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Black runner beans
"David Rance" wrote in message ... On Sun, 9 Nov 2014 11:12:58 Ophelia wrote: "David Rance" wrote in message ... On Fri, 7 Nov 2014 21:00:50 Ophelia wrote: "David Rance" wrote in message ... On Thu, 6 Nov 2014 15:11:17 Bigal wrote: A good crop of runner beans thanks to a 5 year old bed of biochar. (sorry, I just had to put that in.) So much so that I got fed up with eating them, freezing them and picking them. I tell my neighbour to help herself, but she is a bit loathed to do so. So I just let them grow, thinking to shell them later to use the beans some other way. I grew White Lady from saved seed, and a few weeks ago saved some more. No black ones. During the shelling I found one that contained jet black beans. In all my years of gardening I have never come across a black bean before, and I don't ever recall my father doing so.. (Taking account of the fact that the beans are eaten green).. By the time I had finished shelling (between jobs) I had found a total of eighty. Two of the pods were still joined on the flower stalk, which makes me think that it was a single plant that produced them. Comments please, and I am sure that it wasn't the black leaking out of the biochar. I have had some black runner bean seeds now for over ten years. They originally grew from the usual two-coloured ones but I thought that black was unusual so I selected them and now always grow them. Occasionally they revert to the normal two-coloured seed but mostly they are all black. And a pod of two-coloured seeds would come from the same plant that produces the black ones. I've no idea what variety they are. Do they taste different and do they keep their colour when cooked? No, they're exactly the same. Since we always eat them as young green beans the seeds haven't yet got their mature colours. (This applies to the normal coloured ones as well as the black.) Ok, thanks, David. What makes their colour change? Dunno! Better ask Mendel! Hmmm a little too late I fear ;-) -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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Ophelia wrote: "David Rance" wrote in message ... I have had some black runner bean seeds now for over ten years. They originally grew from the usual two-coloured ones but I thought that black was unusual so I selected them and now always grow them. Occasionally they revert to the normal two-coloured seed but mostly they are all black. And a pod of two-coloured seeds would come from the same plant that produces the black ones. I've no idea what variety they are. Do they taste different and do they keep their colour when cooked? No, they're exactly the same. Since we always eat them as young green beans the seeds haven't yet got their mature colours. (This applies to the normal coloured ones as well as the black.) Ok, thanks, David. What makes their colour change? Dunno! Better ask Mendel! Hmmm a little too late I fear ;-) However, there are a few people around who have learnt from his work :-) It's impossible to tell which of the possible explanations is the case without serious investigations, but there are several common causes. My borlotti means used to be about 2/3 light, but have drifted to being almost all light - a bit like ladybirds, they have both dark patterns on a pale palette and the converse. For example, it can be caused by a fairly rare recessive gene, so it rarely happens but will breed true when it does. And, unless there is selection against that gene, it can remain at low levels in a population for very long periods. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Black runner beans
"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message ... In article , Ophelia wrote: "David Rance" wrote in message ... I have had some black runner bean seeds now for over ten years. They originally grew from the usual two-coloured ones but I thought that black was unusual so I selected them and now always grow them. Occasionally they revert to the normal two-coloured seed but mostly they are all black. And a pod of two-coloured seeds would come from the same plant that produces the black ones. I've no idea what variety they are. Do they taste different and do they keep their colour when cooked? No, they're exactly the same. Since we always eat them as young green beans the seeds haven't yet got their mature colours. (This applies to the normal coloured ones as well as the black.) Ok, thanks, David. What makes their colour change? Dunno! Better ask Mendel! Hmmm a little too late I fear ;-) However, there are a few people around who have learnt from his work :-) It's impossible to tell which of the possible explanations is the case without serious investigations, but there are several common causes. My borlotti means used to be about 2/3 light, but have drifted to being almost all light - a bit like ladybirds, they have both dark patterns on a pale palette and the converse. For example, it can be caused by a fairly rare recessive gene, so it rarely happens but will breed true when it does. And, unless there is selection against that gene, it can remain at low levels in a population for very long periods. Thanks, Nick That makes sense -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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