I haven't been to the Hill today as I was busy getting muddy elsewhere - ha! - but this evening I thought that I would pod some of the beans that have been drying in the attic room.They are a bit of a mystery as they are all from one plant that was supposed to be a dwarf bean ('triomphe de farcy'); but it climbed and set a multitude of pods.
These are definitely not 'triomphe de farcy' which are slender brown speckled beans - in my hand in the pic on the left - these are more of a borlotti type, but relatively small. No idea what happened there, but given how prolific that a single plant has been, assuming they taste nice, I might just plant a row of them next year.
I regularly see people with similarly muddy legs running around here - maybe about time you came up to Cumbria and tried a bit of fell running (ha ha ha).
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to be planning on planting your Stealth Bean - wonder what they are?
It's miserable enough in winter in the mud on the flat without putting my knees though altitude too!
DeleteThe beans are quite a small barlotti - I'm not a fan of big beans, so these might suit me to grow next year. Who knows what they'll be! Best beans for drying for soups/stews are either Hunter or Black Turtle, in my view - let me know if you fancy a few to try.
Not much chance of muddy legs here, so dry and just said on the news it has been our hottest spring on record and the rainfall is a lot less than usual and our summer could be one of our worst, so then my anxiety kicks in with bushfires. Yuk! Have a good week and hope you work out what sort of beans they are. Take care.
ReplyDeleteFunny old weather - hope you get some rain soon.
DeleteBeans regularly cross pollinate with anything else. Perhaps there has been an 'intimate liaison' behind your back!
ReplyDeleteI thought that french beans normally come true, Matron - although I'd agree about broad beans. I can't keep my crimson broadies true year on year - much to my regret.
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