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redimp · Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 10:58 pm Post subject: Bush Beans

Does anybody know of a dwarf purple podded french bean. I don't want to grow climbing French beans anymore as I don't have enough time in spring to put up more than three rigs and I have enough ground to put in successional sowings of the dwarf varities (I want as much coverage as possible for green manuring as well as yield) I know of yellow ones. Prefereably non-f1 as I want to become self sufficient in all things bean. Will be growing my own runners next year.

PS - when fully dried, will have so Blue Lake (climbing bean) and Painted Lady runners up for grabs - possibly some White Emergos as well. Will post in swapsies soon Very Happy

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sunnysideup · Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 7:39 am Post subject:

Royalty and Purple Teepee. But neither grew and cropped so well as the yellow dwarf Sonesta, she's the champ IMO Very Happy

frenchchique · Joined: 22 Sep 2006 Posts: 3466 Location: Kent

Dobies do purple teepee.... But they turn green when cooked...

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PennyB · Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:52 pm Post subject:

Garden organic do Purple Queen. (Organic Seed) Distinctive purple pods turn green when cooked. Heavy crops of tender, waxy, stringless beans withy excellent flavour.

Never tried them tho Razz

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I have!!

They were blinkin superb!!! Crisp and moist (I love that word Laughing

) raw and Mmmmmmmmmmm cooked, I'll be doing them again next season, if I ever get back to me plot... Confused

wardy · Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 7:48 pm Post subject:

Dwarf Sonesta - fabulous Very Happy

reedos · Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 8:45 pm Post subject:

I had some of them purple queen too - they were lovely, not sure about moist (even though it is a good word) though Laughing

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Flowerlady · Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 3336 Location: Herts

Last year I grew Tendergreen:

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... have to sat they did what it says on the packet ... quit yummy ... sadly none ever made it to the freezer though!!! Rolling Eyes

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redimp · Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 3:23 pm Post subject:

I have yet to find a green bush bean that is better than Tendergreen. Have tried a few. Some are very similar - one warning - Saxa is shite. Tasteless and watery. Never again.

Purple Queen are a lovely purple bush variety - great looking plants and flowers and lovely beans. Also grew a yellow wax one from Lidls (Brittle Wax) and they were dead sweet. Very Happy

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Flowerlady · Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 3336 Location: Herts

I grew Kinghorn Wax last year as a trial and they were brilliant ... amazing taste Very Happy

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baggy · Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 1304 Location: Kent

Lidls yellow ones are good. My beans carked it last year but the year before they were great.

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lily · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:22 am Post subject:

redimp wrote:

I have yet to find a green bush bean that is better than Tendergreen. Very Happy

That's good to hear - I've ordered some of those for this year Very Happy