Cherokee Trail of Tears climbing bean

[alex-adam]

Any members grown this variety this season? - How good was the crop?

I grew 10 plants up a wigwam (very appropriate!) but I must say somewhat disappointed with the yield. Oh well, try again next year.

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[zazen999]

It's bean a bad year for beans all round IMHO.

[chris]

Mine have been rubbish too..

[Two_Sheds]

well, mine have had their best year ever (Cherokee that is). I was lucky with my beans, they struggled a bit staying alive in the drought in May, but since then we've had lots of rain and they've come good
: I've had, let me count ... 8.5kg of beans in various guises

[zazen999]

We bought an IBC container and it didn't rain for 2 months; our lottie neighbour had to fill it up with his extremely long hose....and as soon as he did it's rained ever since and we've used it 3 times.

[StephenH]

I've grown Cherokee three years running, and it's usually excellent, both for yield and flavour.

[northepaul]

I grew it last year and got a good crop too, but this year I couldnt get any french bean type crops to do much. I put it down to the weather.
Dont give up, try again next year

[singleseeder]

I haven't tried Cherokee, but my French beans have not been very good. I bought some yellow beans from Aldi/Lidl and they were rubbish, the beans got to be no bigger than 3cms and all were curled like little claws. What's that all about?

[Florence Fennel]

Don't talk to me about beans

[Two_Sheds]

the beans got to be no bigger than 3cms and all were curled like little claws. What's that all about?

Could be many different things. Can you tell us how & when you sowed, where you kept the seedlings?

[Loudbarker1]

It's bean a bad year for beans all round IMHO.

For us, (NW kent) broad beans have been fanastic. Runners poor. French good for me and bad for my mother. Watering the drought was the key I think.

[oldie]

As above, my beans French and runners have been prolific.

[Alison]

My ToT haven't been too good this year, nor my Blauhilde but they did get a cold snap just after planting out. The runners (can't remember the variety) have done OK but my Blue Lake have been terrific. Have a freezer full.

[jessmorris]

Hmm, I've had 9 runner and borlotti beans in total ,but my peas (purple pods) are to die for and still cropping heavily.;-)

[mrbadexample]

First time I've grown them so I've nothing to compare to, and I've only grown one plant, but I've had a few. Yield seems ok. Nothing special, but they're tasty enough.