2022 Little Easy Bean Network - We Are Beans Without Borders

[Artorius]

I started taking pictures of the pods.

Didieji Žalimai - bush wax from Lithuania.



Mongeta del Ganxet de Mata Baixa de Viladrau - bush bean from Catalonia, Spain.



I once wrote that I received a lot of local bean varieties from Basque Country. My mistake. I mistook the coasts of Spain. The location difference between Catalonia and the Basque Country is the same as between Washington, D.C. and Washington State.
The name of the variety is quite long, but it's still only 1/3 the length of a Spanish aristocrat's name

 

[heirloomgal]

I started taking pictures of the pods.

Didieji Žalimai - bush wax from Lithuania.

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Mongeta del Ganxet de Mata Baixa de Viladrau - bush bean from Catalonia, Spain.

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I once wrote that I received a lot of local bean varieties from Basque Country. My mistake. I mistook the coasts of Spain. The location difference between Catalonia and the Basque Country is the same as between Washington, D.C. and Washington State.
The name of the variety is quite long, but it's still only 1/3 the length of a Spanish aristocrat's name

Looks awesome! I'm envious Artorius, I planted my Mongeta beans a little too early I think, they were nice transplants, but they have not done well and are very stunted it seems. I think delia platura got to them when we had cold weather in early June. I'm really sad, because it is the ONLY bean I've ever seen that looks just like a cashew

 

[flowerbug]

It's funny, the beans that start out the most vigorous don't always wind up being the most vigorous ones by this time of year. Odd.

until they're harvested and in my little grubby mittsess i don't count them as for certain.

 

[jbosmith]

Front row - Yardlong, Yancheng Bush (@Zeedman ), Black Kabuli chickpeas (Giving Ground)
Next row with the trellis - Red Turtle (@Bluejay77 ) - they're taller than they look. More on that in a minute

Side view of the same area to show how the Red Turtle beans are going to visit the tomatoes next door instead of climbing up their trellis'! I put them through a remedial string climbing course and they're doing better now. The vines are up over the half way point once relocated!

The row to the right of the tomatoes has MN-13 bush cowpeas (@Zeedman ), Ezonishiki soy beans (Zeedman), and what may be Fordhook Lima from @flowerbug. The peas to the right are Amplissimo Viktoria Ukrainskaya from Sylvia Davatz (VT DA S). I wish I'd gotten a better picture of those as they are loaded.

 

[jbosmith]

The beans on the right are Seneca Allegheny Pinto. The trellis is sagging a bit because the bamboo I used has a long internodal length and the string is sliding. I should do something about that. If you squint and use your imagination you can see some peas in the upper left. More on those soon.

MN-150 bush cowpeas (@Zeedman ) between some snail riddled cabbage and kale. You can also spot some snails on the garlic leaves in the foreground!

Here's my poor Gorah peas. You can see where I added some string on the far side to keep them from tipping that way and they flopped over towards where I was standing instead! They have no use for a trellis. More string has been added.

 

[Artorius]

@flowerbug, I have one very brave climber from Spotted Pheasant seeds, variant on the right.



The plant has released a few runners that are already taller than me, so they are more than 1.8 meters.



This is the flower of this Pheasant. The wings are white, the rest are slightly pink but it is hard to see in the photo.

 

[flowerbug]

@flowerbug, I have one very brave climber from Spotted Pheasant seeds, variant on the right.

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The plant has released a few runners that are already taller than me, so they are more than 1.8 meters.

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that would be a 3rd or 4th generation plant.

the larger spot pattern isn't unique, but it sure is interesting.

if you want to take the seed from that one and come up with a new name you are welcome to do that for sure, it is now your baby to do with what you like. anything above semi-runner would be beyond what i'd hoped for with Spotted Pheasant. even at semi-runner it's more than i was aiming for, but i think the beans might be edible enough i didn't want to discard the seeds and start over, especially with an interesting pattern.

have you tried any of the pods to see if they're edible? i don't have any plants at an edible pod stage but i do have a fair number of these planted this year so i'll keep an eye out for any which go past semi-runner stage. thanks for the update.

 

[HmooseK]

@Zeedman
Hey Buddy, I’m off to the races. Recognize them? Just put them in the paper towel last night.

I meant to ask, do these require support?

 

[Zeedman]

@Zeedman
Hey Buddy, I’m off to the races. Recognize them? Just put them in the paper towel last night.

I meant to ask, do these require support?

Nope. Other than one short runner, MN 13 should be true bush habit. Same spacing as bush beans. It will be interesting to see how those Minnesota cowpeas put up with your summer heat. I've sent its cousin, MN 150, to Texas years ago (perhaps you remember @FlipTx on GW) and it performed surprisingly well... 3 crops seed-to-seed in one year.

 

[HmooseK]

Yes, I remember FlipTx very well. That’s amazing to get 3 crops in 1 year. Our heat is one reason for the late planting as I’ve had a bit of success growing Appalachian beans starting the seed around this time. I learned the trick from our friend George.

Oh btw, I was also able to get a couple of the polecat peas to germinate. Oddly enough they are maroon and white. I was never able to locate anyone in this area that remembered Mr. Frankum or the pea.