Puttgirl,
My best producing pole dry bean, so far, is Uncle Walt's Vermont Cranberry. I trialed it in a year with near perfect weather. So, comparing it to trials of other dry beans, in not so great weather, doesn't tell me much. I do know that it's a very large bean, that's easy to shell, and is fairly early for a pole type. Tomatoaddict (Terry) , who sent me the seed, says they taste great. Picking height is just about perfect for me. Most pods are three to seven feet up the vine.
As for taste...well, I've yet to eat any of the dry bean varieties that I've trialed. I just harvest them to trade or give away. Maybe this year I'll finally get around to cooking some.
While I trial dry beans, ~95% of the bean plants in my garden are for fresh snaps.
Gary
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