Re: my garden here in Nebraska
On Tue 21 Sep, arzeena@tvorganics.com wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Sep 1999 08:27:47 GMT/BST "D.A. BRECKON" wrote:
>
> > Runner or pole beans, as you call them, do like to bed down on plenty
> > of well rotted compost.
>
> Dave,
>
> >From my understanding, there is a difference between runner and pole beans.
> Most runner beans like Scarlet Runner or Painted Lady have very fuzzy,
> flat pods and I find the beans themselves quite mealy.
>
> Most pole beans grown in North America are grown for the pods and eaten
> like a snap bean. Blue Lake, for example, is a pencil pod with very tender
> flesh. Some pole beans do come in different colours like Violet Podded,
> Goldmarie etc. but for the most part, they're green.
>
> I think the runner beans are actually a different species of Phaseolus as
> well.
>
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> Arzeena Hamir
> Editor - The Vegetable Garden
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Pole beans are what we call French beans, they are self-pollinating. If
you are getting mealy runner beans you are letting them get too big and
old, pick them while the actual beans are very small.
I used to make a fuss about my runner beans, these days I never have the
time or manure/compost to do it and I still get enough for my purposes.
My tips are never let them get dry and give them a feed when planted out
which MUST include nitrogen to get them off to a good start before the
nematodes are established. In my trials this year Galaxy came out tops,
the white flowered variety looked promising but did not last the season.
Allan
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Allan Day Hereford allan@crwys.demon.co.uk
