The Endzone Garden Thread

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GVF said:
@82_VOL_83 you live in Western KY?? Didn't you want some seed from my community bean crop?

I don't know what to call it other than Cummins Falls Green Beans. Other names around the house are community beans, mountain bean, and grandma jennie beans. These are the best green beans on the face of the earth (but Allen's Kentuck Wonder and Greasy Grits Bean would be close behind). Also, I highly reccommend a bean booster. Burpee or other brand. I got mine at TSC when they put the seeds out in Spring. It's usally near the bean packets. My best crop ever this year after using it. a 3oz packet will do a 40' row. Just sprinkle it in the furrow as you plant the seed. I did tall pole and 1" hole plastic mesh fence. My brother does arched trellis' with hog panels. My dad always did the 3 pole teepees. Just give plenty of height to grow and make sure your soil is right and you use this when planting. They will go crazy. I prob did 40-45 feet total in 2 rows. Got about 28 pints and 4 quarts out it, and my soil was a little lacking. My brothers trellis's are about 15ish feet. He plants both sides in raised beds. Last year he canned over 60 pints off that. plant in warm soil. They will start producing maybe 1st of August range thru sept/mid oct. And they are touch. Last year and this year both, japanese beetles stripped both rows leaves from the knees to shoulders. Didn't bother them a bit. Eventually put out new leaves, and what wasn't stripped kept blooming and growing beans. AS with any pole bean, the lower leaves will turn yellow at some point as the energy goes to the new growth and prodction. So don't freak out over that. And keep watered. If not raining, you want defintiely one solid soaking a week.
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Actually, I may just work with the Kentucky Wonder seeds and see how those work. I am going to get some of the booster for when I plant. If I can get the garden in next year (Big if) I am going to basically grow green beans to eat (not can yet), field peas and soy beans. Of course corn and tomatoes, cukes, cantalope and other normal garden fair. I can't do crap with peppers so will just continue to buy those I guess.
 
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82_VOL_83 said:
Actually, I may just work with the Kentucky Wonder seeds and see how those work. I am going to get some of the booster for when I plant. If I can get the garden in next year (Big if) I am going to basically grow green beans to eat (not can yet), field peas and soy beans. Of course corn and tomatoes, cukes, cantalope and other normal garden fair. I can't do crap with peppers so will just continue to buy those I guess.
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You certainly can't go wrong with the KW's. Allen's KW/Cut Italian is the only store bought bean in my cabinet. I'm adding Greasy Grits pole green beans to my garden next year instead of an early bush. I usually struggle with bell peppers. I'm ditching them next year and trying some alternate sweet peppers. Now our hot peppers OTOH, still loaded.
 
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GVF said:
You certainly can't go wrong with the KW's. Allen's KW/Cut Italian is the only store bought bean in my cabinet. I'm adding Greasy Grits pole green beans to my garden next year instead of an early bush. I usually struggle with bell peppers. I'm ditching them next year and trying some alternate sweet peppers. Now our hot peppers OTOH, still loaded.
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That is all we will eat. I have raised hot peppers before and will most likely try again. I have dried them for red pepper flakes which we use a ton of. May try to raise habaneros also since I can't buy them anymore.
 
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82_VOL_83 said:
That is all we will eat. I have raised hot peppers before and will most likely try again. I have dried them for red pepper flakes which we use a ton of. May try to raise habaneros also since I can't buy them anymore.
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Ya'll can't get Habanero? That's a common item here at Kroger and Publix and sometimes Aldi.

If you do red pepper flakes you need to find some Thai Red Dragon. Slightly shorter than a cayenne. More than ample heat. Prob hotter than cayenne. Great flavor and aroma. We did those, Ghost, Jalapeno, and Tobasco. All but the Jalapeno are still loaded after several pickings. My son dries and does the flakes. He also did some homemade hot sauce form them. I do mine for hot pepper vinager. Can't eat gumbo, greens, or homemade soup without a small splash.

I'm addicted to Baker Creek (rareseeds.com).
 
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Did another 8 jars of green beans last night. Season is done. Total of 34 pints, and 4 quarts. Added to the canned squash collection, put up some tomatoes, and peppers, and got a couple gallons okra frozen. Didn't get all I wanted, but no complaints. Now, I just need a good deal on a calf to go in the pasture...

Edit...Have already cooked some for dinners, so 4 extra pints were canned. Quite happy with the harvest verses what I planted. IIRC, 4 good pickings. With these beans, a standard size colandar full will give me about 8 pints.
 
