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Post by macmex on Feb 21, 2018 19:31:16 GMT -6
My Georgia Longs look "sad" at the end of the season, when nights start to cool down. But sometimes, they look bad before that. If we've had brutal heat and wind, without any watering, then they look a little tattered by September. As long as there is warmth and enough moisture, they grow.
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Post by glen on Feb 21, 2018 21:40:03 GMT -6
I am just teasing with you about how tattered the Georgia Long looks. Mine look like that too at the end of the season when they are winding down. I would like to have you grow it out and then put up some glam foto's of the vines when they are in their prime. We need more foto's of your plants on the threads.
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Post by macmex on Feb 23, 2018 10:02:25 GMT -6
It's only since we started working on Homesteading Edu that I've really started taking photos (and videos) in earnest. They are extremely valuable. Hopefully, this summer, I can get more of this cowpea.
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Post by glen on Feb 23, 2018 17:41:08 GMT -6
George, if you do not take foto's of your garden, how is anyone going to know what in the heck is going on in your garden? I started taking more foto's when I learned how to use the camera better and to download them online. More people are interested in the thread if you can share the foto's. I have done a lot of internet browsing and actually, I have not found many sites that show the amount of information on gardening and foto's that you have on your forum site. There is some rare foto's and documentary on this site that you can really see no where else. I would like the site to get better and for this to happen we need more contributors. And, more foto's from your garden-hint-hint.
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Post by glen on Feb 23, 2018 17:55:13 GMT -6
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Post by hmoosek on Feb 23, 2018 19:13:21 GMT -6
Cowpeas and Okra do like heat
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Post by glen on Feb 23, 2018 19:19:47 GMT -6
So do sweet potato's and Cuban pumpkins.
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Post by hmoosek on Feb 23, 2018 19:27:59 GMT -6
I never grew a Cuban pumpkin. Sweet potatoes do pretty well here.
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Post by macmex on Feb 23, 2018 20:44:48 GMT -6
Glen, I would be happy to send you some Georgia Long seed. It's always good to trial varieties in new locations and document how they do. Georgia Long is an OLD FRIEND.
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Post by glen on Feb 23, 2018 23:14:58 GMT -6
George, I would love to try that seed. I am sure it would do well here. As you know, cow pea's are from Africa. They are totally different than the beans that people love so much in the US. My climate is pretty much equal to the climate of Ghana, Africa. Pretty much the same temp's and daylength. Most likely variety's like Georgia Long, are what I am going to have to continue to grow if I want to have a dependable supply of snap beans. I have to grow climbers also due to space limitations. We really don't have any seed here to buy. Most of the variety's I have tried are bush variety's. But, they are also mostly cowpea's. Smaller podded variety's, but cowpea's none the less. I had a cowpea half runner a couple of years ago. But, when I had the seeds, I did not know anything about them. Now that I have educated myself a little about beans in general, and specifically cowpea's, I don't know where to get seed. I am intriqued about the fact that Georgia Long is an heirloom as well. Yes, when you can, please send me a sample of that seed. I will grow it and even start a thread specifically on this variety to document how well it grows. I will keep my fingers crossed that the mail will make it thru.
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Post by glen on Feb 23, 2018 23:17:55 GMT -6
Hey Moose, Those Cuban pumpkins are space stealers. They will take over your entire property. I grow em in the corner of my lot and direct them into the cow pasture where they can do less harm. Grow em at your own risk.
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Post by glen on Feb 24, 2018 18:51:43 GMT -6
Today, I was in Chitre to try and find some veggy's. There is a shortage right now. I found Long beans in Chitre. Real yard long beans. They are much longer than my long bean and skinnier and rounder. I bought a nice bunch for only 73 cents. They don't appear to have as much seed in them as Long bean does. Which would make them more tender if you were stir frying them. Tomorrow I will try them. As I said, we have a veggy shortage right now due to the dry and super hot weather we are experiencing now. There was no broccoli in Chitre but I did find caulliflor. I bought quite a bit but it was expensive as all get out. Unsurprisingly, the Yard long bean, which loves hot weather, was rediculously cheap.
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Post by hmoosek on Feb 24, 2018 22:36:40 GMT -6
glenAdapazzari is like that too. I had a vine span 30 feet without fertilizer. It's a big grey squash from Turkey. Monster vine!
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Post by glen on Feb 25, 2018 11:47:25 GMT -6
Moose, That sounds like an interesting variety. Cuban pumpkin is kind of like wild or ferrel squash. It will actually grow much longer than 30 feet and it will grow up into large tall tree's as well. I have to be careful where I plant it. Luckily there are a lot of cow pastures and vacant lots here. The quality of the Cuban pumpkin, which is called zapallo or callibasa here, is actually pretty good. It can be dry though. They put it in soups and stews here a lot. Its so cheap that I wonder if its even worth wasting garden space to grow. It really uses a lot. We pay usually 30 cents per lb for it. I look for small ones, 4 or 5 lbs at the most.
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Post by glen on Feb 26, 2018 19:08:56 GMT -6
Today I was able to begin harvesting Long Bean. I cut about 15 pods. They are still Young and new looking but I cut them before the sedes have begun to develop. That's the best time to cut them in my opiniĆ³n. I use a pair of kitchen sheers to cut them. You have to be careful how you harvest them because you want 4 pods per branch so you have to cut them just right so as not to damage the branch. Harvest will accelerate as time goes on. I should be able to eventually cut a lb or so of pods each day. Hopefully. Pods are absolutely wonderful if picked at the right time. Now, I am not saying they are the best. I actually like regular beans better than cowpea's or field pea's. But, I have learned to be grateful for what the Lord has left me.
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