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Hi - I've got some beans drying out in trays made of newspaper and my husband would really be happy if any of you keen gardeners would like to take a few off my hands  ;)

I'm saving some for next year, some for a local seed swap and some for EATING! But I would like to share some here, because some of them were donations from lovely A4A-ers and I'd like to pass it on!

- Portuguese (From HSL. Magnificent puce coloured pods, speckled beans inside, taste nice)
- ice wax (Thanks, earlypea!) (green or shelling - dwarf, pale pale green pencil pods, turning purple when ripe, tiny haricots when shelled, delicate taste, nice as baked beans)
- a Cosse Violette (violet pods, this strain has huge pods, with 8-10 large bone white beans, can also be eaten as 'green' beans when young)
- Major Cook (did someone give me these??) (can be eaten as green beans, but nicest shelled. Green and purple speckled pods and beans)
- Monastic Coco (thanks aj!) (beautiful round red and white beans, floury dry texture, delicious taste)

Please let me know if you'd like any and in the interests of spreading the lovely beans about, no need for swaps or stamps.  :)

Please could I take you up on your kind offer :)

Go for it! Which ones take your fancy? Pm me your details.

Thank you very much, I'd love some, but could you please say which if any are climbers? I know you tell us Ice Wax are dwarf, but the others?

Ooh! Yes please...
Cosse, Portuguese and Monastic if you can spare me some...
They are climbers ? ... I don't bother with dwarfs..  :)

Hi could I have some Portuguese ? the picture you posted the other day was fab!

Quote from: saddad on September 27, 2011, 07:54:47
Ooh! Yes please...
Cosse, Portuguese and Monastic if you can spare me some...
They are climbers ? ... I don't bother with dwarfs..  :)

We should have a Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire seed swap meet up....there are so many of us these days all saving and swapping.

Oh yes please pigeonseed.
If possible, could I have some ice wax and perhaps a few of the Cosse Violette as well?
Thanks in advance........

Nig.

That's a good idea AJ...
We could host it here at LLAA... either at our plant sale day @ May or earlier..   :)

That is a very generous offer. If you can spare some, I would love to try Major Cook's bean.

Thank you  ;D ;D

Quote from: saddad on September 27, 2011, 11:08:31
That's a good idea AJ...
We could host it here at LLAA... either at our plant sale day @ May or earlier..   :)

Earlier; so that we can sow them. Was thinking over Xmas hol period in a pub somewhere.

We should have a Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire seed swap meet up....there are so many of us these days all saving and swapping. ..OH YES!

Was thinking over Xmas hol period in a pub somewhere.  ;D there is always risk doing it in bub.. seeds and swappers can get drowned.. :-X ;D
Pigeonseed..I've sent you PM..

QuoteThank you very much, I'd love some, but could you please say which if any are climbers?

They're all climbers except ice wax.

I'm glad the beans are going to a good home - I think that's all of them re-homed now! :D So sorry to anyone else.

I'll leave them to dry out for a bit longer, to be sure, then send them off soon. If you haven't pmed me your address could you do that, repeating the beans you wanted in the pm? If I have to cross-reference with the thread then things are going to go a bit wrong! ;D

I'd be very grateful for some Portugese and Monastic if you've got any left. I have the others already. Cosse Violette has long been my standby, and Major Cooke is doing well too. Relatively well, anyway; the bean crop has been crap this year.

Quote from: goodlife on September 27, 2011, 16:09:44

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We should have a Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire seed swap meet up....there are so many of us these days all saving and swapping. ..OH YES!

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Was thinking over Xmas hol period in a pub somewhere.  ;D there is always risk doing it in bub.. seeds and swappers can get drowned.. :-X ;D
Pigeonseed..I've sent you PM..

You been on the pop already?

You been on the pop already? ;D..whoops..bub.. :-X ::)

Ohhh... yes Chesterfield in Derbyshire, so count me in!

Got the seeds, thanks.

 And I've got mine thank you very much :D

Mine arrived today as well. Thank you so much, am very excited. I will cherish them and save seed.   ;D ;D