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dingerbell

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Does anyone have any spare Gigantes Butter Beans??
« on: April 02, 2009, 10:21:34 »
3 years ago I was given 12 Greek Gigantes beans which I successfully grew and subsequently harvested. Last month my lovely daughter came to stay and cooked my stored planting seeds....she meant well but it now means I have no beans for planting this season. Does anyone have a dozen beans spare?? I will pay for any postage involved and be eternally grateful.
Thanks in anticipation.....Chris

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Re: Does anyone have any spare Gigantes Butter Beans??
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2009, 16:57:41 »
Bump.  :)

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Re: Does anyone have any spare Gigantes Butter Beans??
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2009, 18:50:56 »
Bump... I keep bumping it for Chris as I know several people do grow these..
It might have been better in swaps...  :-X

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Re: Does anyone have any spare Gigantes Butter Beans??
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2009, 20:04:02 »
Haven't got Gigandes, but we grew Spagna beans (Fagioli Rampicanti) last year
They're similiar, and you're welcome to some of our saved seeds ;D

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Re: Does anyone have any spare Gigantes Butter Beans??
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2009, 21:43:31 »
I believe Spagna and Gigandes are the same. I love them, and distributed some last year to various people, but they had some trouble germinating them. Mine germinated and grew, but the crop was small.

Fagioli Rampicanti: I think this is just Italian for all climbing beans as opposed to bush beans?

I am sorry I don't have enough gigandes this year to offer around - they didn't like the cool wet summer last year, and I have not yet tried germinating the seeds I saved. Maybe if they do well this year, I can offer them again next year.


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Re: Does anyone have any spare Gigantes Butter Beans??
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2009, 00:02:00 »
Artichoke - checked the packet & you're bob-on :-[, the variety was 'Corona' which being largely forgettable I .. er  .. forgot,  but somehow 'Fagioli Rampicanti' stuck ...cant think why ::)

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Re: Does anyone have any spare Gigantes Butter Beans??
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2009, 01:23:17 »
Dinger, I have Fagiolo de Spagna Bianco from Franchi's - they call 'em Butterbeans -

http://www.seedsofitaly.co.uk/catalogue/9

PM me if you'd like some.
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Re: Does anyone have any spare Gigantes Butter Beans??
« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2009, 11:21:08 »
Thank you all for your comments...have ordered from seeds of Italy...hoping we have a warmer Summer this year...Dinger

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Re: Does anyone have any spare Gigantes Butter Beans??
« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2009, 13:45:06 »
I tried it last year, but it just sulked, as did Trail of Tears beans. I was rescued by Cosse Violette, which seems to thrive in slightly lower temperatures. I'm hoping someone will have some to swap next year!

 

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