Post #1751358
2026-04-26 14:33 UTC
@Broadfork Question for you. How do you keep your beans from being cross-pollinated?
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@Broadfork@mastodon.green 2026-04-26 20:27
@DoomsdaysCW @GPJohnston If I want french bean varieties to stay true to type I only need keep different varieties 3 metres apart. They self-pollinate so could be next to each other and not cross (it happened last year when I wanted two to cross) but a 3 metre rule is sure. If I want to save true seed from other bean types I’ll only grow one variety of them on the plot. However, sometimes I do want them to cross so I can save landrace seed specific for my plot and conditions.