On 17/09/2014 20:44, Ophelia wrote:


"David Hill" wrote in message
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On 17/09/2014 20:04, Ophelia wrote:
Has anyone grown 'Climbing French Bean Blue Lake' ?

I bought a pack of seeds yesterday.

Yes. It's OK, but not the best of the climbing blue beans, which
are our preferred ones. But the differences are small.

I prefer harvesting the blue beans, much easier to spot.

I much prefer french beans, each year we have less runners and more
French I think

Which Blue Bean do you grow?


Off topic slightly as my runners have been a disaster this year, the
worst I have EVER grown; or not grown;.
Searching for Killer whale beans I came across this site.
http://www.zursunbeans.com/beans/#hdr_beans
Some interesting things.
Taffy from the drought ridden side of Swansea Bay

That Is A Lot of Beans) I cook many of them but haven't grown them
Would the beans bought in the supermarket for cooking be viable for
growing?


If you have varieties that you cook then just take out half a dozen
seeds of each in the spring and try them.
Some may need a warmer climate than ours but then with a year like this
one they may well grow for you and crop.
Won't cost much to try.