Wyatt beans
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2023 9:06 pm
I put 3 seeds in a pot first part of December. Didn't expect them to do much, but glad they did. Just have them under a shop light.
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Don't worry about crossing with common beans. My experience is about a 1 in 200 chance of a random cross. Limas should be isolated, as they cross much more frequently. I haven't researched the rate of crossing on any of the other types of beans,GoDawgs wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 6:11 am I got some Wyatt in the swap last year but had no place to do them where they wouldn't cross with other beans. I'll be doing them in several pots up here at the house this year to make enough seed for a whole row next year. It's so much fun watching something new grow! This year I''ll be growing Jumbo Snap and Blue Ribbon after bulking up seed quantities last year.
Well, you lucked out there. With one pack of Brazilian Starfish in the swap, it has passed through my fingers about 40 times. Since I didn't see it on a wish list, I kept holding it back. I'll mail It Monday morning.BettyC-5 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 11:41 am Not a rush on bean seeds. But I was going to add Brazilian Starfish pepper to my wishlist, so if available would you put a couple seeds in an envelope so I can start them early. Tomatos need to be started by early April.
I grew the Woods Mountain Crazy in 2016, description says they are tender when picked young. I must have waited too long because they were stringy and I didn't like them.
Last year I grew Fortex for the first time, the seeds were getting old and I wanted to renew them. I like them and they are on the list for this year along with LaVigneronne. Also going to grow Aunt Jeans to eat, I grew them for new seed last year but never ate any. Suppose to be good as a full bean.
Might start another pot of Wyatt, probably can put in 4 seeds. These were kind of spindly, but they were bushier in the garden.
I don't need a whole pack of the pepper seeds if you want to save some. I will only plant a couple.Tormato wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 5:37 pmWell, you lucked out there. With one pack of Brazilian Starfish in the swap, it has passed through my fingers about 40 times. Since I didn't see it on a wish list, I kept holding it back. I'll mail It Monday morning.BettyC-5 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 11:41 am Not a rush on bean seeds. But I was going to add Brazilian Starfish pepper to my wishlist, so if available would you put a couple seeds in an envelope so I can start them early. Tomatos need to be started by early April.
I grew the Woods Mountain Crazy in 2016, description says they are tender when picked young. I must have waited too long because they were stringy and I didn't like them.
Last year I grew Fortex for the first time, the seeds were getting old and I wanted to renew them. I like them and they are on the list for this year along with LaVigneronne. Also going to grow Aunt Jeans to eat, I grew them for new seed last year but never ate any. Suppose to be good as a full bean.
Might start another pot of Wyatt, probably can put in 4 seeds. These were kind of spindly, but they were bushier in the garden.
I like Fortex, as it grows to about 13" without getting strings. My only problem is production. It seems to only grow as a pair of flowers on a truss, so often there is zero or one bean on a truss. I like varieties that have 5 to 7 flowers on a truss with almost all of the flowers setting pods.