Viability of last years beans.

The first awareness of problems was with the 'butter beans' and 'red kidney beans'. Twice I have soaked some but each time they seem to fester. I soaked 19 'white with brown specs' a few days ago and those have sprouted and been potted (May 16th) So although it maybe the environment, too warm too wet, it would seem specific to certain beans, unless those beans were poorly harvested, which may be the only or contributory factor.

KEY:
[WD] after a colour indicates in has specs of a darker hue
[WL] after a colour indicates in has specs of a lighter hue

1. There is a small bed

outside of the fenced area for the Trail of Tears beans.

2. Main Bean Bed Layout (west)

The western half of the fenced in area. In each of the three beds there are caned rows on the north half of each.

Bean Layout

3. There is also full on row of canes in the 'Brassica Area'