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Post by macmex on Jul 14, 2022 9:50:21 GMT -6
Is this Hamby bean seed, or another variety?
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Post by hmoosek on Jul 14, 2022 9:53:03 GMT -6
Is this Hamby bean seed, or another variety? No George, My Hamby seed is fresh. this is a variety of old seeds I’ve had for a long time.
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Post by chrysanthemum on Aug 2, 2022 13:24:25 GMT -6
The hamby beans are a little slower to germinate than my other beans. This is probably not an irregularity but my inexperience of the difference in bean varieties. The Hamby bean is a dry bean and the seeds are bigger than others that I have attempted to germinate.
This would explain the low germination success when first direct sowing these beans. My clay there is still heavy. Next time, I will add a small amount of amendment at the planting spot so they will not rot in clay while soaking up the moisture.
This is a great testament to germinating seeds in bags in a controlled environment. I did so on the succession sowing and hit 100% germination rate. Hopefully, they will have no problem popping through the heavy soil at their site. Congratulations on 100% germination rate on your succession sowing. I always enjoy reading about this bean because some of the first friends we made when we moved to Texas are the Hambys.
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Post by hmoosek on Aug 2, 2022 14:34:42 GMT -6
@bon
I can’t find it on waybackmachine either.
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Post by hmoosek on Aug 2, 2022 14:54:45 GMT -6
A little more digging. I found a user called “Hamby Bean Girl” she said her name was Rose Coleman of the Hamby Family. She tells of a grocery store that sales the bean. There’s no history of the bean I could find yet. www.tndeer.com/threads/hamby-beans.387988/
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Post by hmoosek on Aug 2, 2022 17:02:41 GMT -6
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Post by chrysanthemum on Aug 2, 2022 17:25:48 GMT -6
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Post by hmoosek on Aug 2, 2022 18:17:52 GMT -6
Thanks! I somehow missed this I guess.
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