[totalnovice]

Hiya, Does anyone know if i can keep seed over from my kelvdon wonder plants for next year. i have a fair few pods that have dried out nicely and look like they want to be stored over winter to be popped in the ground next spring. Will this be ok/will they come tru or will i get some horrible hybrid pea no one can eat?

Thanks in advance.

[sunshineband]

Peas are self fertile and so the seeds will come true next year 

Just store them dry and cool 

[DD.]

You'll be quite OK.

I save a lot of my heritage pea seed. They are self-fertile and the risk of cross pollination is very, very low.

[DD.]

Good job Sunny agrees with me!

[totalnovice]

YAY! a freebie! got to love that one, had no idea peas were self fertile either.

Oooh goody, free pea seeds, free runner bean seeds, free borlotti bean seeds, green bean seeds, (anyone notice a pattern?!) I do love something for nothing.

Thank you sunshine, and DD!

[sunshineband]

Good job Sunny agrees with me!

I learned it all from you to start with 

[DD.]

Hope you've not picked up the bad habits as well!  

[sunshineband]

I'll have you know I am very selective  --  a bit like pea breeders 

[chillinut]

sorry to hijack but do you dry the whole pod with the peas inside or just the peas ?

Then do you just plant them up as normal seeds next year ?

i'm probably being really daft sorry

Caroline

[Salmo]

Dry the whole pods and plant them as normal.

Sorry to spoil the fun Total but most beans are part self fertile and part insect pollinated so you will not neccessarily breed true. However as they are in a mass of the same variety the likelyhood of a bee carrying pollen from another bean variety is mininal.

[DD.]

I've successfully crossed runner beans with purple climbing French ones and got purple runners.

Without trying!

[chillinut]

Dry the whole pods and plant them as normal.

Thanks

[sunshineband]

I've successfully crossed runner beans with purple climbing French ones and got purple runners.

Without trying!

There's clever   
 Are you going to create a bank of these seeds?

[totalnovice]

I've successfully crossed runner beans with purple climbing French ones and got purple runners.

Without trying!

How exciting! you'll have to let us know how thay taste, do we call you gregor M now instead of DD? 

[Gandan57]

I've successfully crossed runner beans with purple climbing French ones and got purple runners.

Without trying!

                                                   

Very interesting, DD. I have purple climbing french beans in the middle of my row of runners. I shall make sure to save runner seed from either side of the french ones, and if purple runners result, it should be a good talking point on the lottie next year.