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Re: Canning beans and Watering

Mary Ellen,

You can mix the 2 varieties with no fear. All green beans need to be
pressure canned, tho.

If you don't have/want to buy a pressure canner, just freeze the beans.
Blanch them in boiling water for 1 minute. Put immediately in ice water to
stop the cooking, drain and freeze. (Actually, I like them better frozen.
The color and texture are way better than canned beans.) Or you can pickle
them.

It's best not to water anything in such a way that you get water on the
leaves, unless you're foliar feeding the plant. It wastes water. It can
spread disease organisms. Why not try putting cans with holes poked in the
bottom between your plants where you can't do soaker hose. Then all you
have to do is fill the cans and go away.

Good luck

Libby


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