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Originally Posted by killab
i have no idea about beans...so i would just be picking names at random,i'll be happy with whatever you decide to send!  |
Well, we'll need to have a starting point.
Bush beans need no support structure.
Pole beans need a support structure to grow up.
(half-runners sometimes do, and sometimes don't)
Snap beans are for eating the tender green pods.
Dry beans are for shelling out the dry beans, and then cooking.
(shellie beans - I'm not going there with a newbie)
And some varieties are dual or triple purpose, where they can be used as snap, shellie, or dry beans.
I'll be sending bush, pole, and half-runner beans. These will be snap, dry, and wax (yellow) types. That's unless there is some type(s) from the above that you don't wish.
And, just like tomatoes, there are old popular favorites which I'll include.