Hi Michelle, I'd like to join, will send you email, thanks.

It's time for the RED BEAN SOUP or any bean soup or dish.
Weather being so cold, hope you all are doing well.

Pole beans and cucumbers are a must in my garden, must plant seeds in March, looking for more varieties.

Have a good day, happy trades,

Bea

Now we have:

habitat_gardener
farmergirl2009
naturegirl_2007
hementia8
BeesNeeds
crystalline_ca
graanieb
domesticdiana
dem_pa
jas_il
tomato
spacetogrow
MoonFire

If you have not gotten my address please send me an email right away so i can give you my address.
Thanks.

Ellie,

Michelle didn't know what she signed up for. :)

There hasn't been a bean swap since 2010. So, after two years of growing, and a little bit of trading...it's looking like my package of 113 varieties (about 280 packs of beans) will be flooding her mailbox.

Gary

I would like to join but don't have a whole lot to offer, just some that I have grown out and saved (I got MBB real bad late in the summer):

Rattlesnake pole

Romano Pole

Jacob's cattle

Kebarika (origin Kenya, grew pretty well in z7)

Hey Gary,
I have been spending about 2 1/2 hours this morning looking up beans. Wow! Can they taste that much different from each other? The past 3 years I have been planting mostly pole beans because they take up less room. But all my dry beans that I planted this year were bush. This spring going to plant more "pole" dry beans. My son has already built the garden box's for this year...31 box's total. That way I don't have to bend over quite so far.

Can't wait to see why kind of beans I will get in return. Snowed a couple of days ago and the stuff never melted off. Looks pretty grey out there so maybe we are in for some more 'white stuff'.

Have a great Sunday everyone!

Ellie

I have White Hyacinth Beans, some pods and flowers still on the vine, very pretty and rare, not sure if you all want only edible beans because this one is ornamental only.

hope you have a good Sunday and nice weather, finally, ideal for us near New Orleans,

Bea

Gary, wow!

However is Michelle going to be able to send you 280 different varieties of beans? Especially if she doesn't send you any varieties that you sent in? Uff-da.

It will be very interesting to see what comes of this swap!

Does this swap do anything nice for newbies with no bean seeds? I could send a self addressed mailer for a small variety sampling?

Thanks,
Connie

Space,

I've explained it to Michelle that I would want to be treated like anyone else in the swap. Maybe it will be about 20, or so, different varieties for each of us.

The final total is 291 packs, going out today. That's less than the 300 I sent to the bean swap in 2010. I'm giving Michelle a break. :)

Gary

Oh wow Gary, meant to say you being so generous won't be asking for any special treatment, wish you had your want list posted in your page, thank you very much.

Bea

So far I've received packages from:
dem_pa
hementia8
jas_il
BeesNeeds
crystalline_ca
farmergirl2009
diana tovar
glynis3

so many beautiful beans and so many of them. its going to take awhile to sort through them all, i've got alot of sorting ahead. i am excited to see what other beans come in.

Hi Michelle...I just send you an email asking for your mailing addy...if I got it I can't find it...thanks, Dianne

Michelle - Would love to join this swap & just sent you an email.

Thank you for doing this.

Karen

Bea,

I've never had a need for a want list.

Have you tried the cowpea variety Pigott Family Heirloom? It's from Washington Parish. I only sent in two packs, so if you want to reserve one, contact Michelle.

Gary

today i got two more packages from:
tormato
chris (user name?)

Michelle ~ I know it's past the sign up date but if it's not too late to join, I would really love to join in! I can get a package together and still meet your due date if you let me know today. :)

If you'll let me join, I would love to throw my name in for one of Gary's Pigott Family Heirloom packs. I have been wanting to try those for so long!

Thanks!
Wendy / Sassyb.

Gary,

Thanks for so much generosity! I hope you get some fun varieties that are new to you.

Michelle,

If no one else has claimed the other package of Pigott Family Heirloom Cowpeas, I would love it. Thanks!

Ellie

sign ups are closed now. If you were unable to sign up and still want to join please send me an email. I still have a few packages to receive but i will start sorting through the beans and will put packages together.

Michelle

Michelle - just fyi - yesterday, November 24, I sent you my seeds, plus a confirmation # via email.

karen

Mine were mailed, please let me know when they arrive. Thanks so much for letting me join up last minute!! :)

~Wendy / Sassyb.

Oh my... I am just drooling over the lists of what's being sent in ... and Gary... WOW!!! I only have a small amount to send in for the swap this year unfortunately, it was just not a good bean year for us. It's SO hard trying to narrow down my wish list though.. my goodness! lol

~Wendy / Sassyb.

Sorry ya'll...I got caught up in things goin on and missed the deadline to mail the beans in...I'll just wait til next years and maybe I'll have more beans to trade at that time anyways...this seems like such an awesome swap but I don't want to hold anyone back and my time frames are a bit sketchy at the moment...happy swapping everyone and it's good to know you all even if I don't participate :)...thanks, Dianne

Mailed mine before leaving to spend Thanksgiving with my children. Came home to my returned package indicating postage due....What? It was weighed and calculated at the P.O. I'm sorry, but it looks like I better pass on this exchange.

