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Title: Broad Bean seed
Post by: tim on July 23, 2011, 09:46:29

Can one save save beans from current usable size or must one wait until they dry up on the plant?

In passing - out of a whole pick of 'red' ones, there was one white one!

Title: Re: Broad Bean seed
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on July 23, 2011, 23:28:45

I've saved runner bean pods before now, and ended up with viable seed.

Title: Re: Broad Bean seed
Post by: saddad on July 24, 2011, 12:20:35

Broad Beans easily cross breed and don't come true... but they will still be Broad Beans. Bowland's Beauty from HSL nearly always has red and green seeds in each pod... :-\

Title: Re: Broad Bean seed
Post by: Kleftiwallah on July 24, 2011, 15:22:15

I'm afraid one must. They need to store as much goodness as possible to produce good plants next year. Cheers, Tony.

Title: Re: Broad Bean seed
Post by: tim on July 24, 2011, 15:55:22

Oh!!

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