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Post by stevil on Jul 27, 2011 6:40:51 GMT -5
This dark almost black flowered broad bean has appeared amongst a row of crimson-flowered broad beans. I've planted many different varieties over the years so there will be a lot of crossing going on. Nevertheless, I've kept the crimson-flowered variety for 10-15 years just by selecting the best plants. Attachments:
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Post by steev on Jul 27, 2011 10:33:32 GMT -5
Beautiful!
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Post by cortona on Jul 27, 2011 11:11:53 GMT -5
realy realy nice!
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Post by stevil on Jul 27, 2011 13:04:11 GMT -5
Can I isolate it in some way in order to decrease the chances of it crossing with other varieties? If so, how?
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Post by MikeH on Jul 27, 2011 13:37:27 GMT -5
Can I isolate it in some way in order to decrease the chances of it crossing with other varieties? If so, how? They are both inbreeding and outbreeding so you have to cage or bag to keep the bees away from them. Mike |
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Post by mybighair on Jul 27, 2011 16:31:58 GMT -5
I have a line of Broads just like that one that have segregated from the Purple Flowered plants, I've been calling them "Goth". A few revert to purple but they are pretty stable.
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Post by wildseed57 on Jul 27, 2011 18:38:48 GMT -5
I would bag the flower tops picking any of the young pods that have already made, I really like favas, but they just won't grow for me mainly because of the weather which goes from cool and wet to very hot and dry, which is what we are going through now. The Black flowers are quite nice to look at.
George W.
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Post by stevil on Jul 28, 2011 5:15:19 GMT -5
Thanks all - they are now bagged! I will call mine NorGoth...  |
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Post by ianpearson on Jul 29, 2011 7:03:33 GMT -5
Fab. And not a blackfly in sight. Hope it comes true for you next year.
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Post by stevil on Jul 29, 2011 7:21:30 GMT -5
Fab. And not a blackfly in sight. Hope it comes true for you next year. Blackfly is something I've only seen once in my 30 years here! It would probably be best that I don't tell Norwegians about Broad Beans (rarely grown here)... |
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