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Zana · August 27, 2007

I've got Uncle Steve's Pole Beans growing this year in containers. about 6 plants per 15 gal container x 3 containers. At this time there are a few pods that are about 1 to 2 inches in length, so I haven't had a chance yet to try them. But they seem to have survived our drive hot July and most of August. And now since the rains have come in the past 9 days, they're really picking up speed. I'm looking forward to trying them. They've got similiar colouring on the pod to the Waterloo County Mennonite Pole Bean, but the seeds are pink instead of whitish grey with purple markings. Should be interesting to see which I prefer.

August 27, 2007	#11
Zana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,521	I've got Uncle Steve's Pole Beans growing this year in containers. about 6 plants per 15 gal container x 3 containers. At this time there are a few pods that are about 1 to 2 inches in length, so I haven't had a chance yet to try them. But they seem to have survived our drive hot July and most of August. And now since the rains have come in the past 9 days, they're really picking up speed. I'm looking forward to trying them. They've got similiar colouring on the pod to the Waterloo County Mennonite Pole Bean, but the seeds are pink instead of whitish grey with purple markings. Should be interesting to see which I prefer.