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GVF said:
You certainly can't go wrong with the KW's. Allen's KW/Cut Italian is the only store bought bean in my cabinet. I'm adding Greasy Grits pole green beans to my garden next year instead of an early bush. I usually struggle with bell peppers. I'm ditching them next year and trying some alternate sweet peppers. Now our hot peppers OTOH, still loaded.
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If you wind up having a few beans left of your local heritage beans, I’d be proud to take a few off your hands. I doubt I’d be able to have room for more than 4-5 plants, but I’d be happy to keep them going.

Growing all my beans under cover next year after two years of battling bean beetles. 🤬
 
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VolNExile said:
If you wind up having a few beans left of your local heritage beans, I’d be proud to take a few off your hands. I doubt I’d be able to have room for more than 4-5 plants, but I’d be happy to keep them going.

Growing all my beans under cover next year after two years of battling bean beetles. 🤬
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Would be interesting to see how they grow your way. 4-5 plants would be just enough to piss you off after you eat them. Greasy Grits is an Appalachia legendary green pole bean also. These are not cool weather beans like the greasy grits. THey will require warm soil. And you will want full developed pods like the pic I put up a page or two back. Or maybe in the Pub garden thread.

I've got a pretty good stash drying. Give me a postal connection...
 
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VolNExile said:
If you wind up having a few beans left of your local heritage beans, I’d be proud to take a few off your hands. I doubt I’d be able to have room for more than 4-5 plants, but I’d be happy to keep them going.

Growing all my beans under cover next year after two years of battling bean beetles. 🤬
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Did the beatles wipe out your beans? I didn't have that problem. Just the jappies stripping half the leaves, but I got plenty of harvest.
 
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GVF said:
Did the beatles wipe out your beans? I didn't have that problem. Just the jappies stripping half the leaves, but I got plenty of harvest.
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Mexican bean beetles. They skeletonized the foliage in a little over a week. Didn’t touch the beans, but there weren’t enough leaves to keep things growing. I got maybe 2 quarts of French filet beans.

I’ve already bought the hoops and row cloths for the bush beans, but I’ve got another batch of cloth I can use for pole beans. I always plant beans at the same time as tomatoes and peppers, so warm soil.

If you’ll text me at 2ndposter@gmail.com, I’ll send you my address. Thanks!! —for the rest of you reprobates, save yer noodz. This is a spammed-to-death account that I never check anymore.
 
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VolNExile said:
Mexican bean beetles. They skeletonized the foliage in a little over a week. Didn’t touch the beans, but there weren’t enough leaves to keep things growing. I got maybe 2 quarts of French filet beans.

I’ve already bought the hoops and row cloths for the bush beans, but I’ve got another batch of cloth I can use for pole beans. I always plant beans at the same time as tomatoes and peppers, so warm soil.

If you’ll text me at 2ndposter@gmail.com, I’ll send you my address. Thanks!! —for the rest of you reprobates, save yer noodz. This is a spammed-to-death account that I never check anymore.
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Done.

So, no racy garden pics?
 
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VolNExile said:
Mexican bean beetles. They skeletonized the foliage in a little over a week. Didn’t touch the beans, but there weren’t enough leaves to keep things growing. I got maybe 2 quarts of French filet beans.

I’ve already bought the hoops and row cloths for the bush beans, but I’ve got another batch of cloth I can use for pole beans. I always plant beans at the same time as tomatoes and peppers, so warm soil.

If you’ll text me at 2ndposter@gmail.com, I’ll send you my address. Thanks!! —for the rest of you reprobates, save yer noodz. This is a spammed-to-death account that I never check anymore.
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That would possibly be Calima Bush beans then. The French are so weak. Yeah, once a bush bean is stripped of foliage, it's over.
 
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lol @all y’all. It took my two hours yesterday to resurrect that old email address. Send whatever you like.

It’ll just lie there with the unread emails from The Epoch Times and Nancy Pelosi, which has to be one of the weirder spam pairings out there.
 
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VolNExile said:
lol @all y’all. It took my two hours yesterday to resurrect that old email address. Send whatever you like.

It’ll just lie there with the unread emails from The Epoch Times and Nancy Pelosi, which has to be one of the weirder spam pairings out there.
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Sounds like a challenge
 
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GVF said:
That would possibly be Calima Bush beans then. The French are so weak. Yeah, once a bush bean is stripped of foliage, it's over.
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I’m not going to swear to it, as I am 2 time zones away from home and my seed envelopes, but I think it’s these.

I love these things (haricot verts), but I’ve seen so many pics of canned classic backyard beans this summer that I want to jump on in.

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VolNExile said:
I’m not going to swear to it, as I am 2 time zones away from home and my seed envelopes, but I think it’s these.

I love these things (haricot verts), but I’ve seen so many pics of canned classic backyard beans this summer that I want to jump on in.

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There's more than a handful. Some are called just that. The Calima is a french filet type. Long, slender, and tender is the key.
 
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