Hi Charles
I have grown Borlotto Beans for the first time this year but the dried beans do not look like those I have seen in the shops.
The first variety I sowed were Chase Organics Borlotto Lingua di Fuco but these did not grow up the sticks although described as a climbing bean. The beans are on the right in the photo. From 6 plants I only picked about a handful.
The second variety I grew later were Franchi Fagiolo Rampicante Borlotto lamon. They grew up sticks but again I harvested less than a handful and the beans seen pale. These are on the left in the photo.
They were grown near French bean Blauhilde , Runner Bean Czar and Runner Bean Firestorm, could this have been the problem with cross fertilisation. Bluahilde produced a plentiful crop from just 6 plants but again Czar was poor.
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