digitS'
Garden Master
You know, in some ways . . . that's good to know, Marshall. We don't have to worry about losing our varieties in an immediate hodge-podge of mixtures after just a season.
Usually, I have had more than 1 bush bean in the garden and, have had a pole bean on a regular basis these last 5 years or so along with the shorties. I knew that the flowers were self-pollinating but didn't know how much so.
You should pack your bags and head off to Oregon State University to find out about Jim Baggett and what he was up to there, breeding beans and peas (and tomatoes
). He developed the Cascade Giant pole bean I grew in the garden last year. But, there was a whole bunch of work at OSU with green beans.
It is fun to grow lots of varieties and fun to save seed. I can do a little isolation and stagger the seed-saving thru a few season but it gets confusing and loss of seed viability IS an issue. No fun to lose an old variety friend. It can also be frustrating when what grows isn't useful.
Steve
Usually, I have had more than 1 bush bean in the garden and, have had a pole bean on a regular basis these last 5 years or so along with the shorties. I knew that the flowers were self-pollinating but didn't know how much so.
You should pack your bags and head off to Oregon State University to find out about Jim Baggett and what he was up to there, breeding beans and peas (and tomatoes
). He developed the Cascade Giant pole bean I grew in the garden last year. But, there was a whole bunch of work at OSU with green beans.It is fun to grow lots of varieties and fun to save seed. I can do a little isolation and stagger the seed-saving thru a few season but it gets confusing and loss of seed viability IS an issue. No fun to lose an old variety friend. It can also be frustrating when what grows isn't useful.
Steve
