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Post by heavyhitterokra on Jan 17, 2021 2:24:40 GMT -6
Michele,
You've certainly found the right place. Welcome to the forum! Just a little brag on George; he's your man when it comes to saving bean varieties. George is a wealth of knowledge on many fronts. Beans are only one of his many gardening and farming interests. We're really lucky to have him around.
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Post by missylyn1 on Jan 29, 2021 21:27:58 GMT -6
Hi George My seed came from my boss. She got it from her Father in Law that lives in Tennessee. She couldn’t give me any information on it. She retired last year and stopped growing the beans. I think I am posting under 2 accounts. How would I go about ordering some from you? Thanks...Michele
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Post by macmex on Jan 30, 2021 6:24:32 GMT -6
Someone else on this forum once mentioned to me another Tennessee Cutshort bean, which was obtained right from Tennessee. It was a different bean. Michelle, you are most welcome to some seed of what I have. You never know. It could be the same. Up top, you'll find a place to click on messages. Go there and message me. We'll get you set up for some seed.
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Post by hmoosek on Jul 19, 2021 1:51:24 GMT -6
I planted 6 beans Sunday July18th in two buckets. Actually, it’s 1 five gallon bucket and one big flower pot that I borrowed from Wife. My hopes is that by keeping it close to the house, I can keep better eyes on them. This is the only beans I’ll have this fall. Primary goal will be seed production.
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Post by macmex on Jul 19, 2021 6:43:37 GMT -6
That's a great idea Anthony. Bet you'll have success that way. I did that last year with Fowler Bush bean.
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Post by hank on Jul 19, 2021 11:14:25 GMT -6
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Post by heavyhitterokra on Jul 19, 2021 23:54:51 GMT -6
I enlarged the photo above. Good looking garden, Hank! Which reminds me, the mint you gave me this Spring is doing very well. We'll enjoy that this winter!
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Post by chrysanthemum on Jul 20, 2021 5:49:01 GMT -6
I planted 6 beans Sunday July18th in two buckets. Actually, it’s 1 five gallon bucket and one big flower pot that I borrowed from Wife. My hopes is that by keeping it close to the house, I can keep better eyes on them. This is the only beans I’ll have this fall. Primary goal will be seed production. I hope they do well for you. I know it’s been a hard gardening summer otherwise.
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Post by hmoosek on Jul 24, 2021 19:50:28 GMT -6
And so it begins. Looks like I gotta get busy and fix a way for them to go vertical.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2021 0:06:00 GMT -6
Happy little bean seedlings!
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Post by hmoosek on Aug 4, 2021 18:28:19 GMT -6
macmexIf I understand what you posted, you are no longer selecting for the cut short trait. Are there traits I need to keep an eye out for?
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Post by macmex on Aug 5, 2021 6:06:26 GMT -6
That's a great question. I suppose I do look for 5-7 seeds to the pod, Some seed will still exhibit some cutshort edges, which is okay by me. Other than that, I just look for productivity and the right shape pods & white flowers. Whenever I've seed a different shaped pod it's been a cross.
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Post by hmoosek on Aug 6, 2021 18:24:44 GMT -6
I have something for this one to climb. I may try to rig up something better tomorrow, but the mosquitoes were relentless this evening. I have the flowerpot on a piece of siding so maybe I can keep the Johnson grass at bay. I originally had two plants in this pot, but Mr. Pussycat decided he wanted to dig it up! Grrrrrr
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Post by macmex on Aug 9, 2021 11:40:29 GMT -6
This year has been a most challenging year for me, as I have not been able to keep up on the demands of garden. I didn't plant Tennessee Cutshort this year because I opted to grow out Frank Barnett, which is similar, and renew that seed. Basically though, we have had a lean time when it comes to picking stuff from the garden. Pretty soon we should start getting more.
Last week Hank contacted me and said he had extra beans in the garden, wanting to know if I'd like to come over and pick them. I about tripped over myself in my haste to take him up on that offer! Hank had a WHOLE LOT of beans for me to pick and best of all... they were Tennessee Cutshorts! This is one of our family's very most favorite varieties, as we have been growing it since 1986.
Here's a picture of some of the beans I came home with.
Notice they are kind of knobby and fat? This is normal for the old time Appalachian type string beans. One lets the seed fill out in the pod quite a bit before picking. Then, the pods are strung and snapped. (Yes, they have strings, but almost all the tough fiber of the pod is concentrated in the string. So when they're strung, those fat, filled out pods are actually tender and good to eat.) This kind of bean, once strung and snapped, needs to be boiled for about 10 minutes to bring the pods to tenderness.
Here's how they look when they're snapped and ready to process.
I'm grateful for my wife's part in this process. I picked them and brought them home, but she did most of the processing. I helped out a bit but had to take care of chores, etc. At any rate we had a great meal that night and should have a good many more servings of this delicious bean this coming winter.
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Post by hmoosek on Aug 11, 2021 21:38:02 GMT -6
This bean plant wants to grow, it jumped out, found the string on its own and has grown a foot or so up it. I did a double take on my evening stroll.
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