Bush beans

A new batch. The first lot have died off after being very productive.

The leftmost two tyres are "Contender", planted about a week ago using beans from some dried out pods saved from the first batch planted last year. On the right is a tyre of "Star 2000".

The Contender look pretty healthy - all of them came up except one. Maybe I should stagger plantings?

Update 2016/02/04:

The Star 2000 looks pretty pathetic. Might turn it over and replant with Contender in a week or two.

Update 2016/03/13:

Update 2016/03/20:

Update 2016/04/10:

Lots of little beans...

... and a few medium size ones.

Time to plant the next batch. Getting a bit late in the year, but let's see what happens.

Update 2016/03/19:

Broken the surface.

Bush beans

Contender, a couple of baby beans visible.

There's another tyre of them, and another of Dwarf Wintergreen, both planted a few weeks after this batch.

Still struggling with runner beans - can't get any Witsa in town at the moment, but asked Sunnyside to order. The other varieties - Lazy Housewife etc - aren't really worth the effort.

Here's a nice article about growing beans.

Update 2015/11/15:

"Contender" batch 2.

"Dwarf Wintergreen".

Update 2015/11/22:

Update 2015/11/24:

One harvest from a tyre of Contender, ready to eat with a couple of lamb chops. This is the third crop, and it's still going well. The other tyre of Contender is just showing some baby beans, and the Dwarf Wintergreen is flowering.