2024 Little Easy Bean Network - Growing Heirloom Beans Of Today And Tomorrow

[Hornad]

Lima beans often have beautiful crosswise stripes. Common beans have longitudal stripes and checkers but are there any common beans with crosswise stripes?

 

[Blue-Jay]

but are there any common beans with crosswise stripes?

No I don't believe I have seen any. Maybe someone else has seen that, not I though.

 

[heirloomgal]

Thought I'd have a little fun tonight and compose a post called 'Ode to the Bean Pod'.....
Just a random collection of the diversity of bean pods from 2024.....

 

[flowerbug]

Lima beans often have beautiful crosswise stripes. Common beans have longitudal stripes and checkers but are there any common beans with crosswise stripes?

i've not seen any with that pattern.

 

[Pulsegleaner]

Neither have I. If I see those stripes (I usually think of them as "rays" to differentiate them from the longitudinal stripes. I tend to assume lima. This is particularly important for a few ones I have found/ seen which were missing other traditional lima bean qualities (such as seed shapes that tend to be wide and flat, I've bumped into a few bizarrely "plump" limas.

 

[Branching Out]

My first try at growing Lima beans. There are about two dozen pods on these two plants. The largest ones are about 4" long. I remain hopeful that that will fill out before the first frost, which is still two months away.

 

[Triffid]

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@heirloomgal Who is this beauty?

 

[heirloomgal]

@heirloomgal Who is this beauty?

Youdou #2! I tried to post a link to where I got it, but it's gone from the list! They only have Youdou #1 and #3 now!

 

[Triffid]

You should write back and ask 'Oh no! What did you dou 2 them?!'



Truly awful. Yes, I'm ashamed. But was I not also obliged?!

 

[flowerbug]

#1 and #2 should probably be a void ed anyways...