Topic: possible bean seed swap?

[CityChick]

Wow! International airmail was quicker than some UK post then :D  Thanks for letting me know they arrived safely.

[ruud]

Yes ,only 3 0r 4 working days from frontdoor to frontdoor.

[Dadnlad]

Wow  :o  :o  :o
Ours arrived today, so many varieties we've never tried - enough for the next three years 8) - good job we've set aside another bed for beans ;D
Well done and cheers for organising this Citychick  :-*

[littlebabybird]

soooo, when do we need to plant allof these?

lbb

[barkingdog]

Hi DadnLad,

I received some of your Tamilla beans from the swap but I can find nothing about them via Google. Can you tell me more about them?

Cheers!

barkingdog

[CityChick]

I contacted the HSL for info about this one and they sent me the info below.  (Note: HSL say this is a dwarf bean, but these seeds are definitely for a climbing bean.  Maybe a previous grower has selected them just for the climbing variation?)


"Tamila"
Named after our donor's best friend this variety originates in the village of Kostilnyky, western Ukraine, an area where traditional crops continue to be grown on a large scale. The plants do show some variability, with some determined to climb, a normal characteristic of this type of local variety. Produces a heavy crop of pretty pink beans, best used for drying.

[markfield rover]

Lbb I will be sowing in pots in the gh now! Go go go.

[littlebabybird]

Lbb I will be sowing in pots in the gh now! Go go go.

will they need heat or will my little plastic against the wall thing do?
i have a propogater that does 18deg C

lbb

[markfield rover]

Lbb ,sounds good to me.( mind that doesnt mean much!)

[littlebabybird]

cool, thnk you, i will pot them tonight then :)

can i just say....

thank you to every one for all of your support,  you all know i'm new and dont have much and you have been great sharing your seeds and your wisdom, thank you

lbb

[Dadnlad]

Barkingdog - as Citychick says, Tamilla are a climber(well they did for us ;D) we didnt try the pods fresh, but allowed them to dry till first frost, and used them in stews etc, much like Borlotti beans

[barkingdog]

thanks for the replies re Tamilla beans - they sound good (and look nice too!)

bd

[froglets]

Just got back from my hols and scrabbled through the pile of ordinary mail looking for the beans - and what a selection.  Thanks to all who played - this will be fun!

Cheers all.