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Re: Beans

At 12:20 PM 10/7/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Susan--
>As far as saving bean seed--bring in the pods when the beans begin to
>rattle then let them dry out completely at room temp.  Pop the pods, save
>and store the bean seed in cool and dry conditions, as close as you can get
>to 50F and 50% humidity is ideal.  Or store seed in container with a little
>powdered milk or closed silica gel packs or even some grains of rice to
>absorb moisture.  
>
>What variety are you saving?
>
>Havi
>Havi Hoffman
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Sorry, I got side tracked and have not been answering much mail.  To answer
your question, I have two varieties of beans. One is Kentucky Wonder Pole
Beans and the other is a bush bean variety.  I'll have to go searching for
the seed pack to see which variety they are.  My husband always requests
that I plant pole beans.  I never seem to keep up with them and end up
letting more go to waste then I pick.  I must admit the teepee and other
structures I have built for them to climb on look really neat in the garden.
Next year I am planning an arbor of sorts that goes over the pathway at one
end of my garden.  I am going to try to make a wider rather than taller
archway. I am only 5'2" so the beans at the top never seem to get picked.  
This is the first year in a long time that I have planted the bush string
beans and I really enjoyed the slightly different flavor and tenderness. 
Susan W. Smith
State College, PA 16801
sws2@psu.edu
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