Rita,
In my mind, beans are "warm weather crops". I have such cool nights all summer that I never think of it as "warm weather" I probably COULD grow beans but have not tried.
I have some "Pencil Pod Wax Bean" seeds for yellow pods / black seeds. I do prefer wax beans, or yellow beans. In my imagination they have less of that "green" taste, more "buttery" or sweet. That's based on nothing but commercial beans, vague memory and prejudice.
They are "bush" beans and I would much prefer "pole". Do you know any pole, wax beans?
I bought some 'Super Marconi' beans from Franchi. A pole Roma type (flat pod?). I know they are meaty and strongly flavored, unlike the mild buttery wax beans, but I also like "hearty".
I may need to pre-sprout beans since my cold, wet clay seems to rot anything that is rot-able.
My main deterrent to growing beans is that I love snap and snow peas, and have limited space. If I have the time and energy this spring, I'll plant some peas in pots, and reserve a few tipis for the pole Romas.
Do you guys ever eat beans raw? I've started to think that a veggy "can't be very GOOD" if I can get them all the way to the kitchen and into boiling water before eating all of them.
