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Beans 2019
Apr 28, 2019 11:50:28 GMT -5
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Post by pepperhead212 on Apr 28, 2019 11:50:28 GMT -5
My first beans are coming up! I planted some on 4-18, on a whim, since it had been so warm here. I planted the entire section of Blauhilde, since those (and other purples) always seem to come up better in cool soil. Almost every one has come up now, in 9 or 10 days. I tried the other two - fortex and Withner white - but only a couple, and nothing up, so far.
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Post by pepperhead212 on May 4, 2019 21:35:35 GMT -5
It's been a while, but those 3 beans I planted from fortex and withner white came up! I also found some old rattlesnake seeds, so I have those in my sprouter, along with some others I was having trouble with, and parsley, which is slow, but in the sprouter I get a sprout on a lot of them in 5 days. I didn't get a single seed germinated from two types of cucumbers - little leaf and county fair - with 2 LL and 5 CF, since CF is older. So I put 4 LL and a bunch of CF on separate levels of the sprouter, and in under 48 hrs, all 4 LL had sprouted, and a couple CF seeds had tiny sprouts. So I put 2 LL seeds in the outside spot they will be, and 2 in the jiffy pellet I tried before. I'll find out which comes up first, as well as which grows the best, and go with that one.
I also have some chervil seeds in one of the trays. I figured that I would try it this way, since it is one of those seeds that needs light to germinate, and I've had trouble with them, just pressing them into the soil.
I got some sweet marjoram sprouted, in some
some seedling mix with very little to cover, since they are very small seeds. Only one small section came up - about the size of a quarter. Maybe I covered that even less?
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Post by desertwoman on May 4, 2019 23:08:07 GMT -5
Beans won't go in, here, until first of June.
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Post by pepperhead212 on May 4, 2019 23:50:25 GMT -5
desertwoman, My purple beans usually go in sometime between tomatoes and peppers, and the rest, just after the peppers. But I figured I'd try it, since it had been so warm. And it worked! Again, the purples were quicker, early on, but those others finally made it. I also planted some more blauhilde, I think on 4-30, to fill in the few spots, where the beans didn't germinate, and they are already up, so they are still the cool weather ones. I'll wait a little while to plant the others - maybe 5-10.
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Post by Mumsey on May 5, 2019 4:43:12 GMT -5
Beans get planted here mid-May. I am planting my old standby Kentucky Wonder Pole, from which I have saved seed for years. desertwoman , though we loved the beans you shared with us, they just didn't produce enough to justify the space. The vines were lovely however! |
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Post by deckman22 on Jun 13, 2019 19:23:08 GMT -5
Evidently it's gotten too hot for beans to form already. Darn shame to cause my pole bean plants are huge with lots of flowers on them and were producing nicely. Saw a first today, a hummingbird going after the bean flowers. I may leave them go for awhile just for the hummingbirds and I don't have anything to put in there place at the moment.
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Post by ahntjudy on Jun 14, 2019 17:51:20 GMT -5
I had terrible germination from the baby limas this year...
Green beans not so great either...
Bummer...
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Post by desertwoman on Jun 14, 2019 18:01:34 GMT -5
My green beans are just popping out of the soil. Looks like they all took! They will grow up the coyote fence that the garden backs up to.
And I have an arrangement with my neighbor. Any beans she can get to on her side of the fence are hers!
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Post by binnylou on Jun 14, 2019 19:16:27 GMT -5
My beans are still in the package. It’s on my to do list, though.
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Post by Mumsey on Jun 15, 2019 3:59:49 GMT -5
deckman22, I had that trouble last year, when it got too hot the beans didn't set fruit. Once it cooled off, things got better. I have Kentucky Wonder Pole beans, they are starting to climb the fences.
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Post by datgirl on Jun 15, 2019 9:40:49 GMT -5
I have Kentucky Wonder too. They are up but not climbing yet. I have net over them this year. Last year the bunnies got them all at this stage.
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cj
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Post by cj on Jun 15, 2019 9:50:57 GMT -5
I'm in Central Fl. I grow a lot of beans in large raised beds. I make a lot of my own compost as well. I've already harvested my Vermont Cranberry and Cowpeas. I've replanted both 4X8foot beds with a second planting of each. I've harvest 2 separate plantings of Dulcinea Romano, which has become my absolute favorite bean.....1 planting of Capitano Yellow Romano, also a very nice bean......my Kentucky Wonder pole beans continue to thrive and my purple podded pole beans are starting now after a late planting. I have dixie butter beans and Jackson Wonder limas still working. Just planted a stand of black beans and Hutterite soup beans. In all I think I've picked at least a bushel of dry beans in total. I should have at least another bushel coming, likely more. I get 3 or more plantings in the hot weather and I learned to stretch the season by having a large 25X25ft overhead sun /shade screen over the garden. It prevents the soil from drying out and the plants don't get sun scald on their leaves.
BTW, I recognize some of these user names from the Rodale's organic forum....I was earthworm over there, good to see you all again.
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Post by desertwoman on Jun 15, 2019 10:10:05 GMT -5
Welcome! cj, I remember earthworm! When Rodale stopped publishing the magazine and shut down the forum in 2015, this forum got created for us to move over to. So glad you found us! |
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Post by Mumsey on Jun 15, 2019 16:15:50 GMT -5
cj, I also remember you! Glad you are here, we love pics!
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Post by desertwoman on Jun 15, 2019 22:01:59 GMT -5
cj , I grow dry beans, too. Mostly New Mexico Bolitas and Hopi Purple, and sometimes add in black beans or cranberry. I grow in one 4x8 raised bed and they climb up wig wams (like a tipi) My season is short so I only get one planting but harvest about 2 gallons of dry beans, total. There's nothing like home grown dry beans- just like any other food we grow. My go to green bean is Kentucky Wonder. When picked young they are every bit as thin and tender and tasty as a haricot vert
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