grandma roberts purple, first of the year

Zeedman · August 12, 2021

A challenging year for beans here. I planted Grandma Roberts in my rural plot, got great germination, and the plants were off to an early start. Then had 12"+ of rainfall in the space of 3 weeks; the garden became waterlogged (part was temporarily flooded) and all the beans which didn't die outright yellowed. The remaining Grandma Roberts were just beginning to recover... then this week, another 6"+ deluge.

At this point, the best I can hope for is to get enough seed to replace what I planted, for all 6 beans grown on that plot.

The good news is that I sent some seed for Grandma Roberts to someone in Texas, and they have done very well there.

August 12, 2021	#2
Zeedman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 313	A challenging year for beans here. I planted Grandma Roberts in my rural plot, got great germination, and the plants were off to an early start. Then had 12"+ of rainfall in the space of 3 weeks; the garden became waterlogged (part was temporarily flooded) and all the beans which didn't die outright yellowed. The remaining Grandma Roberts were just beginning to recover... then this week, another 6"+ deluge. At this point, the best I can hope for is to get enough seed to replace what I planted, for all 6 beans grown on that plot. The good news is that I sent some seed for Grandma Roberts to someone in Texas, and they have done very well there.