I think if you google lablab purpurea you will find sources for other varieties of hyacinth beans...
Hyacinth Bean
so true Kitt but I managed to find the ones I have saved and am quit sure Johhny's seeds has them
D Mail, Grits 74571
There is no garrantee that these seed are any good as Y'all know last year was just a horrible growing year I have not shelled any of the pods other than a few I did while sitting here just now but the seeds look okay but a little bit smaller than I membered
Grits, nobody promised a rose garden .Let's go for it ! And thank you .
ya'll made the naughty weed book sound so good, I went over to Amazon and bought me one. Thanks alot! LOL
I have no problem getting seeds from this plant. Have a pound or so if anyone needs some seeds. Dmail me and send a SASE.
They are a slow starter, but are rockets once the roots are established. I have found they do much better if they start from the ground versus transplanting seed pots where you want them to grow. Plant several together and pinch off the weaker ones once sprouted.
Once they start blooming profusely in mid summer they drop a lot of dead blooms, so I would also advise against planting them close to your patio or driveway unless you want to be sweeping or blowing them off regularly.
Chuck do you have a full sun spot I don't really have any spot on my city lot that gets full sun ,but my HBVs never get that great but last year was the best they have ever gotten
They do thrive best in as much full sun as possible. Last summer the heat and dryness was an exception in our area, and mine did OK, but not like some previous years. The fence I grow them on faces west, so it takes them a bit longer to get the early east morning sun. I got a very late start due to a new fence being installed, so that might have been part of the problem for their delay.
Frilly lilly Just had to bring this thread back up so to tell you a little story .We are in the process of cleaning out a house that my MIL lived in for over 50 years .During one session we found a small package of seeds ,I think they were in a tin box ,were bright red and some a bright pink .A friend is a diehard seed collector, she will save any and all seeds she gets even a whiff of ..as none of us wanted the seeds she asked if she could have them to which we readily agreed..After we got home I got one of those nagging feelings so grabbed the Wicked Weeds book and searched until I found the seeds Turns out they were a Rosary Pea deadly poison so needless to say I was quite alarmed and called the lady with the seeds and advised her about the nature of the seeds she agreed to have her DH burn them the next morning ,,Am sure ther must be a moral here somewhere but the only one I can come up with is BUY MORE BOOKS
lol!
I think this is one of the most fun/interesting threads ever so much fun with the book and the beans so last week at my gardening class I took a bag of the beans and passed them around as gifts and this week I took the wicked plants book and passed it around so everyone could get a peek at it ..Our library doesn't have it but we are part of a system and ant book you want if it is in stock at any other library in our system then you can order it we have a great group taking the class this year ..Here is a pic of the class
Which one are you, Grits?
Bet she took the picture .
I always be sure I have the camera, that way I'm safe. You have a nice looking little group there. I got my book off of Amazon as was suggested and it wasn't too high at all. Maybe your group could start their own garden library... and swap or trade between themselves.
Digger I thought we had the gender thing sorted out I am the one in the denim coat with the grey beard on the right Tho at my age it don't matter much what gender I am
Tee hee , we must be kin . That age thingie applies to me too !
I thought Grits was female too...now I see that he is a handsome male...".or grits ain't groceries!" LOL Jo
Yeah , hope I don't make anyone , his (S O ) mad but you're right Jo, he is a hunk , isn't he ? Right in our age group .
My D H won't let me look more than twice , but he makes a pleasing picture .
Well, I can look a ll I want too...when folks ask me "How you doing?", I say "I'm doing as I please, 'cause I'm single!" lol
When I saved seeds from my "beans" this fall....I stuck some in the ground....shouldn't they be popping their little heads up by now...we have had very warm weather. Jo
Love that attitude ,Jo
Chuck I would like some seeds. I planted some, but I didn't soak them. :( I just discovered the shrubs out front are dying, that Lab lab vine would look great out there. btw I am getting Hostas again,
I know you think I am worthless, but I have not forgot you.
Grits was it you who sent me the seeds?
Sylvia
No it was not me but I stll have plenty if you would like just send me your mailing address in a d mail BTW I cashed diggers check that she sent for postage which was way too much ,ergo you can thank Digger for the postage..
OK guys, I've started hyacinth beans in pots three times already, wanting to have a good root system going when it was time to set them out. Well, duh!! It's been just like having a litter of puppies. Bring in at night, watch temp, set back outside when warm enough, etc. I'm just not consistent enough to keep them alive. I have three pots that are still limping along. Soooo, when will it be warm enough to plant--seed and seedlings?
Plant now, 4 beans to a spot, don't mess with pots, stick straight in the ground and give em nitrogen after they get abt 4 to 6" up,
Woohoo, Kittriana. Just the info I need. I guess the weather is about the same in your area as here. I'm in 7b/8a. Hard to tell which. Anyway, I'm going for it. Will report. Will I have a bloom by RU time?
Doubt it, blooms start abt the time vines get to at least 6'- beans after all, still have a time to get to maturity age 60 days at least. But the cue is the plants all blooming at once this spring, and they can be planted same time as Scarlet Runner beans or even green beans, enjoy
Yep , anytime after the last frost . Mine are 7" tall , but won't see them 'till Oct .
Can't wait. Got some planted yesterday --four beans in front of three posts. Actually they're hitching posts. I'm trying to think of something to string across there for them to climb on. The posts are about 5-6 feet apart. hmmmmm
Fishing filament will work. There is also clear vinyl netting that would work. Just cut it to the size you want.
Or a pc of lattice tied to the post tops, they can shoot up fast and string helps guide them up
Mine have a trellis and others a chain link fence . When I get home to Georgia , I'll put some on a baby bed ends supporting the side rails across the top . A mini arbor .
All great ideas. Thanks, guys (and girls).
Would it work to have it growing up a tall skinny oak tree trunk?
Sybram- it would, but they do better in the sun, and oaks have tannic acid that tends to prevent undergrowth from getting established under them that would steal their nutrients, they might creep out toward th sun to get out from under the oak tree.
Thanks, Kittriana. That makes sense.
Well, what about a flagpole? Would that be disrespectful? Don't think I've ever seen anything growing on a flagpole.
Or, what about an electric pole in my yard. It's got ooey black gunk on it, and I don't know if anything would want to cling to it.
I wrote earlier about my hyacinth beans coming up everywhere, because I forgot something I did, and blah, blah, blah. Anyway, I sent pics of the different places they're popping up, and didn't know it didn't send until just now. Guess my pics were too big.
So, did we ever cover whether they were poisonous to horses? They'd be beautiful on all that split rail fencing.
they are beans sybram, non toxic candy to cow and horse, they aren't as tasty as pintos and they do much better as an ornamental than a food, but then cows and horses dont always get poisoned by same stuff as we do, but you might not see the beans at all if your horses like to taste everything mine did...if you have enuff beans, scatter them around places-like the sides of buildings, and that electric pole, hmmmm, as long as it didn't interfere with the wires and the box could be reached you would be fine.
My beans reached the 5 foot mark yesterday I am using them to cover a dead tree,last year they went to the top of it making the harvest a little iffy so this year i cut it way back..