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Post by hedgeapple on Sept 14, 2023 9:34:24 GMT -6
I know some of you grow them. If anyone has some Rattlesnake beans or other pole beans to share I would appreciate it.
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Post by chrysanthemum on Sept 14, 2023 17:51:52 GMT -6
I just picked about three more pounds of them for eating/preserving, but I can let some go to seed for you if you’d like.
The one issue that I’ll mention is that the row with Rattlesnake pole beans accidentally got planted with Woods Mountain Crazy Beans in the middle, so I can’t guarantee that there hasn’t been cross pollination. I do see bumble bees around the flowers. I can try to save some from the end of the row so that’s there’s less chance. If you want seed with no chance of cross pollination, I think I wouldn’t bet on mine this year. Just let me know what you think.
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Post by hedgeapple on Sept 14, 2023 18:59:16 GMT -6
I just picked about three more pounds of them for eating/preserving, but I can let some go to seed for you if you’d like. The one issue that I’ll mention is that the row with Rattlesnake pole beans accidentally got planted with Woods Mountain Crazy Beans in the middle, so I can’t guarantee that there hasn’t been cross pollination. I do see bumble bees around the flowers. I can try to save some from the end of the row so that’s there’s less chance. If you want seed with no chance of cross pollination, I think I wouldn’t bet on mine this year. Just let me know what you think. Thank you. 😊 |
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Post by macmex on Sept 15, 2023 9:49:09 GMT -6
That would be quite an interesting cross! Bet every variant would be good.
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Post by rdback on Sept 16, 2023 10:56:38 GMT -6
I know some of you grow them. If anyone has some Rattlesnake beans or other pole beans to share I would appreciate it. What type of bean(s) are you looking for hedgeapple ? I've been known to grow a few. For example, if you're looking for a stringless wax (yellow) pole bean, I've been growing a very good one the last couple of years. It's called French Gold. It powered right through all the heat we had this Summer, making at least some beans constantly. We ate several meals of these from just 8 row feet.
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Post by hedgeapple on Sept 19, 2023 3:22:29 GMT -6
I know some of you grow them. If anyone has some Rattlesnake beans or other pole beans to share I would appreciate it. What type of bean(s) are you looking for hedgeapple ? I've been known to grow a few. For example, if you're looking for a stringless wax (yellow) pole bean, I've been growing a very good one the last couple of years. It's called French Gold. It powered right through all the heat we had this Summer, making at least some beans constantly. We ate several meals of these from just 8 row feet.
Hello! Sorry it has taken me a few days to notice your message. I’ve been traveling. I’m a relative newbie to pole beans in general. Had big plans to try different varieties this year but life got in the way. Here in about two weeks I will begin ground prep for a new garden for next year. In the new location I will have space for two 50’ rows just for bush and pole beans. I’m open to trying any kind of pole beans you recommend. Plan to use them as snaps. |
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Post by rdback on Sept 21, 2023 9:51:26 GMT -6
...Here in about two weeks I will begin ground prep for a new garden for next year. In the new location I will have space for two 50’ rows just for bush and pole beans. I’m open to trying any kind of pole beans you recommend. Plan to use them as snaps. Wow! 100 row feet of beans is a LOT of beans, lol. I'll dig around and see what I've got. Now, are you only interested in Phaseolus Vulgaris ("common" beans), or would you also be interested in other varieties like cowpeas or lima beans as well?
Also, send me a private message with your mailing info.
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Post by hedgeapple on Sept 21, 2023 20:25:41 GMT -6
...Here in about two weeks I will begin ground prep for a new garden for next year. In the new location I will have space for two 50’ rows just for bush and pole beans. I’m open to trying any kind of pole beans you recommend. Plan to use them as snaps. Wow! 100 row feet of beans is a LOT of beans, lol. I'll dig around and see what I've got. Now, are you only interested in Phaseolus Vulgaris ("common" beans), or would you also be interested in other varieties like cowpeas or lima beans as well?
Also, send me a private message with your mailing info.
Hello @rdback I tried to message you but I’m not sure it went through. You may have three or zero messages from me? I’ve previously grown Woods Mountain bush beans and Kentucky Wonder pole beans, but am open to trying anything. I do love Lima beans, but I’m not sure I have had cowpeas unless they go by another name elsewhere. |
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Post by rdback on Sept 22, 2023 9:46:03 GMT -6
Hello @rdback I tried to message you but I’m not sure it went through. You may have three or zero messages from me? I’ve previously grown Woods Mountain bush beans and Kentucky Wonder pole beans, but am open to trying anything. I do love Lima beans, but I’m not sure I have had cowpeas unless they go by another name elsewhere. No, I didn't receive any messages hedgeapple. I'll send you one, just to make sure everything is working for you.
