[rxkeith]

my gina/steve beans now have beans on the vines.

i had planted about a dozen seeds plus a few with cracked seed coats the first week
of june. about 7 or 8 came up despite a cool wet spell shortly after planting. my
uncle steve bean seems to have passed on its ability to tolerate cooler weather.
the offspring looks like both parents. the pods are flat, and mostly straight like gina,
and have the purple mottling from steve only not as dark. i am curious what the size
of the bean will be.

i haven't eaten one yet. i don't dare. the early beans are needed for seed. frost comes
early here, and its sometimes a crap shoot getting seeds in time. i have precious few left.

tormato (gary) has my back. i sent him a few seeds to grow out. his season is a lot
longer than mine.
gary, if you are growing the cross this year, feel free to report how its doing.


stay tuned






keith