The vines have many more blooms on them, so hopefully I'll have more opportunity to learn how to pick a ripe bean. Bending over to pick them sure gave my quads a workout. A good workout without having to pay a gym membership fee--another bargain.
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Butter beans
My little experiment with butter beans where I dug up the raspberry briars near the apple tree is starting to produce results. I think I've only tried to grow butter beans once before, and I don't recall the first attempt being any kind of success at all. As I mentioned, I cannot eat them, but my husband enjoys them. Here is the small amount (just over a half cup) I shelled out this evening. It would certainly have been more if I had waited till the beans were a little more mature. I'm still on a learning curve there.
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ReplyDeleteI love butter beans, but they are too much work for me. There is a lot of work goes into shelling butter beans. I only remember helping mama as a child. I could bet with stringing beans and shelling peas but you work for what butter beans you get.
I know the guitar picker will enjoy them.
You are a persistent person I must say!