No prizes but due to popluar vote-well one anyway
It`s Yard Long Beans.
I have seen them growing North of me-I got some to set a bean or so before thinking they were okra and pegging out.
This challege can be won.
like i said before: yep I'm up for the yard long beans challenge. had lovely healthy plants at the beginning of the season, i planted them out at the beginning of June and bam!! the weather changed to really cold nights and somewhat coolish days for about 2 weeks on a trot, they suffered and died about 3 weeks after :'(. but like a moth to the flame i will try again next year for sure :D.
Sounds good.... if I remember to get the seeds I am up for this. ::)
Where do people get theirs from?
Got my seeds from a garden center, and like Thifasmom, mine were looking good, then deadish, then 2 very long beans appeared..and then they really died...dead.
Those two beans looked so wonderful that I will deffo have another go. ;D
Count me in i have some seeds i was going to grow this year and forgot ;D
Quote from: coznbob on September 09, 2008, 17:21:07
Sounds good.... if I remember to get the seeds I am up for this. ::)
Where do people get theirs from?
i got mine from http://www.seedsofitaly.com/ (http://www.seedsofitaly.com/)
i'll check and see how much i have maybe i can send you some if i have more than i need.
Excellent!
If you have extra that would be great, if not don't worry. However went mad at the wyevales 50p seed, so prob. have some swoppsies ;D
I got some from Jungle Seeds so count me in... ;D
I'm confused! ::) ??? Is this a particular sort of bean? Or just any bean? I mean a yard of ale I understand ..........
It's a tropical climber... I think it is sometimes called Asparagus bean.... :-\
I have a packet.50p from blooms aka wyevale.Mine are The taste of Italy seed.
Also known as asparagus bean.Can grow up to 45cm,not a true bean according to the packet. :)
I tried some in my greenhouse this year.....and they died! ::)
You can have a couple when I get them going Deb!
:)
Quote from: coznbob on September 09, 2008, 18:08:54
Excellent!
If you have extra that would be great, if not don't worry. However went mad at the wyevales 50p seed, so prob. have some swoppsies ;D
pm with your address I've got enough to share with you. :)
Quote from: grawrc on September 09, 2008, 18:49:34
I'm confused! ::) ??? Is this a particular sort of bean? Or just any bean? I mean a yard of ale I understand ..........
in Trinidad we call them bodi and they are a true bean belongs to the legume family you eat the whole thing pod and all, lovely in a curry or stewed with fresh tomatoes which is seasoned with lots of fresh herbs, yum :D
Thompson and Morgan who pack and distribute them say they can be eaten raw and as I said they say it is not a true bean.
I trust they know what they are talking about. :)
maybe they do, maybe i don't, but from what i can see of all the pictures of the plant and pod, it looks very much like the plant i know and it was classed as a bean when i did agriculture during highschool and the actual seed is definitely bean like, but hey whatever maybe botanically its not the same genre as beans, hopefully next year I'll get a crop to harvest and be able to see for myself if it is the same plant. and though they advice that it can be eaten raw, i never liked the taste of it raw, but i know some who do.
just did a bit of surfing and they are distantly related to beans according to wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yardlong_bean (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yardlong_bean)
so probably distantly enough not to be classed as a true bean :-\.