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Post by philagardener on Jun 24, 2023 18:37:29 GMT -6
Hi George! This looks like a cross with a lot of promise. Looking forward to hearing what you get with this year's generation!
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Post by macmex on Jul 12, 2023 10:34:16 GMT -6
Found first flowers today, July 12, 2023. These are on just one plant. I would expect the flowers to look like this, as both parents have the same.
One plant out of the bunch just up and died. I still have one or two plants from this generation, refusing to grow very much. There are three or four plants, however, which are showing great vigor. The one with the flowers is one of these.
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Post by macmex on Jul 20, 2023 9:59:54 GMT -6
It's interesting to note that only one plant out of the whole batch is flowering at this point, and we are in a heat wave. It looks like that plant will produce green pods. Barksdale is one of those that grows fine in heat but hardly blossoms when it's hot. Forget about pod set. It won't set pods, for sure, until nights cool.
At least one plant out of the whole patch looks sure to produce yellow pods.
I'm judging by the color of its stems. Just like Barksdale, it has a yellow hue to its stems.
Waiting to see what develops!
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Post by macmex on Jul 25, 2023 12:21:38 GMT -6
July 25, 2023
The plants have continued to grow. The plants which are flowering in spite of the heat have begun to put on pods. Today I found the largest of those pods and took two photos.
The pictures are of the same pod. I just turned it, trying to show off it's form. I am afraid that the pictures don't quite capture the perspective I have when actually eyeballing it. This pod looks to be quite long (like Barksdale) and flattened (Like Barksdale), yet it quite green (like Tennessee Cutshort). It will be interesting to find out just how tender it is and what color, size and shape seed it produces.
Some of the plants have held off flowering, which is not at all a surprise to me, knowing their lineage.
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Post by woodeye on Jul 25, 2023 16:07:37 GMT -6
Very nice, macmex. You've done a great job of growing out the plants. Cool!
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Post by macmex on Aug 7, 2023 8:33:24 GMT -6
This one, obviously, isn't yellow podded, like I said I'm looking for. Still, it does look good!
Looks to be tender podded. Can't wait to see the seed color and shape.
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Post by macmex on Oct 23, 2023 7:57:25 GMT -6
Well, I let this thread slip by for some while and need to get back to it. The bottom line is that a yellow podded bean never appeared out of the this planting. In fact, everything produced was within the parameters of being a pure Tennessee Cutshort!
I've realized over the years that Tennessee Cutshort isn't truly a "pure variety" in the sense that it has a fair amount of variability. This is especially notable when it is crossed with a variety such as Cherokee Trail of Tears.
So what happened with this cross? I am not sure. I selected the brown seed out of the mix because I understood that all of the seed came from a planting of what originally was Barksdale. My reasoning was that this had to be crossed. Yet it doesn't appear to be so. Looking at this planting as it was loaded with beans, I thought, "This looks like Tennessee Cutshort."
So, I suppose I'm done with this particular experiment. Probably won't go back to it as there's always something else to work on. I'm harvesting the seed and will probably use it for soup beans
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Post by amyinowasso on Oct 23, 2023 10:36:32 GMT -6
What color were these seeds?
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Post by macmex on Oct 23, 2023 12:31:09 GMT -6
They are brown.
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Post by MRH on Oct 25, 2023 17:01:45 GMT -6
A very cool read... Thanx for sharing..... If I keep reading this forum, I'm gonna hafta buy some acreage..... LOL
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