Here's our current list:
habitat_gardener (received)
farmergirl2009 (received)
naturegirl_2007 (still participating?)
hementia8 (received)
BeesNeeds (received)
crystalline_ca (received)
graanieB (waiting)
domesticdiana (received)
dem_pa (received)
jas_il (received)
tormato (received)
spacetogrow (received)
sassybutterfly_2008 (mailed)
primerose1x3 (received)

I have a couple of packages to receive but I have started to put packages together. I should have them mailed out pretty soon.

I also have:
glynis3
naturegirl_2007

I also have:
glynis3
naturegirl_2007

Hubby mailed mine out today...hope it's not too late...thanks for waiting on me!

This weekend I received:
sassybutterfly_2008

Still waiting on:
MoonFire
graanieB

I will start sending out packages pretty soon. Thanks for being patient.

I have a question regarding planting beans. Will they cross if planted close together I mean 10' or so apart? Since I have only grown Blue Lake pole for canning and maybe 3-4 dry bush beans I have been wondering about keeping them pure.

Ellie

I was always told most of the beans are pollinated before the blossum opens.

True, however limas and cowpeas can be pollinated by bumble bees
I try to have something else blooming thst they prefer and space each variety as far apart as I can.
Charlie

I received MoonFire's package. I am putting packages together now. I will start sending them out this weekend. Please be patient I am in the middle of preparing for finals at school but I am making the time to get these packages out.
Thanks, Michelle

Thanks Michelle and everyone! I received my package today. What a gorgeous selection of interesting beans -- including some that I'll need to research! I grew 27 varieties this year and it looks like I'll need to expand next year.

Got my beans today!!! am super excited to try some new ones this comin bean season and hopefully will have more varieties to send in next year also...thanks bunches Michelle for hosting this swap and thanks all for sharing your beans with me...it also makes me feel good to think about sharing with people from all different places when i grow and eat them...Merry Christmas ya'll :) and many blessings, Dianne

I received my beans today! I shall leave positive feedback for the host. Merry Christmas everyone! :)

My package came yesterday and am very happy about it. Thanks Michelle for hosting a nice swap. Many varieties look new to me and I still have to read the info about them and very excited about them. Can't wait to grow them. Thank you so much.

Merry Christmas to everyone.

The beans came yesterday, and a very interesting little "hill of beans" they made indeed :) Looking forward to trying such unusual varieties - thank you all.

Wow! Thanks for letting me resend my package and still be part of the swap. I received lots of new-to-me beans. Mchill did a great job matching everyone's donations to my wish list. Even the rather odd request for "beans with farm animal names" was filled....Jacob's cattle bean, dapple gray, and painted pony will likely be in my farmyard themed area next season. Not so sure if rattlesnake, flamingo, canide, orca, and Selma Zebra will go there or elsewhere :) I love them all. Thanks mchill for hosting and thanks to all who sent seeds in for the swap.

Looks like everyone is receiving great packages. I can hardly wait until mine comes. Since the swap started I have been doing a lot of research on the different beans and finding its very interesting as to what a person is saying about ones they have planted before. It's going to be some gardening year I can see that. Thanks for hosting Michelle and hope your finals went well.

Ellie

Naturegirl,

I named Flamingo after the lawn ornament (not the real bird). So, your "elsewhere" could be the front yard. :)

Gary

i will get the rest out this weekend. Thanks for being patient I am taking my last finals today.
I was not able to swap all of Gary's 291 beans but I was able to trade alot of them.
I hope you guys have a Merry Christmas.

I sent the rest of the packages out on saturday, I am so sorry for the delay. Please send me an email with feedback, what do you think needs to be changed?

I received my seeds today. Thanks to all who shared their seeds and thanks to a great hostess.

Don

I received my package today and want to thank you so very much. A couple of the beans are huge...going to look them up tonight. Thank you Michelle for hosting the swap and everyone that sent in beans. Happy New Year to you all.

Ellie

I too received my seeds today
Thanks all who made it possible for a great swap
A special thanks to Michelle for the hard work that made this swap a sucess.
Charlie

I am truly THRILLED with my package selection! Thanks so very much for hosting and taking such care choosing varieties for everyone. You did a fantastic job! :)

(I need to move near Gary tho... wow, I would love to see that sort of harvest going on! ) :))

~Wendy

I received the package over the weekend. I'll definitely need to do some research with all that variety!

Thank you, Michelle, and all who participated. Have a great growing season this year.

I got in my beans a few days ago, but things have been crazy here, sorry for not posting sooner.
Thank you to everyone that was in the swap, I got a bunch of beans I've been wanting to try out :)

Hi Michelle,
I just came back from vacation and found the package of seeds.
Thanks so much for a great selection and a number of my wishes filled.