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3 more quarts and 2 pints of green beans canned last night. That's 4 quarts and 7 pints on the season so far.

Will be doing 3-4 more pints of dill pickles tonight. Tat'll give my wife 6-7 pints, then off to a few rounds of bread and butter pickles.

So far this season on the first pickings:
Green beans 4 quarts, 7 pints
Dill Pickles 3 pints
Pickled Sweet Jap Pepper - 1 pint.
Squash has been getting ate fresh so far
Peaches 6 quarts frozen, 2 pints canned, 4 half pints preserves. Quite a few fresh that didn't make the processing.

Hoping for a good run of squash, peppers (which are lagging way back), more green beans, more cukes, corn, okra (coming on good now), and maters to give a good canning season. Sweet melons also looking good but need weeding.

THis is easily my best year for cucumbers ever. Finally found some I can grow, though you'd think it'd be easy. Though I do have to keep up with the thirst of my slicers or they get really wilty during the hot days. Look like I'm losing them, then in the mornings they look great. Hit them with some blue water this morning.

Max Pack & Cool Customer for pickling.
Sikkim & Jibai Shimoshirazu for fresh eating and pickling.
 
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According to my father in law, his family grew these beans back in the 30s and 40s, loaded them in the truck, drove to Knoxville and sold them. He said they were Blue Ribbon beans. He said one of their defining characteristics was a distinct "J" shape to the bean. We just happened to find some of the seeds he'd kept. 100_4734.JPGGood luck finding seeds to them today.
 
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MWR said:
According to my father in law, his family grew these beans back in the 30s and 40s, loaded them in the truck, drove to Knoxville and sold them. He said they were Blue Ribbon beans. He said one of their defining characteristics was a distinct "J" shape to the bean. We just happened to find some of the seeds he'd kept. View attachment 567197Good luck finding seeds to them today.
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We grow a similar bean to that. Seed has been rolled foward in the family for unknown decades and no clue what it really is. flavor is best I've eaten in a green bean. Wonder if that's what we really have.
 
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Behr said:
As mayonnaise, no, it's firetruckin nasty. You could probably find a use for it that would work, but not as good as a good mayonnaise.

Of course this is just my opinion. But it's true. Lulz.
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My wife eats Olive oil mayo. She even eats a spoonfull of EVO daily.
 
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GVF said:
We grow a similar bean to that. Seed has been rolled foward in the family for unknown decades and no clue what it really is. flavor is best I've eaten in a green bean. Wonder if that's what we really have.
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I my opinion these green beans are the best I've eaten. We've learned to leave a lot of these beans for seed.
 
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MWR said:
According to my father in law, his family grew these beans back in the 30s and 40s, loaded them in the truck, drove to Knoxville and sold them. He said they were Blue Ribbon beans. He said one of their defining characteristics was a distinct "J" shape to the bean. We just happened to find some of the seeds he'd kept. View attachment 567197Good luck finding seeds to them today.
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www.wrightsdaylily.com has them
 
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Butterflies visiting my garden include black and yellow swallowtails, false monarchs, the greenish white ones, and brown skippers (my favorites).
 
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Tin Man said:
Butterflies visiting my garden include black and yellow swallowtails, false monarchs, the greenish white ones, and brown skippers (my favorites).
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I'm getting them primarily on Butterfly Bush and Rudbeckia..
Their population seems to decrease every year in Nashville.
 
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Anyone here grow Brussels sprouts as a fall/winter crop? I’m in zone 6b/7a, so anyone in NC mountains, Upstate SC, TN, KY, SW VA, etc. it freezes here, but generally not around the clock for long stretches.

I’m curious if you start seed indoors while waiting for September to cool off, how big are they when you transplant, and which varieties you plant.

@Orangeslice13, I think I remember that you winter garden, but I might be confused

@GVF, because I think you garden up on the Plateau, and you seem to grow everything 😁
 
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VolNExile said:
Anyone here grow Brussels sprouts as a fall/winter crop? I’m in zone 6b/7a, so anyone in NC mountains, Upstate SC, TN, KY, SW VA, etc. it freezes here, but generally not around the clock for long stretches.

I’m curious if you start seed indoors while waiting for September to cool off, how big are they when you transplant, and which varieties you plant.

@Orangeslice13, I think I remember that you winter garden, but I might be confused

@GVF, because I think you garden up on the Plateau, and you seem to grow everything 😁
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I start them in the ground and cover them with old quilts
When they sprout I use small pots on nights that it might freeze
 
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