tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762929509261919025.post891397151512160830..comments2023-02-23T04:53:09.127-08:00Comments on Jackie's Secret Garden: Serendipitous bean crossesJackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17591311147406307304noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762929509261919025.post-34171362241544778282011-01-12T04:13:20.160-08:002011-01-12T04:13:20.160-08:00So interesting to see your beans crossing. I wonde...So interesting to see your beans crossing. I wonder how the little plants will be. I didn't had much luck this past season with beans, but I will try again for sure.ferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307248426034018988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762929509261919025.post-3970160072955991132011-01-08T20:35:18.912-08:002011-01-08T20:35:18.912-08:00Those beans are awesome! I have very frisky phlox ...Those beans are awesome! I have very frisky phlox who scatter their pinkish babies all over my garden. Seeing what colors they'll be when the bloom is always worth the wait. :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762929509261919025.post-30880847225385447102011-01-06T17:41:54.064-08:002011-01-06T17:41:54.064-08:00Looking at your post again, I think the crosses ar...Looking at your post again, I think the crosses are actually between the black runner and the painted lady. You can get a variety of progeny from crossing (just like kids within one family are different from eaither)between parents--just because it is the same parents that crossed doesn't mean the offspring will be identical to each other.<br /><br />Anyway, genetics is fun!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607821498331135305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762929509261919025.post-75548562220499548142011-01-06T17:38:29.702-08:002011-01-06T17:38:29.702-08:00Very interesting, indeed! And beans do easily cros...Very interesting, indeed! And beans do easily cross; however, to cross, they need to be the same species, and runner beans and rattlesnake beans aren't the same species. Runner beans are Phaseolus coccineus while the rattlesnake beans are Phaseolus vulgaris. My guess is that either some latent genes sprung up as your runner beans crossed, or someone within bumblebee flying distance grows runner beans too. It will be fascinating to try growing these out and seeing what you come up with.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607821498331135305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762929509261919025.post-65335304217755585772011-01-05T07:59:33.263-08:002011-01-05T07:59:33.263-08:00I've got a book review coming up and in that b...I've got a book review coming up and in that book the author talks a lot about bean crosses. Apparently it's not that uncommon.<br /><br />They sure are pretty, though.Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762929509261919025.post-69179901628739793022011-01-04T18:31:39.785-08:002011-01-04T18:31:39.785-08:00Beans can cross. Most places don't have insect...Beans can cross. Most places don't have insects that can do if for regular beans, but some places do. And runner beans are fairly easily cross pollinated from what I hear (personally never grown more than one type of runner bean at one time). <br /><br />BTW your cross looks just like a painted lady runner bean that was sent to me. The top one looks more like the normal runner beans I see. It will be interesting to grow them out and see what I get.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762929509261919025.post-25480933057590593832011-01-04T07:43:36.730-08:002011-01-04T07:43:36.730-08:00Beans are so pretty! Interesting crosses!Beans are so pretty! Interesting crosses!NotSoAngryRedHeadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483848154656500575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762929509261919025.post-33213641491201281452011-01-04T06:21:31.002-08:002011-01-04T06:21:31.002-08:00How fun! You're right, beans produce perfect ...How fun! You're right, beans produce perfect flowers, and generally don't cross, however, per SSE "Cross pollination by insects is possible but rare as pollination occurs before the flower opens." Now I'm curious to see what your 'baby' plants will look like. A fun little Mendelian experiment next spring :)Curbstone Valley Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714297348566721344noreply@blogger.com