Smart Red
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I have harvested three of the four (5?) bean varieties Bluejay77 sent me to try. WINTERGREEN is a bush bean. Although a few of the first seeds to germinate were taken out by chickens or vermin, I got a good harvest from the thirteen seeds that were planted.
The HARARE SUGAR bean is a pole bean, but not one to grow overly tall, I'd probably classify it as a half-runner. Of the six seeds I received to plant, I managed to get 34 seeds harvested. I'll keep a few and send you most of the remaining. WIth so few pods, I didn't get to taste them, but the seeds are beautiful.
The last bean I harvested today was the CHROM BUSH bean. When I received these beans I noticed that some beans were more rounded and some a bit elongated so I divided them and planted them separately. Indeed, these were NOT bush beans as they quickly out grew their fence and I had to add another four foot level for them to climb. I have a very good harvest from the twelve seeds I separated out. Plenty to send back as your share.
The 26 plants from the more rounded beans are still growing. Some of these put out short tendrils, but most seemed to be a bush variety. I'll be getting these picked once they start drying out a bit more. These second, rounder CHROM seeds produced a more flat, wide pod than the climbing CHROM which was more rounded in shape. I believe I was right in thinking they were two different varieties whose seed looked very much alike.
The fourth bean -- LONG TOM -- pole bean was a tall climber but late to flower and still is putting out new flowers and pods. From the original twelve seeds I had to plant, there should be plenty of beans to send, try, and save. They are certainly doing the best of the four/five varieties.
The HARARE SUGAR bean is a pole bean, but not one to grow overly tall, I'd probably classify it as a half-runner. Of the six seeds I received to plant, I managed to get 34 seeds harvested. I'll keep a few and send you most of the remaining. WIth so few pods, I didn't get to taste them, but the seeds are beautiful.
The last bean I harvested today was the CHROM BUSH bean. When I received these beans I noticed that some beans were more rounded and some a bit elongated so I divided them and planted them separately. Indeed, these were NOT bush beans as they quickly out grew their fence and I had to add another four foot level for them to climb. I have a very good harvest from the twelve seeds I separated out. Plenty to send back as your share.
The 26 plants from the more rounded beans are still growing. Some of these put out short tendrils, but most seemed to be a bush variety. I'll be getting these picked once they start drying out a bit more. These second, rounder CHROM seeds produced a more flat, wide pod than the climbing CHROM which was more rounded in shape. I believe I was right in thinking they were two different varieties whose seed looked very much alike.
The fourth bean -- LONG TOM -- pole bean was a tall climber but late to flower and still is putting out new flowers and pods. From the original twelve seeds I had to plant, there should be plenty of beans to send, try, and save. They are certainly doing the best of the four/five varieties.
Hopefully maybe next year. Are you going? Any more doctor's appointments in the bay area?
this year i had a really good crop of Black Nightfall. and i'm not sure if i have a nice crop of Candy or a different type i was growing close by that looks similar.
with this type being very productive along with the Black Nightfall. 
