2021 Legumes (end of season notes)

Bush Beans (Dragon Langerie HM, Maxibel HM, Roma II BC, Royalty Purple E): new purple variety was good: went in 2 weeks earlier, produced first, finished earlier. Dragon’s Tongue didn’t do as well as usual. New Romano type disappointing (try pole type again?). Green variety good. Bed was somewhat eroded in hurricane. Very last harvest when first pole beans harvested.
Dried Beans (Good Mother Stallard BC): germinated, vined and produced really well, but corn variety was too short and weak, so needed to add secondary support.
Pole Beans (Kentucky Blue B, Kentucky Wonder R, Trionfo Violetto B, King of the Garden R): all did well, but a section was washed out by hurricane; purple was earliest and best overall. Kentucky Blue more productive than Kentucky Wonder. Limas need to be planted mid-June; so leave space for them in the pea bed. Trellis twine eroded by end of season with the excess wind and rain.
Fava Beans (Vroma J): spotty germination, infill planted, some aphid damage controlled with insecticidal soap, but produced a good crop of large pods.
Early Peas (Sugar Snap J, Mammoth Melting Sugar R, Champion of England R): did well, except for poor germination on Champion of England. There seemed to be cross-breeding happening between the snap and snow types.
Late Peas (Cascadia HM): germination good, especially under 4 layers of shade cloth; productive and long harvest window, despite many young seedlings eaten by rodents. Provide some support next year.
Soybeans (Tankuro BC): very good, do again.