Hi,
The seeds from the old bean plants will grow. Porovided that they are not F.
1 . hybrid you will get a true plant, if they are F. 1. they will grow, but
may be different from the original plant and may or may not be edible. Last
years seeds will proably grow and be all right. I woul try a few before you
buy any more, and see if they germinate. Hope this helps you.

Richard M. Watkin.

"candide" wrote in message
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Hello I hope you can give me some advice:

I have been stripping away the remains of last years runner beans today
to get my borders ready for this years crop.
Can you tell me if planting the beans/seeds from the pods of these old
plants will be better, worse or no different from planting beans/seeds
fresh out of a packet?

Also can I use seeds for runner beans and Jalapeno peppers that I
bouught last year or is it better to buy new packets this year?

Thank you for any help, im a bit new to this!




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candide