There is a short season novelty sprout novelty called Red Rubine the issupposed
to make red sprouts. Does Red Rubine have any superior merit beyond its novelty
status? I have never seen these in a store, but do usually green sprouts in the
produce sections. Is there a most preferred variety for commercial production?

(Jerome R. Long) wrote:

There is a short season novelty sprout novelty called Red Rubine the issupposed
to make red sprouts.

Rubine is nothing new; I've tried it off and on for several years. It's
much less vigorous than the green varieties; so much so that with my
indifferent nurturing, it never does much, where Long Island Improved (old
OP type) always does just fine. This year, I'm also going to try
"Marketmore Fillbasket," from the Seed Saver's Exchange. I planted it last
year, but that wasn't a good season to try anything for personal reasons.
This year just _has_ to be better!



Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G

On Fri, 14 Feb 2003 21:14:23 +0000 (UTC), (Jerome R.
Long) wrote:

There is a short season novelty sprout novelty called Red Rubine the issupposed
to make red sprouts. Does Red Rubine have any superior merit beyond its novelty
status? I have never seen these in a store, but do usually green sprouts in the
produce sections. Is there a most preferred variety for commercial production?

Many 'novelty' veg are less productive/hearty than their common
companions, but some are perfectly OK -- 'yard long' beans are common
oriental veg; purple hyacinth beans (dolichos lablab -- how I love to
say/type that) are *extremely* attractive and productive.

"Preferred for commercial production" depends on mass-market tastes,
for one thing. Seeing the price of other-than-green bell peppers, I
grew plants for yellow, red, purple, and "chocolate" varieties, and my
casual 'customers' said, "don't you have any plain green ones?" My
favorite yellow was Golden Summer -- a lovely, thick-walled and
productive plant. Purple Beauty was disappointing -- thin-walled,
small fruit. Don't recall the chocolate (brown) variety, but it wasn't
anything to write home about.

I like growing 'different' things for the fun of it. Purple (maroon)
okra is pretty much like the regular ol' green kind in growing habit.
There are a million (well, quite a few) varieties of peppers and
chiles and tomatoes and beans that will astonish your dinner guests,
as well as your gardening neighbors.

On Mon, 24 Feb 2003 13:42:04 GMT,
(Frogleg) wrote:

On Fri, 14 Feb 2003 21:14:23 +0000 (UTC), (Jerome R.
Long) wrote:

There is a short season novelty sprout novelty called Red Rubine the issupposed
to make red sprouts. Does Red Rubine have any superior merit beyond its novelty
status? I have never seen these in a store, but do usually green sprouts in the
produce sections. Is there a most preferred variety for commercial production?

Many 'novelty' veg are less productive/hearty than their common
companions, but some are perfectly OK -- 'yard long' beans are common
oriental veg; purple hyacinth beans (dolichos lablab -- how I love to
say/type that) are *extremely* attractive and productive.

Are they? Do you know how long a growing season they
require?



"Preferred for commercial production" depends on mass-market tastes,
for one thing.

And may be determined on the basis of what 'ships best', or
what keeps in storage best, whereas home gardeners may
prefer to determine which varieties to grow using different
criteria.


Seeing the price of other-than-green bell peppers, I
grew plants for yellow, red, purple, and "chocolate" varieties, and my
casual 'customers' said, "don't you have any plain green ones?" My
favorite yellow was Golden Summer -- a lovely, thick-walled and
productive plant. Purple Beauty was disappointing -- thin-walled,
small fruit. Don't recall the chocolate (brown) variety, but it wasn't
anything to write home about.

I like growing 'different' things for the fun of it. Purple (maroon)
okra is pretty much like the regular ol' green kind in growing habit.
There are a million (well, quite a few) varieties of peppers and
chiles and tomatoes and beans that will astonish your dinner guests,
as well as your gardening neighbors.

Me too! It's just plain fun.

Pat (besotted gardener)
--
Pat Meadows
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(Frogleg) wrote:

-- 'yard long' beans are common
oriental veg;

At my location, I'm *damn* lucky to get any matured. I may try again with
some protection and an earlier start, but they're not really right for my
hilltop.

But the other points are good; why grow the mass-market varieties that you
can buy at the store (or in my case, at the many truck farms down the
valley a few miles) for cheap, when you can grow stuff that doesn't ship
well, has strange colors, or doesn't yield bushels and bushels. My friends
think I'm weird. I'm OK with that.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G

On Mon, 24 Feb 2003 15:50:43 GMT, Gary Woods
wrote:

(Frogleg) wrote:

-- 'yard long' beans are common
oriental veg;

At my location, I'm *damn* lucky to get any matured. I may try again with
some protection and an earlier start, but they're not really right for my
hilltop.

I did buy some this year, but I'm dubious about my success
with them here also - our climate's probably about
equivalent to yours, we're in Pennsylvania's Northern Tier
(a bit south of you), at 1700 foot altitude (or thereabouts)

I've grown them with great success in hot, humid Delaware in
the past.

What I want them for this year (besides the beans) is to be
planted in pots, and live on the front porch, where they
will twine up the front porch's pillars and make an
inviting-looking entryway - at least, that's the theory. I
will also plant morning glories in the same pots as a
fail-safe.

I wonder if one could start the yardlong beans indoors?
I'll give it a try.

Pat

--
Pat Meadows
CLICK DAILY TO FEED THE HUNGRY
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