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Klickitat Washington

not sure on the name but i seen it on a auction site and it was listed as jack and the bean stalk suspose to get like 12 to 16 ft or so it said.auction ended and i wasent high bidder so was just wondering if anybody knows of this bean and were i could buy from. none of my seed catalogs have this bean in them. or any really tall bean. Thanks any info would be great Duane

3/3/2008 9:42:34 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

The only bean I know of that gets that high, Is the castorbean(the leaves and seeds are poisonous. http://rareseeds.com/seeds/Castor-Bean

Have u ever heard of castoroil yuck ...........

3/4/2008 12:01:36 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Scarlet Runner Beans

3/5/2008 1:55:20 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

Wait pole beans can get vines 8-10ft long. duh I knew that

3/5/2008 2:35:30 PM

Klickitat Washington

ok thanks for the info ill keep tryin to find it

3/6/2008 12:33:03 AM

Minnesota

Castorbeans-castor oil, means hand of christ in latin, is also used in holistic medicine, and eat to help make you crap.

3/6/2008 5:50:55 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Almost any pole bean will get that tall but they get kind of hard to pick.

3/6/2008 1:52:27 PM

Ba2 2el England

i grow runner beans,the plants could reach 16 feet easy

3/6/2008 2:29:49 PM

Klickitat Washington

thanks for that info i just thought that since i was going to try and grow ags and other giants this year that i might as well try and find a long vined bean as well so it would not be just for eatin but for lookin at as well.. Thanks Duane

3/6/2008 8:38:55 PM

Simi valley, ca

scarlet runner is name iv growen they could easly get 20-25 ft maybe more ,very aggresave & nice looking ! I can send seeds if you want to ? E mail me !

3/23/2008 8:57:52 PM