Varieties I’m less sure about
* Ice Crystal Wax DFB. It was very early which was great and unusual in colour but seems to go tough very quickly. I wonder whether that was the experience of anyone else. It produced masses of seed/dried beans though. Just read your comment that it freezes well, Earlypea. Must try it again for that purpose
I wouldn't say 'tough', but it does develop a string. If you strip it off they're still good.
Like a lot of unusual varieties, a positive (really early) tends to mean there is also a negative so use it for the positive aspect.
I also find, if I keep picking all summer (not necessarily eating because they then coincide with all the others) it also tends to be my latest bean too. I'm still reduced to growing a few in pots now, so it's a very useful dwarf for me.
Anyway, I pick them when they're still small and stringless.
Actually, I only froze the seeds because I'd had problems with bean weevils in the year before and the process kills them.
I have no idea whether they freeze well for eating purposes.
Not to worry - always interested to see anyone's growing any of it, whatever the feedback.