Comments on: Seed for Saving and Swapping http://www.cogs.asn.au/2009/12/seed-for-saving-and-swapping/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:54:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jenny http://www.cogs.asn.au/2009/12/seed-for-saving-and-swapping/#comment-392 Jenny Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:23:11 +0000 http://www.cogs.asn.au/?p=1007#comment-392 Sorry, not reading all the information. I suspect Anneke's "european flat" is the same cultivar that I described in the last mesage. A bean formidable!!! Jenny Sorry, not reading all the information. I suspect Anneke’s “european flat” is the same cultivar that I described in the last mesage. A bean formidable!!! Jenny

]]> By: Jenny http://www.cogs.asn.au/2009/12/seed-for-saving-and-swapping/#comment-391 Jenny Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:15:26 +0000 http://www.cogs.asn.au/?p=1007#comment-391 Greetings Debbie et al, I don't know the dutch brown you are looking for but we have been propagating what i know as the continental or italian bean for a few years now. This is the large flat, very sweet bean that is sold in WW and some other places but for which I have not been able to source seed (haven't tried for about the last 3 years as we now have our own source). It is a medium cropping but long yielding and resiliant bean that will climb to well over 2m. If this cultivar is still of interest, we have a small excess, of various vintages and provenances, that can be shared. Email me on [contact the editor for Jenny's email address], tho I willl be away for much of the next few weeks as my Mum needs assistance and i may not respond until March, so seed will be for next year's sowing. Jenny Greetings Debbie et al,
I don’t know the dutch brown you are looking for but we have been propagating what i know as the continental or italian bean for a few years now. This is the large flat, very sweet bean that is sold in WW and some other places but for which I have not been able to source seed (haven’t tried for about the last 3 years as we now have our own source). It is a medium cropping but long yielding and resiliant bean that will climb to well over 2m. If this cultivar is still of interest, we have a small excess, of various vintages and provenances, that can be shared. Email me on [contact the editor for Jenny's email address], tho I willl be away for much of the next few weeks as my Mum needs assistance and i may not respond until March, so seed will be for next year’s sowing. Jenny

]]> By: Ray http://www.cogs.asn.au/2009/12/seed-for-saving-and-swapping/#comment-332 Ray Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:12:04 +0000 http://www.cogs.asn.au/?p=1007#comment-332 Hi Debbie, I don't have the Dutch brown bean but I do have about 10 seeds of the Frost bean if you'd like them. I am unlikely to grow all of them as I have too many varieties and plant several of each. Cheers, Ray Hi Debbie,

I don’t have the Dutch brown bean but I do have about 10 seeds of the Frost bean if you’d like them. I am unlikely to grow all of them as I have too many varieties and plant several of each.

Cheers,
Ray

]]> By: anneke http://www.cogs.asn.au/2009/12/seed-for-saving-and-swapping/#comment-287 anneke Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:57:21 +0000 http://www.cogs.asn.au/?p=1007#comment-287 Hello Debbie I'm part of the Bega Valley Seed Savers. We don't have the bean you're looking for but we do have a drying bean ( 'Calabrian Express' ) given to me by Italian growers as their favourite drying bean. We grow this regularly now and are thrilled with it - though being Dutch myself you may have an even better one. Our special local one is a white runner we have christened 'Bega Giant' - the size of the Scarlet runner. We have about 30 odd varieties too and would love to know your favourites - it's valuable when beans come with recommendations and growing tips. 'European Flat' is our favourite green bean climber. Wishes Anneke Hello Debbie
I’m part of the Bega Valley Seed Savers. We don’t have the bean you’re looking for but we do have a drying bean
( ‘Calabrian Express’ ) given to me by Italian growers as their favourite drying bean. We grow this regularly now and are thrilled with it – though being Dutch myself you may have an even better one.
Our special local one is a white runner we have christened
‘Bega Giant’ – the size of the Scarlet runner.
We have about 30 odd varieties too and would love to know your favourites – it’s valuable when beans come with recommendations and growing tips.
‘European Flat’ is our favourite green bean climber.
Wishes
Anneke

]]> By: Adele http://www.cogs.asn.au/2009/12/seed-for-saving-and-swapping/#comment-285 Adele Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:56:51 +0000 http://www.cogs.asn.au/?p=1007#comment-285 Yes i have about 30 seeds, which you are welcome to collect. I was given them from a farm I went wwoofing at near Bairnsdale in Victoria, but I've never actually planted them. They were picked in autumn 2005. Yes i have about 30 seeds, which you are welcome to collect. I was given them from a farm I went wwoofing at near Bairnsdale in Victoria, but I’ve never actually planted them. They were picked in autumn 2005.

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