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Post by macmex on May 6, 2018 13:35:08 GMT -6
Yes, Annette is wonderful!
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Post by hmoosek on May 6, 2018 20:42:40 GMT -6
Wow! I've had 2 more to germinate that's makes 10/12. Can't ask for more than that.
scratch that!!!! I had 12/12! I think 100% germination on 2011 seeds is spectacular
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Post by hmoosek on May 24, 2018 7:32:13 GMT -6
Unfortunately only 4 of the sprouted seeds emerged and they are just sitting there. No growth at all.
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Post by macmex on Mar 31, 2019 4:38:38 GMT -6
Moose, how'd the 2018 bean season treat you?
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Post by macmex on Aug 29, 2019 7:06:00 GMT -6
Moose, did you ever get a crop from those seeds?
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Post by macmex on Aug 26, 2020 19:01:04 GMT -6
Bet you're getting beans now.
I planted a row of these beans on June 16. They got pretty covered over by weeds and today I managed to weed them. Part of the row had succumbed to morning glories, but what remained looks pretty good. I need to pick, as 75 days from planting, they are covered over in pods and flowers. Fortunately, this bean is one of those that once stringed, remains tender for a long time.
Here's a photo of a flower and some pods.
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Post by macmex on Aug 27, 2020 4:38:42 GMT -6
Hopefully you'll get some, especially for seed. This is one bean that seems so very tenacious that even a miserable looking plant will often go on to produce a decent crop. The greatest challenge for me is getting seed. If I just leave the pods to dry on the plant, like I would others, then most of them fail. They don't protect the seed from rain and moisture, at least not very well. The best way to get seed is to pick them frequently for food. Some pods will invariably slip through the cracks and mature seed. I find them as they start to dry down, pick them, place them in with my snap bean harvest, and let them finish drying indoors. Sandhill Preservation Center, on the other hand, seems to have a better climate for their seed production. Glenn tells me that he gets very good seed crops.
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Post by macmex on Apr 4, 2021 13:47:05 GMT -6
Bon,
How did the bean do for you in 2020?
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Post by ericchildersnc on Jun 2, 2021 10:50:29 GMT -6
Hi Everyone. This is my first interaction for 2021 on this website. I just received 30seed from Sand Hill preservation center. I hope to experiment with these "Crazy beans" this summer. Good luck to all.
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Post by macmex on Jun 3, 2021 3:56:20 GMT -6
Eric, hopefully they do great for you. It's good to have you drop in! Keep us informed.
George
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Post by hmoosek on Jul 30, 2021 17:02:00 GMT -6
Moose, did you ever get a crop from those seeds? George, I’m so sorry I missed both of your posts asking how they did. I had total crop failure. I may have a few more beans in the freezer and I’ll certainly try again.—
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Post by macmex on Aug 3, 2021 12:26:30 GMT -6
Mulch helps to keep the plants from touching bare soil. Soil on leaves will often provoke disease. Also, be sure not to pick beans until all dew or other moisture is evaporated. Touching wet leaves will provoke disease.
I'm excited because in the next week we should start getting pods from about 24' of this bean!
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Post by macmex on Aug 9, 2021 7:53:26 GMT -6
I did two plantings of Woods Mountain Crazy Bean this season, one on June 27 and one on July 31. The first planting is now in full bloom and will probably begin yielding pods this week. Here's a photo of a flower. I have a new camera which does better at close up pictures.
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Post by heavyhitterokra on Aug 9, 2021 21:33:58 GMT -6
George, those are beautiful!
Pole beans are pretty enough to make a really nice plant for a backdrop in a flower bed. I'll bet sweet potatoes for a cover crop up front with beans in the back would look good.
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Post by coloradogardener on Oct 12, 2021 20:48:43 GMT -6
Hello from Paonia, Colorado! I wanted to share a bit about my experience growing Woods Mountain Crazy Beans.
Here in the Rocky Mountains, we don't have too many old heirloom strains around, since most native groups from this area were more nomadic, and the first Anglo settlers were miners, importing a lot of their food. There are a lot of old Southwestern native and Spanish varieties around, but those traditions are a few mountain ranges south of me. A few years ago, I was searching for varieties with lots of story behind them, trying to find something that would do well in our dramatic climate (cold wet springs with cold soil with an abrupt transition to hot, dry summers). I picked up some Woods Mountain Crazy Beans from Sand Hill Preservation Center, and they did great! They seem to have the combination of short season and heat and drought tolerance that plants need to do well here. I'm going to keep growing them here We had some problems with cold soil this year when planting beans, and a lot of our smaller bean seeds didn't germinate, so we lost our supply of Woods Mountain Crazy Beans. I won't plant my whole supply of any seed again... George offered to send me some more for next year though!
I'm excited to have these as a part of our collection of heirloom seeds with a lineage existing outside of the commercial seed trade. There's not too many plants in the West that are still traded as heirloom treasures instead of being sold. Our farm is part of an educational non-profit, and we have a growing collection of seeds that can trace a direct path back to their origins without having been bought or sold, which is something special!
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