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

[Suzee]

Hi, I just stumbled across this and I am very interested in finding prolific bean varieties that are suitable to the Helena, MT area. I actually live in Jefferson City, 15 miles south and higher in elevation. Last year my daughter grew some heirloom pole beans that were purple on the vine and turn green when cooked. Some added plusses for these guys is that they are very long, stringless, and never get tough. I saved some from her plants but they were cross pollinated with some blue lake pole beans so aren’t pure. They still grew great beans this year and we love them!

 

[Artorius]

Guy Dirix wrote to me that he received the Gold und Silber seeds from a German bean grower Solja Kaltenbach from Bienenbüttel. I don't know if she is somehow connected with Bohnen-Atlas.
I haven't received a response from Deaflora yet.

This year I grew Paulchen which was also bred by Solja Kaltenbach. Very nice bean.

I will return to the topic of Gold und Silber because I received an answer from the Deaflora store about the origin of this bean. Mrs. Annett Klitzschmüller confirms that it is a variety from Catalonia. I think everything is clear now. Gold und Silber from Deaflora and Or i Plata are the same bean.

 

[Artorius]

We're having friends over for dinner tomorrow night. There are trays of bean, pepper, and tomato seeds pretty much everywhere. In some parts of the house you have to watch where you step. I told my husband that the beans can stay on the coffee table given that they look so nice-- but he said the beans have to go to the bedroom for the evening. Guess I'll have to compromise.

I assume the seeds will stay where they are now. From what I've noticed, the female definition of the word "compromise" rarely coincides with the male one