As soon as I received my Borlotto Lamon seeds I planted them in seed trays under grow lights. Within 5 days they started sprouting and have not stopped growing. I had 100% germination! I can't wait to eat my first bean.

Thank you,
Barbara

What a pleasure to watch these beans grow (they must be the basis for Jack and the Beanstalk!), to harvest, and to shell. When green they taste nutty and are very satisfying; shelling them brought memories of putting up and drying other fruits and veggies. Now, the final test: making a pot for a winter evening dinner and I'm looking forward to doing that in the next few months. Thank you for making this whole experience possible~

These are such wonderful dried beans

These heavy producers will give you mounds of creamy beans which can either be used fresh or dried for later use. Try adding the cooked beans to shelled steamed muscles for an excellent accompaniment to shell pasta.

Although we have a fairly short growing season in the northern Berkshires of western Massachuseltts, I have been growing Borlotto Lamon from Seeds of Italy for many years now. They are prolific and disease resistant. We have used them fresh (steamed) and have dried them for winter storage - for fabulous bean soups and Italian bean and rice dishes. Be sure to grow on strong pole structure, pick when the pods have turned to a pale color and dried out, then hang upside down on their vines to continue drying until beans are dried fully. Shell, then dry beans on a screen and place in a glass jar for storage in the kitchen. Even the dried beans cook much quicker than store bought. So creamy and delizioso!