Judging completed

The bean judgement has been made.  Here are my entries:

I think the judging panel were impressed - their complete set of comments were:

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#429 – 4 specimens – somewhat curved and small – assume not fully mature – not bad snap test (stringless & quite fresh) – appeared slightly wilted

#430 – 6 specimens – very straight and even length (ca 27cm) – good colour – very slight signs of beans in pod – very good snap test (fresh & stringless with pleasant odour)

#431 – 3 specimens – slightly curved – just about mature (definitely big enough to eat) but not very large – good snap test (completely stringless)

#432 – 6 specimens – very large and even length (ca 36cm) – almost straight – good snap test although a little string – perhaps stayed on plant too long before picking (very long, hint of inner bean and long edge starting to look ‘textured’)

#433 – 1 specimens – very long (35cm) – nice piece of haulm left in place – slightly twisted – quite good snap test (hint of string) – suspect slightly over-mature

#434 – 2 specimens – on haulm – one misshapen (narrowing of bean along its length) – suspect uneven watering – good snap test

#435 – 2 specimens – I think the show came at the wrong time for these beans – one very thin and one malformed showing a slight sign of malaise (reddish colouration) – snap test OK but thin part of bean somewhat soft and bendy

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The winner will be announce at the Late Summer Show, next month.