tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post3457214739954829257..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: Harvest Monday - 13 September 2010Daphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-9739552640715023122010-09-14T18:52:47.810-04:002010-09-14T18:52:47.810-04:00RandomGardener, I will post pics, or at least I ho...RandomGardener, I will post pics, or at least I hope so. I've planted some spinach in front so hoping to do a garden update soon. It has photos of where the beans are. Nope not a melon seed. Many of its cukes are just normal. It is the occasional one that is very sweet. So strange.<br /><br />Melissa, well I dry them so they are dried beans. I love them though. I do have a few garden hates, namely beets and arugula. I just think all of our tastes are different. You should grow what you love. Since I love dried beans, that is what I grow.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-47418184115020965052010-09-14T15:11:49.854-04:002010-09-14T15:11:49.854-04:00All those gorgeous beans! I just can't make m...All those gorgeous beans! I just can't make myself love beans. Maybe fresh beans are better than dried?Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816466342768789620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-72107065468301834132010-09-14T10:14:58.356-04:002010-09-14T10:14:58.356-04:00Your dried beans are lovely! Do post pics of your...Your dried beans are lovely! Do post pics of your garden where these are planted. Just curious, to see how they grow and how much space is required. I have cow peas planted and they are vining plants. Haven't experienced the sweet melon taste in cucumbers, but my guess would be, there might have been a melon seed in the cucumber packet?RandomGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634760100341475864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-24823446765854402262010-09-14T07:19:13.285-04:002010-09-14T07:19:13.285-04:00Granny, that is a good thing to be doing on a Mond...Granny, that is a good thing to be doing on a Monday. I wish I had a shed to clean out. Well I do have a bike shed, but no garden shed yet. Oh no. You could always use them as shelling beans. Cook them up right away.<br /><br />kathy, I read about that on your blog. So sad. I've yet to see one in my garden. I think community gardens are very hard in the bug department. <br /><br />Nartaya, They do take some time, but they are a really easy crop (if you don't get bean beetles). You just plant them and let them go for a while.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-8837529173263510362010-09-14T07:15:56.087-04:002010-09-14T07:15:56.087-04:00Lou, applesauce is so easy compared to something l...Lou, applesauce is so easy compared to something like salsa though. Peeling all those tomatoes was hard. I love making applesauce. It is just so easy. I do need another canning pot though. Maybe I'll pick one up today. Or maybe I'll just pick up more jars.<br /><br />Karen Anne, some cukes do have yellow skin naturally or they do get yellow skin when they age too. Once they are ripe their skin turns yellow (not so good for eating, but you can save seed). <br /><br />Shawn Ann, I know. I want to grow so many things next year.<br /><br />Emily, frost? Ack I'm not even thinking about that yet. I wonder if we will have a really late year or not.<br /><br />meemsnyc, it was very nice.<br /><br />michelle, it might be some melon gene popping up, but I'm thinking it is environmental. It hadn't done it before. But I can't figure out what is causing it. Disease? Cooler temps? Wild temperature swings? Some bug?<br /><br />balcony paradise, and they keep coming. I'm shocked they are still producing so well.<br /><br />Ribbit, so many things. I love dried beans. They go into soups and Mexican food mostly. I make baked beans out of the cranberry beans sometimes.<br /><br />a tasteful garden, for the cranberry and trail of tears beans I have a section of fence that is 24' long (and sadly part in shade). They get a foot wide for a double row of beans. I grow other things in front. This is the second harvest and there is more to come.<br /><br />Prairie Cat, it is a weird but good year for tomatoes. I'm not complaining even if I was sad to lose my lettuce in June. I'd gladly give you some if you lived close.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-16115593343623195982010-09-14T07:07:10.256-04:002010-09-14T07:07:10.256-04:00Ali, I'll probably do that post as one of my r...Ali, I'll probably do that post as one of my round up posts in the fall. I usually look back over how things did.<br /><br />Mac, my runner beans haven't done well this year. The flowers are pretty, but they didn't set until just recently as the weather has cooled down. I'm hoping that I get some seed for next year.<br /><br />mamaraby, it is odd. I would expect them to be really early. Well a little early. They still needed time to grow. Mine were about 2 weeks faster than last year, but then again last year was horrible.<br /><br />Katrina, yes they make good black beans. They are very vigorous growers too. They would probably top a 10' fence if you gave them that. I never do of course since I can't pick them that high, but they do try to take over the world.