I heard from Russ, he said when he found and named Candy it preformed as a half runner, I'll grow it again next year and see if it stays a true bush or reverts back. A mutation, a cross, interesting as the seed I have 'looks' identical to the ones on Russ' website.

Annette

I grew Candy a couple years ago and it came from an SSE swap. It was presented as a bush bean but it produced an aggressive tangled mass of vines. It produces a large and beautiful tasty shelly but it required warmer nights than I have here so they did not fully mature. Even in Russel's climate it is listed at 105 days. You have inspired me to try it in the pole bean section of the garden started in pots. - Dick

Dick, I contacted the gal I got my seed from to see how it grew for
her but haven't heard back from her yet. I only had a sample (4 seeds)
which were given to me in 2010. I started the seed in pots on Apr 27,
planted out in a tub when they got their first true leaves, harvested
the first dried seed July 27. Grown in a tub on the little patio in
front of my greenhouse with just a bit of water thrown at them, didn't
spend much time outside the early days of summer because of the heat. According to Russ one of Candy's
parents (mother) is 'Big Light Red Trout' from John Withee's Wanigan Collection. So far I've only collected 7 seeds from my four plants but the plants are still looking good and maybe now that it has cooled down they'll start producing again. In any case I'll grow these few seeds again next year giving them better care and in a better location, see what happens, see if they stay a bush or revert back to a half runner.

Annette

Perhaps it was so slow to mature here because most of the plants were shaded by the upper part of the tangle.

I contacted the gal who gave me my sample of 'Candy' and she grows it every other year (she lives 30 or so miles up island from me) she said most of the Candy she has planted end up a true bush type but occasionally one or two will throws runners. She's not growing it this year but next year she'll pay particular attention and segregate if needed. She originally bought her seed from Annapolis Seeds in Nova Scotia. I'll keep my fingers crossed mine stay the bush form and maybe I will beg a few more seeds from her if needed :).

Annette

I grew Candy in 2013 from seed I purchased from Annapolis Seeds that year, and got twiners. A couple of runty ones stayed bush, but the others made well-behaved short vines.

I've read before (I think on here?) that some beans will behave as either runners or bushes depending on circumstances. I remember Red Peanut/Old Joe Clark being mentioned as one that was variable. Could Candy be like that too?

I found Candy around 1981 growing among a bean called Big Light Red Trout that I had acquired from John Withee's Wanigan Assciates in 1980. Upon growing out Candy the following year the bean grew as a semi runner which I believe it still is to this very day.