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Author | Time | Post |
 what's your favorite bean? (Original post) |
mopinko | Nov 2012 | OP |
| Skittles | Nov 2012 | #1 | |
| Tanuki | Nov 2012 | #2 | |
| femmocrat | Nov 2012 | #3 | |
| Tanuki | Nov 2012 | #4 | |
| Kaleva | Nov 2012 | #5 | |
| femmocrat | Nov 2012 | #8 | |
| Curmudgeoness | Nov 2012 | #6 | |
| mopinko | Nov 2012 | #7 | |
| Agony | Nov 2012 | #15 | |
| mopinko | Dec 2012 | #16 | |
| Agony | Dec 2012 | #17 | |
| mopinko | Dec 2012 | #18 | |
| Agony | Dec 2012 | #19 | |
| Shagbark Hickory | Nov 2012 | #9 | |
| Kolesar | Nov 2012 | #10 | |
| mopinko | Nov 2012 | #11 | |
| beac | Nov 2012 | #12 | |
| mopinko | Nov 2012 | #13 | |
| beac | Nov 2012 | #14 | |
| bvar22 | Dec 2012 | #20 | |
| Kolesar | Dec 2012 | #21 |
Response to mopinko (Original post)
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:17 PM
Skittles (86,370 posts)
1. has-bean
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Response to mopinko (Original post)
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:32 PM
Tanuki (1,550 posts)
2. The half-runner is the go-to bean for this purpose in my home region,
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but I suppose it depends on where you live. Here is a little bit about the half-runner:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/39686/ You can definitely plant it "three sisters" style. My uncle used to plant it along with a field corn that he had milled into corn meal, and let the half runners trail up the cornstalks while they were both growing. My grandmother and aunt would "can" the beans in glass jars and we ate them all winter. I have nice memories of summer evenings on my granny's porch, helping to snap and de-string the beans.  |
Response to mopinko (Original post)
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:41 PM
femmocrat (13,985 posts)
3. Nothing exotic... I just like green beans.
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They are easy to grow, prolific producers, and I can easily freeze enough for the entire winter. (I buy new seeds every year.)
I don't know what the "three-sisters thing" means, though. I always plant cantaloupes and pumpkins near the beans... is that the same thing?
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Response to Tanuki (Reply #4)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:10 AM
Kaleva (11,406 posts)
5. Interesting! Never heard of that before.
Response to Tanuki (Reply #4)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 10:09 PM
femmocrat (13,985 posts)
8. Very efficient!
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I never have any luck with corn, though.
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Response to mopinko (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:27 PM
Curmudgeoness (10,517 posts)
6. I have a new favorite bean I found this year
Response to Curmudgeoness (Reply #6)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 09:51 PM
mopinko (39,668 posts)
7. i've seen those. seemed liked an obvious pick.
Response to mopinko (Reply #7)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 08:30 PM
15. The purple podded one I grow
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Response to Agony (Reply #15)
Sat Dec 1, 2012, 11:54 AM
mopinko (39,668 posts)
16. my kids love edimame.
Response to Agony (Reply #17)
Sat Dec 1, 2012, 10:23 PM
mopinko (39,668 posts)
18. that's the plan. never had enough before, but
Response to mopinko (Original post)
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 04:47 PM
Kolesar (29,345 posts)
10. Rocdor yellow "wax beans"--Best beans ever
Response to Kolesar (Reply #10)
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 10:27 PM
mopinko (39,668 posts)
11. thanks. will try these, and
Response to mopinko (Original post)
Thu Nov 29, 2012, 06:08 PM
beac (9,340 posts)
12. French Filet
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Lovely, slim delicious beans. Great for cooking, roasting or picked small and chopped raw in salads.
http://www.territorialseed.com/category/182 NRaleighLiberal grew PURPLE ones last year that I've got on my "must do" list for next.  |
Response to beac (Reply #12)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 09:28 AM
mopinko (39,668 posts)
13. i have grown those and i NEVER get them picked in time.
Response to mopinko (Reply #13)
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 03:08 PM
beac (9,340 posts)
14. I've had that same problem with sparse production but found that they tolerate
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dense planting (aka eight plants to a pot) so that helps with getting enough in one picking for a meal.
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Response to mopinko (Original post)
Sun Dec 2, 2012, 12:54 PM
20. Field Peas?...Cow Peas?...Crowder Peas?...Now I know!.
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Purple Hulls?.... BlackEyes?... Black Beans?
Every year, we devote more space to these delicious beans. "In my youth in New Orleans (another time, another place), we regularly had a side dish called "Field Peas". They tasted somewhat like Black Eyed Peas, but were smaller, crisper, and better tasting. I didn't really know what they were...I only remember that I liked them. I don't think I ever saw them on a menu, or in a store. I haven't eaten them for many years. After moving to Arkansas, I mentioned Field Peas to Starkraven, and she said she had never heard of them.
In late June, Starkraven surprised me with a package of "Field Peas" seeds she had found at the co-op. It turns out that "Field Peas" are a member of one of the largest family of peas called Southern/Cow Peas which has literally hundreds of varieties, some of which are Black Eyed Peas, Purple Hulled Peas, and Crowder Peas." 
The plants are about two feet tall, and the pods are really cool. They grow from a little stalk above the plant body which makes them really easy to pick. They are perfect for the Late Summer transition to Fall. They seem to be very productive, and it looks like we will have plenty to dry for the Winter. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=246x9836 We don't plant them until July. They thrive in the heat of late Summer, and need only a little water. They are called "Green Manure" because these plants actually take nitrogen from the air and return it to the soil. Even if you don't like the beans, they make a great Cover Crop for late Summer. Shelling the Peas takes some time, but after the shelling they can put on the shelf and used all Winter. There is a modest difference in taste between the differing varieties, and we are now planting 3 - 4 different varieties every season. Last season, after July, as we were cleaning up our garden from the Spring crops, we stagger planted a new section every two weeks to spread out the harvest. The best tasting beans we grow here are regular old Green Beans. We grow both the Pole and Bush types, but prefer the Bush. They just seem to do a little better here lately. We plant them in the Spring and grow enough the Can for the Winter, but I had to tell you about the CowPeas. |
Response to mopinko (Original post)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 08:34 AM
Kolesar (29,345 posts)
21. When you cook your beans, season them with cumin
