General information and discussion about cultivating beans, peas, peanuts, clover and vetch.
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November 14, 2012 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Hamilton, Texas
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Blue Jay and Comtesse de Chambord...
Does anyone have any experience with these varieties? Thoughts?
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November 15, 2012 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: MA
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I trialed Blue Jay, along with about 60 other bush beans, in 2011. Flavor was good, and production was very high (for a bush bean). I prefer pole beans, both for flavor and production.
Gary |
November 18, 2012 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Wisconsin
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Interesting... I was just discussing these two varieties yesterday with another bean collector, from Canada. Blue Jay has been fairly popular up there. Blue Jay was developed from a cross found in a patch of Comtesse de Chambord. You can find more info from the source of the variety here: http://www.abeancollectorswindow.com/bluejay.html
I haven't grown Blue Jay yet, but hope to next year. Just out of curiosity, Baizanator, how did you hear of these two? Has there been an article written about them recently, other than the ones mentioned in the link above? Last edited by Zeedman; November 18, 2012 at 05:44 PM. |
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Tomatovillian™
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November 18, 2012 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Alabama
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Comtesse de Chambord is a poor performer in the deep south heat and humidity. It is a bush plant that requires hilling up to keep it from falling over. the beans are just about twice the size of a grain of rice.
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