Topic: Does anyone have any spare Gigantes Butter Beans??

[dingerbell]

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

[saddad]

Bump.  :)

[saddad]

Bump... I keep bumping it for Chris as I know several people do grow these..
It might have been better in swaps...  :-X

[Dadnlad]

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

[artichoke]

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.

[Dadnlad]

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 ::)

[Amazin]

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.

[dingerbell]

Thank you all for your comments...have ordered from seeds of Italy...hoping we have a warmer Summer this year...Dinger

[Robert_Brenchley]

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!