Scarlett runner beans

[William Schlegel]

Got some Scarlett runner beans seeds from Joseph a few years back. The black seeded ones did the best. I think two years in a row. Though last year I got white ones.

This year I got one white beans. A good number of black ones. A good number of the ordinary sort red and black ones that look stripy. My mom bought us multiple packets of the ordinary sort and I think I planted some of them this year.

I also tried the OSSI variety British pop this year. I don't think they made it. Might just have been chance though.

I don't know why they don't do better. Outbreeding depression could become an issue if they cross at a high rate the way I've been going. So maybe I should slow my role on introducing new stock and replant my saved seeds from this year again.

[UnicornEmily]

Is there a difference in taste between the colors?

[William Schlegel]

I haven't been successful enough to eat any myself.

[Diane Whitehead]

I just eat them as green beans, so I don't know the seed colour unless I let the pods dry to save seeds.  I didn't do that often enough, so I ran out of a lot, like Enorma, which has 20 inch pods.

Last year I bought nine kinds from Nicky's Nursery in the U.K.

https://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/index.php/vegetable-seeds-beans-c-6_13_336

[UnicornEmily]

I love both the name Enorma, and the fact that it fulfills the promise of that name and has huge pods. 

[Garrett Schantz]

I have 4 or 5 "bush" runner bean seed packets.

Bought them a year or two ago.

I think most still have red flowers.

Planting them next year, maybe alongside normal ones.

Hoping to see if some are still self incompatible.