2022 Little Easy Bean Network - We Are Beans Without Borders

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So here is the skinny on Bamberger Blaue - I keep one box per bean variety, and as the pods dry I add them to their designated box. I had already opened one of the BB's offtype pole pods so I knew what it looked like compared to the regular bush BB. But these are all the kinds of seeds that came out of those pods from that box. I am 100% sure that no pods from other varieties were mixed in by accident (I'm very OCD about that!), nor did I have any other varieties that looked like these growing last year. And every pod from each BB plant matured, so there were none left to waste. It's a bit of a mystery to me; the only thing I can think is the pole had different kinds of beans on it.

Regular BB bush -
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Majority of
the offtypes looked like this -
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But there were a few that looked like these -
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When I grew it the vines had dropped their leaves and quickly grew new ones. Then bloomed and the pods of the second flush grew very quickly. Before our frost in October I had harvest all the dry pods of the second flush.
Good to know, thanks!! I'll be sure to leave them alone if they drop their leaves in the hopes of getting a second flush.
 

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A week - 2 weeks or so ago after getting 0 Frost beans to emerge i planted my last 2 beans i saved. They were planted into moisture, had warm dry weather all week,perfect seed emerging weather, and the one seed i moved some dirt away to look at it and it swelled up and started to rot or atleast it smelled rank. No worms or bugs chewed on it. they apparently just didnt germinate correctly. No "necks" broken off with soil crust either. Has anyone else had problems with Frost before? Or should i have done something different.
The network beans and other beans have emerged and are growing great, they are working on their 2nd or 1st trifoliate leaves now.

My Frost seeds, which the @saritabee sent me, germinated 100%. These were the rest of the seeds from the Frost sample she once received from @Bluejay77 as network bean.
For now, the plants are growing without any problems and in a moment they will start climbing poles. Maybe they are already doing it, I have not seen them in 3 days.
 

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Awesome to hear yours are successful. I will try to dig up the probable dead seeds and see what happened on some more to see what i did wrong.
My Frost seeds, which the @saritabee sent me, germinated 100%. These were the rest of the seeds from the Frost sample she once received from @Bluejay77 as network bean.
For now, the plants are growing without any problems and in a moment they will start climbing poles. Maybe they are already doing it, I have not seen them in 3 days.
 

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Wow! That is really fast! With the way our growing season has been delayed, early production is becoming a very desirable trait.

How are they for flavor as compared to store-bought pintos?

This year I'm trialing Ga Ga Hut, Northern Pinto Bean and Bolita (we're big pinto fans 😄). I'm so impressed by Ga Ga Hut that I hope it wins the taste-off! Not only is it robust, but it's also an attractive bean when it swells. Now I'm curious to compare Ga Ga Hut and Seneca Allegheny Pinto to see how they differ.
Hopefully the early start to the Ukrainians means they finish early and not just that they're going to be huge!

I think both of my pintos taste like other pintos. Or if they're different I haven't noticed. I pressure can most of mine and use them in other things so I don't always taste them on their own. I had some last night with quinoa and salsa and they were great!

Looking forward to hearing how your trial goes!
 

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So here is the skinny on Bamberger Blaue - I keep one box per bean variety, and as the pods dry I add them to their designated box. I had already opened one of the BB's offtype pole pods so I knew what it looked like compared to the regular bush BB. But these are all the kinds of seeds that came out of those pods from that box. I am 100% sure that no pods from other varieties were mixed in by accident (I'm very OCD about that!), nor did I have any other varieties that looked like these growing last year. And every pod from each BB plant matured, so there were none left to waste. It's a bit of a mystery to me; the only thing I can think is the pole had different kinds of beans on it.

Pretty looking beans. They majority of them kept their orignal pattern and the tan coloring shade changed a bit. Pretty much the shape of the seed remained the same also. You might even have a couple of plants that revert back to bush also.
 

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i had a lot of different pinto and some mutt outcross varieties and selections here, but overall for flavor none of the beans i've grown that looked like pinto beans had any different flavor than the original pinto beans i grew (which came from a soup bean mix package i bought from the grocery store).

i know i ramble on a lot about Purple Dove here, but some of the traits i like about them are that the dry beans taste like a mild pinto flavor and they are smaller beans so they cook faster (like a small navy bean) than a pinto.
 

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i had a lot of different pinto and some mutt outcross varieties and selections here, but overall for flavor none of the beans i've grown that looked like pinto beans had any different flavor than the original pinto beans i grew (which came from a soup bean mix package i bought from the grocery store).

i know i ramble on a lot about Purple Dove here, but some of the traits i like about them are that the dry beans taste like a mild pinto flavor and they are smaller beans so they cook faster (like a small navy bean) than a pinto.
I grew a bush bean that looked like a pinto a few years ago, but tasted more strongly, along the lines of a cranberry bean. It was great for chili! I wonder if your original was something like that?
 
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