tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post6328419097752304693..comments2023-08-29T03:54:10.755-07:00Comments on A Thinking Stomach: The Beans of 2012Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607821498331135305noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-10565292746934490482013-07-04T04:04:53.861-07:002013-07-04T04:04:53.861-07:00Thanks for getting back to me about the beans. Bum...Thanks for getting back to me about the beans. Bummer that they are going wonky on you though! Maybe next year!elizrbaldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02013541853196724163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-85726029394200517762013-07-03T16:10:42.530-07:002013-07-03T16:10:42.530-07:00Hi Elizrbaldwin: I'd love to share, but my Blu...Hi Elizrbaldwin: I'd love to share, but my Blue Shacks are demonstrating some irregularities this year which means either 1) I didn't do a good enough job with my mechanical isolation in 2012, or 2) My original source had a few genetic twists. Give me a couple years to rogue out irregularities, then I'll be able to share. Thanks for checking!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607821498331135305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-43216974057488858882013-07-02T07:12:50.315-07:002013-07-02T07:12:50.315-07:00Is there any possibility of sharing some of your b...Is there any possibility of sharing some of your blue shackamaxon beans? elizrbaldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02013541853196724163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-24202377376753195282013-01-28T07:29:02.420-08:002013-01-28T07:29:02.420-08:00What a lovely collection of beans! I am impressed....What a lovely collection of beans! I am impressed. Christina, I would love a tour of your garden when it is in full summer production. - JessicaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-65038382624548755452013-01-14T21:05:52.508-08:002013-01-14T21:05:52.508-08:00Dave: Rattlesnake is a winner. It produced right t...Dave: Rattlesnake is a winner. It produced right through the thick of the heat for me the last two times I grew it. And yes, there's always a way to fit in more!<br /><br />Will: Thanks for commenting! And never, ever apologize for getting technical. I'm married to a rocket scientist, after all . . . Okay, I always tell myself that I'm going to weigh all my crops, and I never do. But, I harvested about 10 cups total of dry beans this year. That isn't enough to get us through the winter, beanwise, but it is enough for a few delicious meals. I usually grow 10 plants up each cylindrical (14" diameter) trellis I've built from concrete reinforcement wire. It doesn't take much space to grow pole beans. Bush beans, on the other hand . . . I'll try to take pictures and diagram out my garden sometime, but in the meantime, there is a picture of my trellises in this article: http://altadena.patch.com/articles/xxx-be7bcaf1 My garden isn't really anything very fancy. <br /><br />PA: Fig yogurt equals yum. I can give you a crash course in canning this spring/summer, if you feel like visiting and sipping a cocktail over jars.<br /><br />Sophie: Thanks!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607821498331135305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-56182137833522441102013-01-14T20:20:23.909-08:002013-01-14T20:20:23.909-08:00Wow look at all our beautiful beans. Just lovelyWow look at all our beautiful beans. Just lovelySophiehttp://theinvisiblecookbook.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-8929637559906025672013-01-14T16:43:05.729-08:002013-01-14T16:43:05.729-08:00ok, although i'm not going to grow these beans...ok, although i'm not going to grow these beans, this blog post did influence me to go out and buy a package of mixed beans that look something like the variety presented here<br /><br />I'm getting ready to put in tomatoes. Also have the strawberry guava in a pot. A Mission Fig and Pomegranate at the ready. I love fig yogurt which everyone seems to drop after a brief period. Thinking about learning how to can. Pasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-71224995119147825392013-01-14T16:00:40.990-08:002013-01-14T16:00:40.990-08:00I've been enjoying your blog for some time, an...I've been enjoying your blog for some time, and I was wondering if you could post some pictures of your garden lay out. I'm just curious. It seems that you are able to grow a lot of veggies. I wanted to see how you plot your land. I've considered growing beans for dried beans, but I don't feel like I'd be able to produce much in the space I have. How many plants do you usually grow, and what is your yield in pounds if you weigh them? Your blog is very poetic, so sorry to get all technical...Willnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-31644484805572635662013-01-02T14:32:25.863-08:002013-01-02T14:32:25.863-08:00You've grown some lovely beans, that's for...You've grown some lovely beans, that's for sure. I'm so glad you pointed out Red Noodle to me. It's everything you describe, and then some! It loves our hot and humid conditions too. <br /><br />And you are so right about protecting seeds in the mail. I've had seeds sent me that wound up crushed too. Sunflower seeds are no match for the mailing machines.<br /><br />It sounds like I need to investigate Rattlesnake. I've got Cherokee Trail of Tears and Good Mother Stallard ordered, but there's always room for one more bean, isn't there?Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.com