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I really liked Rattlesnake but this year the Rattlesnakes hardly have any coloring and are developing strings even when rather small. The seed is from a different source this year so I'm wondering if it's that or just the differences in the weather.
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I had a lot of unstriped or barely striped Rattlesnake beans also. I think I got them from Sand Hill. Can't remember if I planted my own saved beans or had beans left in the old packet from last year, but I didn't think they had much color last year either. The first picking was good, but later it seems like they "bean up" too fast and get stringy when just medium sized. Could have been due to our dry spell and hot weather. I am letting them go to seed - has anyone cooked them as dry beans? How did they taste? My favorite pole bean remains Fortex, for taste, productivity and earliness.