Cowpeas are also known as Southern peas, or field peas. Blackeyed Peas are cowpeas, if you're familiar with those. Cowpeas are generally used as a dry bean, but there are a few exceptions. One is Las Tablas Long which I received from glen in Panama, and I grew out a few years ago. Another good cowpea is Zongozotla Pintitos which I received originally from macmex . I use this one dry, although I think it works as a snap as well. Those are just a few examples.
What did you think of Woods Mountain bush beans and Kentucky Wonder pole beans?
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Post by macmex on Sept 22, 2023 10:08:27 GMT -6
Rick, take good care of Zongozotla Pintitos. My seed stock is very low and you and I might just be the only ones with this seed, outside of Zongozotla, where I bet they are still growing it for their tamales.
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Post by hedgeapple on Sept 22, 2023 10:49:59 GMT -6
Hello @rdback I tried to message you but I’m not sure it went through. You may have three or zero messages from me? I’ve previously grown Woods Mountain bush beans and Kentucky Wonder pole beans, but am open to trying anything. I do love Lima beans, but I’m not sure I have had cowpeas unless they go by another name elsewhere. No, I didn't receive any messages hedgeapple. I'll send you one, just to make sure everything is working for you.
Cowpeas are also known as Southern peas, or field peas. Blackeyed Peas are cowpeas, if you're familiar with those. Cowpeas are generally used as a dry bean, but there are a few exceptions. One is Las Tablas Long which I received from glen in Panama, and I grew out a few years ago. Another good cowpea is Zongozotla Pintitos which I received originally from macmex . I use this one dry, although I think it works as a snap as well. Those are just a few examples.
What did you think of Woods Mountain bush beans and Kentucky Wonder pole beans?
Message received and replied to. We thoroughly enjoyed the Woods Mountain beans last year. The Kentucky Wonder - I remember liking them, but that was about 8 gardens ago. Cowpeas: I adore black eyed peas, so if they are similar I will enjoy them. |
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Post by chrysanthemum on Sept 22, 2023 19:08:33 GMT -6
I can vouch for cowpeas: tasty, tasty, tasty. I’ve only grown the Whippoorwill variety, and they are similar to black-eyed peas.
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Post by woodeye on Sept 24, 2023 9:52:08 GMT -6
I'm with chrysanthemum on this one, but I'll add that I have tried many varieties during my life and have discovered that there is no such thing as a bad tasting cowpea variety IMO. In fact to me cowpeas, regardless of variety, are the 8th wonder of the world.
hedgeapple , if you can keep the deer away from them and the grasshoppers off of them, you have done exceedingly well. I have the deer problem fixed, so the grasshoppers are the main problem now. Grasshoppers alone won't stop me from growing them however...
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Post by heavyhitterokra on Sept 24, 2023 17:39:20 GMT -6
Grasshoppers stopped me from growing just about everything this year, they ate everything except the okra and roselle. It's good to know there are a few things they don't like.
I'm covered up in roselle right now. On the way to the garden to check to see if it was muddy after the rain we got during Church, I saw 8 deer standing along my garden fence, just staring at what they couldn't reach. Thanks, Teddy, for the inspiration you provided last winter in motivating me to finally lay down the cash and the labor to fence off that half acre with a deer-proof fence. That was a happy-making thing to see them all milling along the fence line, looking for a hole to crawl through and not finding one!
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Post by woodeye on Sept 24, 2023 22:31:32 GMT -6
heavyhitterokra, I'm so glad that you were able to deer-proof your garden! The deer population and grasshopper population is far bigger in your area, I have only seen the mama deer a few times this year. She still likes to hang out down in the area of the Iron Curtain, but she's never made an attempt to get inside. Nor has any other critters, which surprises me.
I kept the grasshoppers off of the purple hull peas for quite awhile, at least I was able to harvest the best of them. The Ozark Razorback cowpeas were a different story, they came on later and the grasshoppers took them out about as fast as they could set pods. The only thing I have left out there now is the sweet potatoes, they have been left alone by everything much.
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