were chewed off... when it dries out a little, I'll have to place traps there.

MN 13 (bush, dry bean). Good thing I checked these, since they apparently began drying during the storms. About 1/3 of the pods dried, 68 days seed-to-seed. Surprisingly, there doesn't appear to be much damage; but won't know for sure until I shell them out.

 

[baymule]

68 days seed to seed! That’s fast!

I hit my overgrown garden again yesterday, lopping off ragweed and lambs quarters, tossing to the sheep. Still got a mess out there. Heat isn’t helping my purple podded green beans, but they are blooming.

 

[flowerbug]

i picked some more drying pods this morning from the Adzukis (planted June 4th) and noticed more Purple Dove (planted May 22nd) pods dry enough to pick. there are a few other beans out there that look like they might have dry enough pods on for me to pick. i hope to get out this afternoon for a quick scan. we had rain yesterday and last night. more chances on the way today if the forecast is right.