Comments on: La fin des haricots* http://www.chriscob.com/blog/2009/garden/la-fin-des-haricots/ Gardening, travel, food, cats, etc Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:24:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jerry http://www.chriscob.com/blog/2009/garden/la-fin-des-haricots/#comment-427 Jerry Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:34:56 +0000 http://www.chriscob.com/blog/?p=902#comment-427 Funny to think about planting more in the garden at this time of the year. Believe it or not but we just enjoyed the first of the tomatoes THIS weekend. I should just give up and grow flowers but there is nothing like the taste of a tomato, fully ripe, and just off of the vine! Funny to think about planting more in the garden at this time of the year.

Believe it or not but we just enjoyed the first of the tomatoes THIS weekend. I should just give up and grow flowers but there is nothing like the taste of a tomato, fully ripe, and just off of the vine!

]]> By: marta http://www.chriscob.com/blog/2009/garden/la-fin-des-haricots/#comment-421 marta Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:08:53 +0000 http://www.chriscob.com/blog/?p=902#comment-421 The Romanos went really fast. They lost most of their fleshiness and became tough and stringy. I just left them on the plants for a couple of weeks and the pods turned yellow. The beans were good sized then. The white beans are large about the size of a large dark kidney bean. I haven't tried the Blue Lakes since they haven't gotten too tough yet. I'll try to remember and take some pictures of what the Romanos look like. I've also have some Scarlet Runners that I'm letting go to pod and I'm going to try them. I read a bit about them and they said they are strong flavored. The Romanos went really fast. They lost most of their fleshiness and became tough and stringy. I just left them on the plants for a couple of weeks and the pods turned yellow. The beans were good sized then. The white beans are large about the size of a large dark kidney bean. I haven’t tried the Blue Lakes since they haven’t gotten too tough yet. I’ll try to remember and take some pictures of what the Romanos look like.

I’ve also have some Scarlet Runners that I’m letting go to pod and I’m going to try them. I read a bit about them and they said they are strong flavored.

]]> By: Chris http://www.chriscob.com/blog/2009/garden/la-fin-des-haricots/#comment-420 Chris Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:00:25 +0000 http://www.chriscob.com/blog/?p=902#comment-420 I just saw the little hump of the first pea emerging late this afternoon! When your Blue Lakes and Romanos go to seed, do you let them and then shell them? I didn't know if I could do that or not. It may have been the heat (along with the aphids) that made mine go south so fast when they started to go. I never thought about that. I'll have to consider that next summer. Who knew there was so much to know about beans? Tomatoes seem so uncomplicated in comparison! I have some fresh cranberry beans from the farmers' market in the fridge, ready to shell. I LOVE fresh cranberry beans! With garlic, olive oil and sage. I just saw the little hump of the first pea emerging late this afternoon!

When your Blue Lakes and Romanos go to seed, do you let them and then shell them? I didn’t know if I could do that or not. It may have been the heat (along with the aphids) that made mine go south so fast when they started to go. I never thought about that. I’ll have to consider that next summer. Who knew there was so much to know about beans? Tomatoes seem so uncomplicated in comparison!

I have some fresh cranberry beans from the farmers’ market in the fridge, ready to shell. I LOVE fresh cranberry beans! With garlic, olive oil and sage.

]]> By: marta http://www.chriscob.com/blog/2009/garden/la-fin-des-haricots/#comment-419 marta Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:38:03 +0000 http://www.chriscob.com/blog/?p=902#comment-419 My haricots (maxibels) finished a while back be we still have a good supply of Blue Lake green beans. I am a little disappointed with the romano style variety I grew. It is a variety called Helga and they went to see pretty fast in the heat. But they have made some wonderful cannelli beans. I cooked up some yesterday with garlic and olive oil and served with salmon. Yumm... Hopefully your peas will emerge soon. Ours are about 6 inches high. They are coming along kinda slowly. We fertilized them today. My haricots (maxibels) finished a while back be we still have a good supply of Blue Lake green beans. I am a little disappointed with the romano style variety I grew. It is a variety called Helga and they went to see pretty fast in the heat. But they have made some wonderful cannelli beans. I cooked up some yesterday with garlic and olive oil and served with salmon. Yumm…

Hopefully your peas will emerge soon. Ours are about 6 inches high. They are coming along kinda slowly. We fertilized them today.

]]> By: Chris http://www.chriscob.com/blog/2009/garden/la-fin-des-haricots/#comment-418 Chris Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:33:27 +0000 http://www.chriscob.com/blog/?p=902#comment-418 I've never had zucchini vine borers. The last time I grew zucchini, about 10 years ago, I got squash bugs. BILLIONS of bugs crawling everywhere. And that is why I will never, never, never grow zucchini again. I’ve never had zucchini vine borers. The last time I grew zucchini, about 10 years ago, I got squash bugs. BILLIONS of bugs crawling everywhere. And that is why I will never, never, never grow zucchini again.

]]> By: Amy http://www.chriscob.com/blog/2009/garden/la-fin-des-haricots/#comment-417 Amy Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:25:59 +0000 http://www.chriscob.com/blog/?p=902#comment-417 I feel that way about zucchini vine borers. Love the fence. I feel that way about zucchini vine borers.

Love the fence.

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