I've grown these along with others for about three years with seed I originally got from NTG.
The genepool has now become tainted and I seem to be growing white flowered,tall, short, bushy,sparse all from the same Crimson flowered self kept seed.
I have made the concious decision to start again from scratch. None of my allotment neighbours seem to grow broadies so hopefully by growing only this one variety I should be ale to keep the strain relatively pure.
Hopefully the seeds I've purchased from Thompson and morgan will have been grown in the same way.
I could grow them under enviromesh but one of the main reasons for growing them is the decorative effect which would be totally lost under enviromesh.
Its a shame to ditch my existing beans but sometimes a clean sweep is called for!
I feel Crimson flowered broadies have got it all, tasteful,heavy cropping, short stocky plants and of course those crimson flowers..........what more can anyone want!
The genepool has now become tainted and I seem to be growing white flowered,tall, short, bushy,sparse all from the same Crimson flowered self kept seed.
I have made the concious decision to start again from scratch. None of my allotment neighbours seem to grow broadies so hopefully by growing only this one variety I should be ale to keep the strain relatively pure.
Hopefully the seeds I've purchased from Thompson and morgan will have been grown in the same way.
I could grow them under enviromesh but one of the main reasons for growing them is the decorative effect which would be totally lost under enviromesh.
Its a shame to ditch my existing beans but sometimes a clean sweep is called for!
I feel Crimson flowered broadies have got it all, tasteful,heavy cropping, short stocky plants and of course those crimson flowers..........what more can anyone want!
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