Spring has sprung, lets see your gardens...

[dreadi]

Today's harvest.

[L_O_G]

Nice!! Are those peas?

[dreadi]

Black beans actually.

[L_O_G]

Black beans actually.

Very cool. Did you grow from seed or start? I haven't heard of those before.

[dreadi]

Black beans actually.

Very cool. Did you grow from seed or start? I haven't heard of those before.

You've never heard of black beans? We grow them from seeds, which are just dry black beans. This variety likes to bush and vine so they grow very well with a trellis or something to climb. We save seeds every harvest so if you'd like I'll save some for you.

[L_O_G]

Thanks man.

Nope I haven't, but I grow and eat the shit out of green beans which produced an abnormally large amount this year. Kinda got burned out on them after a whole.

[dreadi]

Thanks man.

Nope I haven't, but I grow and eat the shit out of green beans which produced an abnormally large amount this year. Kinda got burned out on them after a whole.

Have you ever been to a Latin restaurant where they serve pinto beans and black beans? Chipotle?

[L_O_G]

Yes I have eaten them, just didn't know they looked like that.

[dreadi]

Yes I have eaten them, just didn't know they looked like that.

Oh, Ok! Yes, they have to be shelled before you get the beans. If you pick them really early enough you can prepare black bean edamame.

What are are y'all using for cover crops this season? We're sowing oats and wheat in a couple weeks. Now that I've just about finished my deer hide, I'm going to sow my Royal Oats!

[lionhrt]

did you grow some corn to go with those black beans to make some killer black bean and corn salsa?

[dreadi]

Corn takes up too much space for what we have available in ratio with it's yield, so no. We didn't grow corn this year.

[L_O_G]

Corn takes up too much space for what we have available in ratio with it's yield, so no. We didn't grow corn this year.

I only did a few stalks myself this year also.

[cmica]

dreadi I'd have to try doing doing those beans next yr.

Lionhart that sounds good, I got about 12 stalks this yr and almost ready for picking

[L_O_G]

Fall is here!!

[joao01]

welp, my garden was basically a bust this year. Fruit trees did well, but not much else. pears and apples the size of a softball.