i wanted to post about these beans.
this is the first time i'd ever planted any. i heard of these a
year or so ago, but never searched any seed out, or seen any
for sale here local. i finally saw some this year and decided to
try some. that's the best chance i ever took as far as vegetable
gardening. these plants have produced more for the least effort
of anything i ever tried to grow. i've made quite a lot of beans
with plenty to eat and give away and put in the freezer. if i'm
thinking right, i have a bit more than 9 gallon bags in the freezer
right now. i wasn't sure what i needed to grow these, but now
i know they need a TALL STURDY structure to grow on. the little
stick pen i put together at first was very much inadequate. i added
some taller sticks cut from brush trimming, but the thicker vines
have nearly pulled the biggest poles over. i'm thinking of t posts
and panels for this next year. mulching has also helped a lot.
i'm thinking i could have mulched more (as in piling more on)
and done better. there's not really much labor involved in bringing
in a good crop of these beans. one thing i didn't do that i don't
know yet if i needed to was to blanch the beans before i put them
in the freezer. i just cut them off the vine, cut off the ends, and
cut them up into short lengths and put them in a freezer bag in
the freezer.
i'll sure be having a spot for these beans in my garden from now on
this is the first time i'd ever planted any. i heard of these a
year or so ago, but never searched any seed out, or seen any
for sale here local. i finally saw some this year and decided to
try some. that's the best chance i ever took as far as vegetable
gardening. these plants have produced more for the least effort
of anything i ever tried to grow. i've made quite a lot of beans
with plenty to eat and give away and put in the freezer. if i'm
thinking right, i have a bit more than 9 gallon bags in the freezer
right now. i wasn't sure what i needed to grow these, but now
i know they need a TALL STURDY structure to grow on. the little
stick pen i put together at first was very much inadequate. i added
some taller sticks cut from brush trimming, but the thicker vines
have nearly pulled the biggest poles over. i'm thinking of t posts
and panels for this next year. mulching has also helped a lot.
i'm thinking i could have mulched more (as in piling more on)
and done better. there's not really much labor involved in bringing
in a good crop of these beans. one thing i didn't do that i don't
know yet if i needed to was to blanch the beans before i put them
in the freezer. i just cut them off the vine, cut off the ends, and
cut them up into short lengths and put them in a freezer bag in
the freezer.
i'll sure be having a spot for these beans in my garden from now on