Do you trust others' seeds

[Tormahto]

I have (had) one other seed that I only trusted myself to save, Super Marconi pole bean.

The last of my saved seed is no more. I gave most of it away, then planted the few remaining seeds the past 2 years, and had back-to-back crop failures. So, now I must rely upon traders and commercial sources. I hope that there is really only one Super Marconi, and no imposters.

I have 5 Super Marconi seeds you sent with 2020 date. I grew a couple in 2021. Do you want them? I don't mind sending them. Or should I plant them?

The 2020 date means they aren't my original saved seed. I have plenty of new seed from 2020-2022, hoping they're the real deal. Once I post the bean inventory, I think that I will be starting tomorrow, then you can decide on whether to plant SM.

There are a few black-seeded long flat green-podded "varieties" out there, one even showed up in my Jeminez crosses many years ago.