jbosmith
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"Bert Goodwin" has a similar appearance to the Johnson beans that got me into dry beans. I've always loved that look.Only getting a few notifications here too.
Part of my 2021 pole beans. While all but 3 were disappointing, in most cases there is at least enough seed to save for next time.
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"Bert Goodwin", weak climber, good as snap or shelly (I prefer the shelly). From Will Bonsall in 2007. This one was grown in the well-drained garden next to my garage, so was less affected by the heavy rains. It produced only slightly less than the 2015 grow out, 29 ounces.
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"Brita's Foot Long", pole dry. Sent to me by an SSE member in 2006, but I believe originally from Salt Spring Seeds, Canada. Long pods turn tan when dry, with 8-9 beans. Normally one of my most productive dry beans; but this year, only 2 plants survived the flooding. Those two plants still produced 7 ounces of seed, hopefully enough to share until grown again.
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"Budapest II", pole ____ ? A new trial, obtained from SSE in 2015, but not grown until this year. I had observed it growing on Heritage Farm during a visit, and all pods were dry on September 2nd, so I thought it might be a good short-season pole dry bean. Because of the seed age, I planted it in my large "TLC" pots; germination was still about 100%. Tall vines. The snaps were OK, but small. The pods dried down in 85-90 days, after which some vines put on a second set. Initially the seeds were a beautiful golden color, but they are darkening to brown. The best dry seed yield I've ever had from the pots, 29 ounces.
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"Brown King #2", pole snap/dry (I prefer it shelly or dry). From SSE in 2015. Moderately strong vines. Snaps unremarkable. Fat buff colored seeds like over-sized Navy beans. Grown in one of the wetter spots in the rural garden, where some plants were lost, and the survivors only sent up one runner. One of the bigger disappointments, since I had planted a 16' row in hope of harvesting shellies to freeze... but enough seed (8 ounces) to replace the older seed.
Will post the remaining 4 varieties tomorrow.
Are Budapest II tall enough that I would be creating a complete mess if I put them on 5' trellis? Short season pole beans always catch my attention for the zone 3 gardens.