I saved lots of blue lake french beans last year - its a bog standard climbing french bean but lots of cropping it them and they are delicious fresh and freeze great to - and so before i boil them up for the hens was wondering if anyone can use them. I sowed two trays which have had 100% germination and so they are good and viable.
Just PM me.
x Sunloving
Lucky hens.. ;D..but you can eat the seeds as 'soup beans' yourself too you know. How about pampering yourself for change.. ;) How's the girls anyway? ;D..plenty of eggs?
OR...how about using the beans as 'refried beans' with eggs and bacon on toast...YUM... ;D
Quote from: goodlife on April 02, 2012, 09:04:23
Lucky hens.. ;D..but you can eat the seeds as 'soup beans' yourself too you know. How about pampering yourself for change.. ;) How's the girls anyway? ;D..plenty of eggs?
OR...how about using the beans as 'refried beans' with eggs and bacon on toast...YUM... ;D
Hi Goodlife - the blue lake have a small bean seed so not quite a soup bean. They are delicious green bean tho.. I have grown them from time to time and they freeze well..
ps. the Chesnok garlic bulbils are doing great...
the blue lake have a small bean seed so not quite a soup bean No not literally soup bean but the as for the size..it doesn't matter.. ;) ;D...they are still edible.. :-X 8)
And nice to hear about the garlic bulbils..mine are going on too and all planted outside..if we would only get some rain.. ::)
Sorry sunloving...didn't mean to 'steal' your thread.
Quote from: goodlife on April 02, 2012, 17:15:34
the blue lake have a small bean seed so not quite a soup bean No not literally soup bean but the as for the size..it doesn't matter.. ;) ;D...they are still edible.. :-X 8)
And nice to hear about the garlic bulbils..mine are going on too and all planted outside..if we would only get some rain.. ::)
Sorry sunloving...didn't mean to 'steal' your thread.
;D
Hi
Steal away just made me hungry!
Ladies are laying like mad and have ginger sussex sitting on some new eggs so hopeful for a hatch in 2 and a bit weeks!
You are right i really should eat them if there are no takers the beans that is!.
Im terrible with dry beans though as when i remember to soak them i often then forget about them until the smell reminds me where the bowl is! must do better!
x Sunloving
I find BLue Lake makes a good haricot style bean, noticably quicker cooking than a lot of dried beans, certainly if you have them and pea-beans in the smae dish you will need to start the pea-beans off an hour earlier...