"Rusty Hinge" wrote in message
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from "Peter Coddington"
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You must accept that the flavour or taste of any vegetables is
down
to the individual.. What is good for the goose may not be good for
the
gander, (as they say.)
I can only suggest you try all the varieties and decided for
yourself
which to grow in future years.
Rusty replied.
However, if you grow more than one variety you may well get an
hybrid
because of cross-pollination, and the beans from the new plants may
not
be the same as the beans from the originals.

So:

Before the first frosts, dig up carefully all the roots of the beans
you
like best, leaving several inches of stem.

Store these over winter in dry sand in a plastic tub or sack. Keep
cool,
but protect from frost.

Plant the roots out when you would be planting out beans or
seedlings.

You will get several vines from each root, and beans before any
grown
from seed.

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A good point re cross pollination. I have never heard or read about
saving roots and some stem.(apart from leaving the roots in the
ground)
I will give it a go at the end of the season and see if I can
overwinter them.
Peter.