On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 21:53:07 -0500, Phaedrine Stonebridge
wrote:


Frogleg wrote:

On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 21:39:56 -0500, Phaedrine Stonebridge
wrote:

I just love purple beans (they turn green when you cook them). But all
I have been able to find are the bush type. Does anyone know of a
purple pole bean variety?

Sigh. Search on "purple pole bean".


You have no cause to be snarky; purple, edible podded pole beans are
hardly ubiquitous. I *have* searched every one of our 60-70 garden
catalogues as well as google w/o much luck. Mayhap you were unaware
that some varieties of purple and red are not really edible podded. We
already, in fact, purchased and planted one type only to find out later
it is not an edible pod. I was hoping someone here had experience they
might kindly share. Obviously your experience falls in another realm,
Prince Charming. (:P

Sigh again. I wasn't trying to be "snarky." Your question was "Does
anyone know of a purple pole bean variety?" I grew purple pole beans
some years ago, but don't remember the variety. The answer to your
question seemed obvious to me, and that's why I suggested a search.
(Before posting, I Googled on "purple pole bean" and saw numerous
varieties mentioned, BTW.)

If you'd said "has anyone tried XYZ, or have you grown something
similar that you can recommend?" I wouldn't have bothered to post,
except perhaps to say I *had* grown some so I know they're not all
bush-types.

Newsgroups *are* for sharing experience and opinions, not just
directions to "look it up," but if someone asks a very general
question that can be easily answered by a simple search, I suggest
searching. People here are *very* kind about doing other's searches
for them and then typing up the information for spoon-feeding. I
admire and appreciate them. I merely don't (usually) do it myself.