2022 Little Easy Bean Network - We Are Beans Without Borders

[Artorius]

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.

@flowerbug
I don't have pods yet. The Spotted Pheasant seeds in the photo are from the sample you sent me. I separated the patterns, left two seeds of both for comparison, and planted the rest.

Seeds on the left - I have 4 plants which grow as a bush.
Seeds on the right - I have 3 plants, one of them grows as a pole and two as a bush. I would love to keep this color pattern.

 

[flowerbug]

i was able to see the miscreants this morning over by the North Garden. as suspected Momma deer and two babies. i scared them off. not sure if they made it over as far as the other bulk bean garden or not, but from here it looks like i still have some plants back there.

wonder if this will discourage them enough to not come back for a night or two. any more days of growth i can get on the small bean plants out back the better chances i have of actually getting a crop from them.

 

[flowerbug]

@flowerbug
I don't have pods yet. The Spotted Pheasant seeds in the photo are from the sample you sent me. I separated the patterns, left two seeds of both for comparison, and planted the rest.

Seeds on the left - I have 4 plants which grow as a bush.
Seeds on the right - I have 3 plants, one of them grows as a pole and two as a bush. I would love to keep this color pattern.

ok, i'm pretty sure i will have more of those or still have some in my seeds from last year and i can send some more to you if none work out. no worries.

 

[Blue-Jay]

Bean Acres 9.2 miles from home (14.8 km). This is my 2022 bush bean grow out behind 8 foot high deer fence (2.4 meters). Two raised beds each 960 square feet each (89.1 square meters). Zinnias are ready to start blooming Planted June 4th. The Zinnias really help in attracting the Japanese beetles away from the bean plants. There will be some beetles on the beans but a lot more if the Zinnias were not there. Beans are coming into blossom this week. 12 rows of beans in each bed this year instead of 16. Seed spaced at 8 inches (20.3 cm) instead of 6 (15.2 cm). Rows spaced at 34 inches apart (83.3 cm) instead of last years 30 inches (76.2 cm).

Click on Photos to enlarge.


Two Rows Of Zinnias in the West Raised Bed


Both Beds Viewed From Southwest Corner of West Bed


Row 10 Center East Bed. Look how small Tjana Special is next to
Minnesota Beauty on the left and Lobitz Legacy Bean on the right.
All seeds planted on the same day.

 

[jbosmith]

Swedish Red peas doing what peas do when it gets hot. There are some nice full pods drying down.

Smith's Vermont Cranberry which I got from Leigh Hurley (VT PI L) many many years ago. This row has also become a volunteer strawberry and purple potato bed. There's a lot going on but the beans don't seem to mind.

Black Seed Yard Long from @Zeedman with a bonus appearance by my toe and some oxalis. And another volunteer strawberry. This is the one new variety this year that seems to be struggling a bit.

Cha Kura Kake soybeans, also from @Zeedman - these plants are beautiful and have quite a few little pods forming. Also, hey, there's my toe again!

The bean guardian, watchin for wabbits!

 

[Pulsegleaner]

Not that I don't trust your reporting, but are you SURE that's Oxalis? With those leaves and flowers, that looks more like some kind of mallow to me.

 

[meadow]

Not that I don't trust your reporting, but are you SURE that's Oxalis? With those leaves and flowers, that looks more like some kind of mallow to me.

It looks like the oxalis I'm familiar with too.

Oxalis stricta (Common Yellow Oxalis, Yellow Wood-sorrel, Upright Yellow Wood-sorrel, Yellow Woodsorrel)

 

[jbosmith]

Not that I don't trust your reporting, but are you SURE that's Oxalis? With those leaves and flowers, that looks more like some kind of mallow to me.

I suspect it's just not obvious which caption goes with which pic. I'm pretty sure the picture with the yardlong beans (the first sneaker pic) is oxalis. Specifically yellow wood sorrel (O. strica). Here's a better version:

The soybean picture does have some Zebrina Mallow in it. A better look at that plant (just ignore the strawberry leaves):

I should let a lot less of the Zebrina grow but it's just so lovely that I usually let some go to seed after garlic comes out.

 

[Pulsegleaner]

Oh I see, I was looking at the wrong picture! My mistake.

 

[flowerbug]

...The bean guardian, watchin for wabbits!

looks very much on duty there and happily so.

this morning when i was watering a rabbit was out and i tried to scare it off, but it ran around and i kept trying to spray it with the hose to get it to run all the way away, but instead it ended up running right at me. it was so strange. silly wabbit! ...