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Ruth_10 · February 5, 2009

Uncle Steve's Italian pole bean is a great tasting bean. There are some off-types that show up. In the photo, the group in the upper left is the "normal" type and the other three groups are off-types. Most were of the type in the lower left, a few were the darker sort in the upper right, and one seed was a "bicolor." I could distinguish two types of beans: the normal green background with reddish-purple striping, and a purple podded type. I bought my seeds from Sandhill last year.

DSC_7897 Uncle Steve's Italian pole types.jpg

February 5, 2009	#1
Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	Uncle Steve's Italian Pole Bean--Off-type seeds Uncle Steve's Italian pole bean is a great tasting bean. There are some off-types that show up. In the photo, the group in the upper left is the "normal" type and the other three groups are off-types. Most were of the type in the lower left, a few were the darker sort in the upper right, and one seed was a "bicolor." I could distinguish two types of beans: the normal green background with reddish-purple striping, and a purple podded type. I bought my seeds from Sandhill last year. DSC_7897 Uncle Steve's Italian pole types.jpg __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.