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Bobbe’s Garden and the Purple Hyacinth Bean Vine

Do you remember the Jackie and the Beanstalk Magic Seed Packets I offered last April for free with orders of Kits or Yarn in the HeartStrings Shopatron store? Several people took me up on that offer to receive some purple hyacinth bean vine seeds (sometimes also called Egyptian Bean and several other names I have since come across) .

I’d been wondering the last few days who actually planted the seeds and how they were doing. It’s about that time of the year when even those with later planting season should now be starting to see pretty flowers and maybe even some  brilliant purple pods forming.

A lovely person, Bobbe J, apparently intercepted my thought waves. Because this weekend I received photos to enjoy and given permission to share. Bobbe is not only an avid knitter, but obviously has a green thumb as well as doing outstanding photography.  Here is what she said:

“The vine is so wonderful … The flowers are fantastic and the beans are just coming.  NO EAT BEANS. Wonderful plant thank you for sharing.”

Purple Hyacinth Bean Vine in Bobbe's garden - photo credit Bobbe J.
Purple Hyacinth Bean Vine in Bobbe's garden - photo credit Bobbe J.

Can you picture yourself knitting in Bobbe’s garden while enjoying this setting? Doesn’t her garden look beautiful, inviting and calming? I wanna be there! Thank YOU so much for sharing, Bobbe.

A closer shot of Purple Hyacinth Bean Vine in Bobbe's garden - photo credit Bobbe J.
A closer shot of the Purple Hyacinth Bean Vine - photo credit Bobbe J.

If you missed the offer earlier this year, I now have Jackie and the Beanstalk Magic Seeds (a.k.a. purple hyacinth bean vine) available for purchase. You too can grow lovely flowering vines like this, and I hope you will!

p.s. The reason Bobbe mentioned “No Eat Beans” is because I included a caution on my seed packets about the raw beans being poisonous to eat. Apparently if they are cooked well, they are ok to eat. But why take a chance? At least I have never done that so wouldn’t want to suggest it to someone else. I just enjoy seeing the vines with their beautiful dainty pink flowers and brilliant pods.

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Jackie and the Beanstalk – get free magic seeds

Jackie and the Beanstalk Seed Packets. Read on for an offer, good April 15 – 30, 2012 or while seeds last.

Purple Hyacinth Bean

I love the freshness of Springtime and the opportunities to play in my garden before the heat of summer sets in. This is a time to mulch old friends (meaning my plants, lol), fertilize the lawn and plant new seeds. Almost every year I try a new thing or two.

And so I’d like to offer you a packet of my special Jackie and the Beanstalk magic seeds. Actually, they are purple hyacinth bean. But I didn’t know their name during the time I first grew the largest, most beautiful flowering vines from just a few seeds. Since I did not know what I was growing when I planted the seeds (other than I recalled it was some kind of flowering vine), I did not have any special care instructions to go by. I just used common sense to keep plants happy, lol. But now that I know the name, I’ve found references in many places. There is a good one at The Gardener’s Network.

purple hyacinth bean vine seeds and pods
purple hyacinth bean vine seeds and pods

To receive a free packet of real seed pods with your order of any Kits or Yarn products in the HeartStrings catalogs at Shopatron, just enter the words “Jackie and the Beanstalk Seeds” in the comments field of your Shopatron order. One gift packet per customer. Offer is good April 15 – 30, 2012 or while seeds last.

Capture the magic. Happy spring planting! Happy all-year-long knitting!

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