Saving bean seeds - crossing?

tam91 · November 22, 2010

I'm toying with the idea of trying to save some bean seeds next year. However, I don't have the room to geographically isolate them. But, I generally plant different types. What I'm not sure of, is what can cross with what. I'm currently planning:

Scarlet Runner Beans

Neckargold (yellow) pole beans
Blue Lake pole beans
Jeminez pole beans

Blue lake (or other) bush beans
Gold rush (wax) bush beans

Will any/all of these cross with each other? Are any of these safe from crossing?

Anything one can do, other than geographic isolation?

Oh, and I suppose I have to figure out which ones are open pollinated. I'll go off and have a hunt and see what I can figure out about that.

November 22, 2010	#1
tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	Saving bean seeds - crossing? I'm toying with the idea of trying to save some bean seeds next year. However, I don't have the room to geographically isolate them. But, I generally plant different types. What I'm not sure of, is what can cross with what. I'm currently planning: Scarlet Runner Beans Neckargold (yellow) pole beans Blue Lake pole beans Jeminez pole beans Blue lake (or other) bush beans Gold rush (wax) bush beans Will any/all of these cross with each other? Are any of these safe from crossing? Anything one can do, other than geographic isolation? Oh, and I suppose I have to figure out which ones are open pollinated. I'll go off and have a hunt and see what I can figure out about that.