General information and discussion about cultivating beans, peas, peanuts, clover and vetch.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: NewYork 5a
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A hand-off from a co-worker last night. Her Grandmothers saved seed from
Sicily. She settled on LongIsland NY. They were her Grandfathers seed the family has been growing every year. MariaMallano is her name, (her Grandmother) (I helped my co-worker with some troubled vegetable starts a couple weeks ago) That led to gardening talk.... It is a skinny stringless string bean. Delighted they are so tiny. I'm always seeking out small dark beans. Like the tiny French fillets. Not had a chance to look for comparables. Exciting none the less. ![]() |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Metro Denver
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YUM and what a nice score! Love those smaller string beans. Let us know how they grow out and taste!
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Back in da U.P.
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find out if it is a pole bean vs bush bean.
my great uncle steve came to this country from sicily. i have been growing pole beans from him for a long time now. lots of good things from sicily. let us know how they do. if you ever want to swap seeds let me know. mine is a flat pod stringless bean thats green with dark purple streaks. keith |
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Vancouver Island B.C.
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Hi Keith, I tried emailing you, don't know if you got it or not, you sent me a few Ralph's pole bean a few years back do you still have them? I thought I still had a few in the freezer but can't find them. We think it's the same bean as Ralph's Italian Heirloom, those of us that have this one can't get any to germinate so here's hoping you still have yours. I have lots of different beans I can trade if you're interested. By the way Auntie Vi changed her name to Emelia's Italian after I found her history. Uncle Steve is still alive and doing well here.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3
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What a fun find to grow out this summer! I'm a fan of skinny filet beans, too. Please post some pictures of the plants and pods later this season.
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Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: NewYork 5a
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Oh good. We have some bean-a-holics here.
![]() Flat pod stringless with streaks sounds great. I'll get more history soon. Hopefully a pole bean. I do plan to save seeds. Nice to have so many to start with. I grow around 20+ varieties every year but always looking for more gems. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Vancouver Island B.C.
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Oakley, the shape of your beans remind me of cow peas, maybe yard longs? It will be interesting to see what you get when you grow them.
Annette |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Wisconsin
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It looks like the seed of a yard long bean to me too, I grow a lot of those. That would explain the "skinny" description. If so, it would most likely be a vigorous pole bean.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Near Philadelphia, PA
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My thought three. Could turn out to be a bush too. Very interesting none the less! Hope you are able to do a good grow-out and enjoy them!
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Back in da U.P.
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annette,
somehow i missed your email, but found it when i did a search. i sent you a response. if you don't get it, you can pm me. cheers, keith |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: zone 6b, PA
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Wow- how fun for you to grow it out! Yes, please keep us posted as it grows!
kath |
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