Missing from the lineup this season are Yard Long, Sequoia, Lima and yellow varieties, having succumbed to weather or slugs. Unfortunately for them, that was the last of the seed stock (this was going to be a seed-saving year). I sowed more
Trionfo Violetto and
Kentucky Wonder as replacements and got a glut of those.
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| Black Russian broad bean sizing up, mid July |
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| Kentucky Wonder, mid July |
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| Trionfo Violetto, mid August |
The beans started cropping in mid July. By mid August, I had Trionfos coming out my ears. Shifting this neglected overgrown lot wasn't easy (snork). Subsequent production was left on the vine to dry.
Dragon Tongue, Southern Cowpeas and Alabama Black Eyed Butterbeans were wiped out as well but two of my Cranberries survived.
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| 'Borlotti' bean, a Cranberry member |
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True Red Cranberry bean,
a Québec/New England heirloom, acquired last season |
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Dried beans, a modest harvest
L to R: Borlotti & Runner, True Red Cranberry,
dried Trionfo Violetto & other 'green' beans |
