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Title: Unusual bean seeds please!
Post by: knbsallotment on March 07, 2007, 17:39:20

Hi all, I am looking for some unusual bean seeds. I already have borlotto, runner, purple, french etc. Just wondering if anybody has anything exciting they could spare? I am happy to swap, if I have anything you'd like!

Title: Re: Unusual bean seeds please!
Post by: saddad on March 07, 2007, 18:35:32

I've got some self saved Blue Coco.. climbing French.. could spare a dozen to get you started...
;D

Title: Re: Unusual bean seeds please!
Post by: Jeannine on March 07, 2007, 18:41:54

If you are happy with just a few perhaps five or so of a few types I can share some of mine with you, that should be enough to get you started then you can keep some seeds,sorry it's not much but I don't have big numbers.

I have

Black Turtle
Cherokee Trail of tears
Papa de rola
Rams Horn
Mayflower
Chinese Red Noodle
Red Rice
Purple podded pole
Jacobs cattle
Taiwan Black
Pinto
Dutch Brown

I also have several types of cow peas but I have never tried growing them in the Uk . I am going to do so this year I hope.

Red Ripper
Green eyed
Black eyed
Cardinal
Gray Speckled Palapye

More common beans I have are Safari Kenyan filet beans.. my favourite dwarf
Canadian Blue Lake( pole) my favourite pole

XX Jeannine

Title: Re: Unusual bean seeds please!
Post by: knbsallotment on March 07, 2007, 19:07:34

Thanks guys! That would be amazing. Is there anything either of you need in return?

Title: Re: Unusual bean seeds please!
Post by: potterfanpete on March 07, 2007, 20:47:12

jeannine, I've sent you a pm

Title: Re: Unusual bean seeds please!
Post by: saddad on March 07, 2007, 23:11:15

Not short of anything Knbs except a postal address... drop me a pm...
;D

Title: Re: Unusual bean seeds please!
Post by: knbsallotment on March 10, 2007, 16:57:49

Jeannine - The package arrived today! THankyou sooo much! So many varieties! Have planted up all the ones I can get an early crop from already! Can't wait to try them. Yours are packaged up and awaiting postage - but missed the post office, so will have to wait until Monday I'm afraid. Thanks again.
xxx

Title: Re: Unusual bean seeds please!
Post by: Jeannine on March 10, 2007, 17:53:15

You have a couple I haven't tried before so will you let ne kbow how they go XX Jeannine

Title: Re: Unusual bean seeds please!
Post by: Rhubarb Thrasher on March 11, 2007, 08:24:06

Sorry to join this thread a bit late knbsallotment, but I have a few Pea bean (Phaseolus aegypticus) seeds if you want. Not grown them before, but they look very attractive I must say.

RT

Title: Re: Unusual bean seeds please!
Post by: knbsallotment on March 11, 2007, 17:05:18

Thankyou, but I think I already have some of those. (Can't quite remember!) Will have to have a rummage in my seed box and double check!

Title: Re: Unusual bean seeds please!
Post by: spaf69 on March 14, 2007, 09:56:08

Hi

I have some white kidney beans given to me from someone on our allotment, you can have some of them if you want as I have a lot.
sorry I don't know their proper name or anything else about them tried to google them and looked on here but the search doesn't work very well on my computer.

Title: Re: Unusual bean seeds please!
Post by: saddad on March 14, 2007, 12:48:11

Haven't forgotten you KNBS... just been poorly so haven't been able to send anything..
YET..
:(

Title: Re: Unusual bean seeds please!
Post by: knbsallotment on March 14, 2007, 18:38:10

No problems saddad - Get better soon. Besides - I don't want your germins!!! lol.

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