jayb, you wrote in the new topic Grey eyed Greasy Beans, “I noted the seed colour wasn't as bright and the seeds were skinnier than the original. I've noticed before beans grown here sometimes produce paler or less pronounced markings on bean seeds, I think due to the cooler and damp summers that frequent“.
I was very interested in this observation. The only relevant experience I have by way of comparison of UK versus the Rest of the World is that this year I grew some beans for Russell Crow in US. I sent my offering back with some trepidation as a newbie, but then on his forum, the Little Easy Bean Network, he posted this enthusiastic message:
Hey, Hey, Hey ! A box of beans from the United Kingdom arrived in the mail box today Via the USDA in California. Thank you for the beautiful extra beans. You did a wonderful job of making the labels and package list. Wow ! Thank you again for what you did. I will tell you this. I have never grown Jacob's Cattle that even comes close to looking like yours. I have other beans that have a very similar coloring and pattern that will come out looking that good. Just not JC. I think I will just save yours to look at. You know I would love to have you grow some Ernie's Big Eye. They look just spectacular when grown in the UK.
I imagine this is all very variable and it will be interesting to see whether my attempts to grow Ernie’s Big Eye come up to his expectations. But I wonder in general what the effect of cooler and possibly damper (it’s a bit drier in the east where I live) summers are on bean colouring and patterning.
I was very interested in this observation. The only relevant experience I have by way of comparison of UK versus the Rest of the World is that this year I grew some beans for Russell Crow in US. I sent my offering back with some trepidation as a newbie, but then on his forum, the Little Easy Bean Network, he posted this enthusiastic message:
Hey, Hey, Hey ! A box of beans from the United Kingdom arrived in the mail box today Via the USDA in California. Thank you for the beautiful extra beans. You did a wonderful job of making the labels and package list. Wow ! Thank you again for what you did. I will tell you this. I have never grown Jacob's Cattle that even comes close to looking like yours. I have other beans that have a very similar coloring and pattern that will come out looking that good. Just not JC. I think I will just save yours to look at. You know I would love to have you grow some Ernie's Big Eye. They look just spectacular when grown in the UK.
I imagine this is all very variable and it will be interesting to see whether my attempts to grow Ernie’s Big Eye come up to his expectations. But I wonder in general what the effect of cooler and possibly damper (it’s a bit drier in the east where I live) summers are on bean colouring and patterning.
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