Berlotti beans, 2020


Some Berlotti bean seeds ("lingua di fuoco") ordered from Ebay due to a current shortage / general unavailability from the well-known seed suppliers:


 

Set off on my windowsill for now (24 April 2020):

 

Updates to follow...

4 May 2020



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