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Thank you Duchess, picture as promised.

They tasted lovely this evening. I'll let some go to seed to pass amongst my allotment friends.



Ninny x

Hi Ninnysssssssss

I am so glad they worked for you. I got them from originally from Tulipa and gave you some of my saved ones. I am sure Tulipa got them from someone on here too so these beans have a history.
Your sunflowers did well for me too and I took a picture with my mobile phone and still haven't put the photos on the computer yet. ::) ::) I will get there eventually ;D

Duke

Well a big thank you from me to Tulipa too and down the line.

Glad the sunflowers did well, mine are high up too now, one or two have gone over but the birds will be thankful soon.  :)

Ninny
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Hi, just spotted this, mine came from Jeannnine in a seed swap a few years ago now :D :D I am glad they are still doing well  :)

I got some from a supplier and they make a nice tasting stringless fat bean.

But they seem kind of odd that they only grow to full length as the seed forms - whereas other beans get longer (making them good as slim snapbeans) then slow down and just get fatter as the seeds form.

Is this normal?

Cheers.

Quote from: Vinlander on August 04, 2010, 00:47:46
I got some from a supplier and they make a nice tasting stringless fat bean.

But they seem kind of odd that they only grow to full length as the seed forms - whereas other beans get longer (making them good as slim snapbeans) then slow down and just get fatter as the seeds form.

Is this normal?

Cheers.

I's not unusual in varieties that were grown for the bean for drying (as CToT was)...There's no reason to try and breed it to be a good snap bean,

chrisc

Mine originally  came from a friend In Oregon, I'll ask him where he got them from..I love this.

XX Jeannine

I got mine from real seeds and have been saving the seed from the first year. I did send individuals some seed and also put some in the seed swap last year. We like to pick them when they are a bit thinner than a pencil  and no bigger

Just heard, the seeds that I shared that came  from a friend  in the US came fromher  friend in Pennsylvania about 1994, that is as far back as I can go.

XX Jeannine

Quote from: shirlton on August 04, 2010, 09:27:03
I got mine from real seeds and have been saving the seed from the first year. I did send individuals some seed and also put some in the seed swap last year. We like to pick them when they are a bit thinner than a pencil  and no bigger

I think mine came from that parcel :D

Shirl sent me some a few years back, guess which wally forgot to save some seed.  :-[      ;D ;D ;D

Pm me Kev cos I have loads.Wont send them till you come back from yer travels.I did have your addy but I don't keep them

Quote from: Jeannine on August 10, 2010, 18:30:17
Just heard, the seeds that I shared that came  from a friend  in the US came fromher  friend in Pennsylvania about 1994, that is as far back as I can go.

XX Jeannine

Gosh, that's amazing, thank you for taking the time to trace them Jeannine. When I, hopefully, save some seed I'll have to write the lineage on the packet, who know's where they'll turn up in years to come.  :)