From the Veggie Garden Today

[Anniekay]

Here's my yard-long beans I picked today. You'll notice none of them are a yard long. I only let them get that long for seed saving.

 

[Zigs]

Here's my yard-long beans I picked today. You'll notice none of them are a yard long. I only let them get that long for seed saving.

Excellent Tetters is growing them now, we weren't allowed to use yards while we were in the EU

 

[Anniekay]

Excellent Tetters is growing them now, we weren't allowed to use yards while we were in the EU

I'm American.
I don't get it

 

[Meadowlark]

I never liked the actual yard long ones...much preferred the taste of the "2 footers".

 

[Anniekay]

I never liked the actual yard long ones...much preferred the taste of the "2 footers".

They grow so fast you have to practically sit by the trellis to keep up with them !!

 

[Zigs]

I'm American.
I don't get it

When we were in the European Union we had to use Metres instead of Yards. Now we've told them to go away we've gone back to using inches, feet & yards. Not seen anyone measuring things in poles, rods & furlongs again yet though

 

[Zigs]

First Bridgwater Bean

Tetters has eaten it already

 

[Mike]

First Bridgwater Bean

Tetters has eaten it already

As far as beans go, that one looks very unique! Do you cook them as-is like green beans, pod and all, or do you have to get the bean out of the pod and just eat the bean? I wonder if that's something we can get here in the states, I say just before I go do a search on Google.

 

[Anniekay]

When we were in the European Union we had to use Metres instead of Yards. Now we've told them to go away we've gone back to using inches, feet & yards. Not seen anyone measuring things in poles, rods & furlongs again yet though

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Oh okay !! I never know what anyone means when they give the temps in celsius or refer to meters. I think of electric meters and try to figure out how to size them to get yards !!

Furlongs I get because of racing horses in the past.

 

[Zigs]

As far as beans go, that one looks very unique! Do you cook them as-is like green beans, pod and all, or do you have to get the bean out of the pod and just eat the bean? I wonder if that's something we can get here in the states, I say just before I go do a search on Google.

I think they're the best French bean you can get, Tetters doesn't though

They don't sell them in the shops here but there's a bloke in Texas that's growing them this season

 

[Tetters]

typical - he didn't even give you an answer to your question Mike. You can eat the whole thing - just like any other french bean. I ate that one raw - I like peas raw as well.
@Anniekay .... never mind our Annie, you can't help being American - actually, at the moment with one thing and another, I quite wish we lived in America too.

 

[Meadowlark]

Last of this year's okra...it is still producing good but we have had our fill and it is time to move on the fall garden prep.



Shredding cover crops and other garden plants is usually the first step in my fall prep...

Sunn Hemp shreds to this and...



in a few short days becomes this.

 

[Anniekay]

@Anniekay .... never mind our Annie, you can't help being American - actually, at the moment with one thing and another, I quite wish we lived in America too.

*Shakes head* back and forth.

Ah, no, no I don't think you would really want to. No.

 

[Meadowlark]

Seems to be a good year for cucumbers here...these are straight 8.

 

[Zigs]

Seems to be a good year for cucumbers here...these are straight 8.

The Devil's Vegetable

 

[Meadowlark]

The Devil's Vegetable

Curious as to the basis of that? I've seen some differ on if it is a fruit or vegetable. They just taste good whatever.

 

[Anniekay]

The Devil's Vegetable

The Devil is in charge of causing gastric upsets ie, burping, I've been told.

 

[Meadowlark]

The Devil is in charge of causing gastric upsets ie, burping, I've been told.

Ahh...straight eight is a burpless variety so does that make the Devil take the hindmost?

 

[Zigs]

Ahh...straight eight is a burpless variety so does that make the Devil take the hindmost?

Still wouldn't eat it

 

[Tetters]

The Devil is in charge of causing gastric upsets ie, burping, I've been told.

Yes indeed, and trouser coughs as well ....... is that a storm coming ?