Got the package today,what an awesome variety of beans!!!


thanks again

How do you get into the bean part of this for next year. Do you have to donate beans?

[QUOTE=roper2008;730113]How do you get into the bean part of this for next year. Do you have to donate beans?[/QUOTE]


Not necessary with beans, but donations (grow outs of received seed )are needed to keep a good swap supply. Tomato seeds are much easier to save in quantity.


Is there anything in particular, type or specific variety, that you're looking for?

I received the package of bean seeds last week.
:) Thank you:)

[QUOTE=Tormato;730327]Not necessary with beans, but donations (grow outs of received seed )are needed to keep a good swap supply. Tomato seeds are much easier to save in quantity.


Is there anything in particular, type or specific variety, that you're looking for?[/QUOTE]


No, next year I would like to try a few varieties. Sometimes I have problems saving seeds for bean . When the pods get completely dry, the seeds look moldy, small and
a little pitted. I will see how my rattlesnake beans come out when I save those seeds this summer. I’m sure you don’t need rattlesnake though. I am also going to be growing a winged bean, hopefully I can save seeds to that one.

If you save up dry seed for eating, please find out about mold on beans. It's toxic.


I trialed winged beans once. Plants produced nothing. There are supposedly two types being sold, each having much different daylight requirements to produce pods. I don't know if I received the correct one for my climate. Also, the instructions I received for mine said not to use ANY nitrogen, or I'd get all leaves and no pods. So, no nitrogen, the plants were not robust, and again no pods. I wish you luck with yours plants.

[QUOTE=Tormato;733591]If you save up dry seed for eating, please find out about mold on beans. It's toxic.


I trialed winged beans once. Plants produced nothing. There are supposedly two types being sold, each having much different daylight requirements to produce pods. I don't know if I received the correct one for my climate. Also, the instructions I received for mine said not to use ANY nitrogen, or I'd get all leaves and no pods. So, no nitrogen, the plants were not robust, and again no pods. I wish you luck with yours plants.[/QUOTE]


Thanks for the tips.