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Green beans?
Hi All,
Are green beans very difficult to grow? (Keep in mind my black thumb.) Found these with a 50 day maturity: https://www.burpee.com/vegetables/be...rod000579.html No strings either. And my trophy wife loves the way I cook green beans: bacon fat, garlic, onions, oregano, cut green beans Many thanks, -T |
Green beans?
T wrote:
Hi All, Are green beans very difficult to grow? (Keep in mind my black thumb.) er, well, some can be and others aren't as much but it is going to depend upon your climate and soil. here i have certain varieties that have done well over the years and others that struggle (planted right next to each other in the same soil so they are treated the same in terms of climate and watering). the hard part there is going to be how to get 50-60 days before it gets really hot out as i think then the plants may have a hard time setting pods and keeping them - but perhaps this variety will hold up longer. dunno until you try. :) Found these with a 50 day maturity: https://www.burpee.com/vegetables/be...rod000579.html No strings either. wish they had pictures of the seeds. songbird |
Green beans?
On 2020-10-12 17:30, songbird wrote:
T wrote: Hi All, Are green beans very difficult to grow? (Keep in mind my black thumb.) er, well, some can be and others aren't as much but it is going to depend upon your climate and soil. here i have certain varieties that have done well over the years and others that struggle (planted right next to each other in the same soil so they are treated the same in terms of climate and watering). the hard part there is going to be how to get 50-60 days before it gets really hot out as i think then the plants may have a hard time setting pods and keeping them - but perhaps this variety will hold up longer. dunno until you try. :) Found these with a 50 day maturity: https://www.burpee.com/vegetables/be...rod000579.html No strings either. wish they had pictures of the seeds. songbird Thank you. One has to try! |
Green beans?
On 2020-10-12 17:30, songbird wrote:
T wrote: Hi All, Are green beans very difficult to grow? (Keep in mind my black thumb.) er, well, some can be and others aren't as much but it is going to depend upon your climate and soil. here i have certain varieties that have done well over the years and others that struggle (planted right next to each other in the same soil so they are treated the same in terms of climate and watering). the hard part there is going to be how to get 50-60 days before it gets really hot out as i think then the plants may have a hard time setting pods and keeping them - but perhaps this variety will hold up longer. dunno until you try. :) Found these with a 50 day maturity: https://www.burpee.com/vegetables/be...rod000579.html No strings either. wish they had pictures of the seeds. songbird Oh, are the sprouts large or tiny. My earwigs eat the tiny ones but leave zucchini sprout alone |
Green beans?
T wrote:
.... Oh, are the sprouts large or tiny. My earwigs eat the tiny ones but leave zucchini sprout alone sprouts are about 3mm across, start them in 1 gallon containers early and plant them out when the weather gets warm enough and you can get a jump start on the season. ear wig traps can thin out the population. songbird |
Green beans?
On 2020-10-13 03:51, songbird wrote:
T wrote: ... Oh, are the sprouts large or tiny. My earwigs eat the tiny ones but leave zucchini sprout alone sprouts are about 3mm across, start them in 1 gallon containers early and plant them out when the weather gets warm enough and you can get a jump start on the season. ear wig traps can thin out the population. songbird 3 mm will keep the little bugger away! Thank you! Oh, does the term "bush beans" mean to trellises? |
Green beans?
T wrote:
.... Oh, does the term "bush beans" mean to trellises? no support should be needed at first but as the plants get bigger they can fall over if they have a lot of beans on them and the wind/rain is strong enough or as they get older and begin to die off then the roots will not support the plant any more and it can fall over. since you aren't interested in much of a dry bean harvest pick off the beans before they get too old and eat them. a few pods can be left to get seeds to full size and then you can remove those for seed saving for the next year(s) plantings. songbird |
Green beans?
On 2020-10-13 20:18, songbird wrote:
T wrote: ... Oh, does the term "bush beans" mean to trellises? no support should be needed at first but as the plants get bigger they can fall over if they have a lot of beans on them and the wind/rain is strong enough or as they get older and begin to die off then the roots will not support the plant any more and it can fall over. since you aren't interested in much of a dry bean harvest pick off the beans before they get too old and eat them. a few pods can be left to get seeds to full size and then you can remove those for seed saving for the next year(s) plantings. songbird Thank you! |
Green beans?
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Green beans?
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Green beans?
On 2020-10-19 20:50, T wrote:
On 2020-10-19 16:31, wrote: It sometimes seems that everything that has a mouth likes bean plants. My worst is earwigs!Â* I amÂ* constantly killing as many as I can and they still eat everything in sight. Found a hot pepper last week with an earwig inside. Ruined the thing.Â* And I could not find how he got inside! And the come out at night in hordes! |
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