Bean notes
Before I forget, yesterday I planted one dble row of assorted beans. These are the varieties in the order they were planted:
- Dragon Tongue: heirloom, Burpee Signature Series, yellow pods streaked with purple, kids like them raw.
- Sequoia Purple Bush Bean: Burpee Signature Series, (packed for 2008)
- Cherokee Wax Bean: Burpee Seeds, (packaged for 2008)
- Sonoran Gold Bush Tepary Bean: Seeds of Change, traditional heirloom, organic seeds, 30% protein, drought resistant. *note* have a very nice resealable seed package so that seeds are good for at least two years
- Taylor Dwarf Horticultural Bean: from feed store, looks kind of like a lentil.
- Speckled Beans: from feed store, looks like large lima beans painted with maroon splotches
Yes one double row but remember that row is 75 feet long. A dbl row means there is 150 feet of row in almost the same space.
Now lets hope everything grows well.
That sounds like a fair amount of beans alright!
Ought to be good come harvest time. Are you going to can , dry, or freeze them?
Comment by hermitjim — June 25, 2009 @ 10:40 pm
I think they’ll grow just fine, Lady Stephanie!
Keep us updated! My second round is sprouting well…
Comment by Cygnus — June 28, 2009 @ 12:51 pm
Hermit – mostly canning. We don’t care for the taste of frozen beans and after last winter’s ice storm canning is our first choice. I’d like to try drying but with our humidity that might be a real chore.
Cygnus – I just tell myself that this is going in like a second planting & we will get a harvest.
Comment by stephanieinar — July 3, 2009 @ 12:15 am