<br /><br />Stevie, well I'll probably do a round up post later on in the fall once all the harvests are in, but the Ottawa Cranberry and Trail of Tears were planted in a foot wide strip (double row) along the back of the fence. They have about 24' of fence, though the last half is a pretty crappy growing area as it gets morning shade from the maple tree and afternoon shade from the fence. This is the second harvest I've gotten from them and there is still more to come.<br /><br />Toni, my mom had issues with grasshoppers in Colorado. They could really eat a garden down. She put turkeys on two sides of the garden and ducks and geese on one side. There was just one side left unprotected. That worked pretty well.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-32828299240165842952010-09-14T01:20:36.292-04:002010-09-14T01:20:36.292-04:00Beautiful beans and lovely tomatoes! I don't t...Beautiful beans and lovely tomatoes! I don't think I have the patience to wait for the beans to dry on the vine.Accidentalultrarunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05451734598753777765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-57230726230916116042010-09-14T00:40:19.865-04:002010-09-14T00:40:19.865-04:00Congrats on all those dried shell beans. I tried h...Congrats on all those dried shell beans. I tried hard this year, but the bean beetles are still partying out in my bean patch. I'm sure you'll enjoy them!<br /><br />Kathykathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10947233901412406068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-72682752187098871222010-09-13T22:41:23.846-04:002010-09-13T22:41:23.846-04:00Whew, I made it before Tuesday! I got so busy cle...Whew, I made it before Tuesday! I got so busy cleaning my garden shed today, I forgot it was Monday. <br /><br />Those dry beans are gorgeous. I don't think my pods are ever going to begin drying. I cheated and took the beans out of one fat purple pod of Trail of Tears, and laid them out on the patio table to dry. They just got small and shriveled :-(Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-26169568463990221642010-09-13T20:57:05.364-04:002010-09-13T20:57:05.364-04:00I am surprised that our tomatoes are still produci...I am surprised that our tomatoes are still producing fruit as well. Normally my parents' tomatoes have quit by this time, due to blight, but the last time I saw their plants there was still a bounty of green fruits on them! Must be a weird (good) year for tomatoes.<br /><br />I wish I was your neighbor, because I am completely out of parsley. I have been refraining from buying any because I have some tiny plants, just none that I would be able to harvest from yet. It's killing me!Prairie Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03036436697268048651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-81838773156270226022010-09-13T19:56:49.967-04:002010-09-13T19:56:49.967-04:00oh Daphne, your dried beans are gorgeous! how much...oh Daphne, your dried beans are gorgeous! how much space do you allocate to them? i grow some each year, but i rarely grow enough to amount to more than one good pot of beans.a tasteful gardenhttp://www.atastefulgarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-57216491312565007052010-09-13T17:11:48.190-04:002010-09-13T17:11:48.190-04:00What do you wind up doing with all of your dried b...What do you wind up doing with all of your dried beans!?Ribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-79999458573787710072010-09-13T15:04:21.065-04:002010-09-13T15:04:21.065-04:00The beans look beautiful! I'm happy that your ...The beans look beautiful! I'm happy that your tomato harvest continues. They are by far the best summer crop.balcony/paradisehttp://balblo.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-21713993216482057952010-09-13T14:05:01.510-04:002010-09-13T14:05:01.510-04:00The beans are so pretty! What strange cukes, I'...The beans are so pretty! What strange cukes, I've never heard of them developing yellow flesh and being sweet. But, cukes and melons are very closely related, so perhaps there's some melon genes popping up in that plant? Summer has been treating you and your garden really well this year, lucky you.michellehttp://fromseedtotable.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-22519465127363168082010-09-13T13:54:30.935-04:002010-09-13T13:54:30.935-04:00Wow, all that basil from one plant! That is so aw...Wow, all that basil from one plant! That is so awesome!meemsnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-10916082757605484702010-09-13T13:31:13.979-04:002010-09-13T13:31:13.979-04:00I agree with all about the beauty of your beans. ...I agree with all about the beauty of your beans. I've let my basil go to seed so I'm not going to get much out of it. When frost threatens, I'll pick off the remaining leaves.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00500390722832190990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-42781066673726794192010-09-13T13:00:26.238-04:002010-09-13T13:00:26.238-04:00Your beans look so nice makes me want to try beans...Your beans look so nice makes me want to try beans next year! That is what is so bad about sharing all our harvests with each other! You see all the stuff you want to try and don't have enough room or time for!Shawn Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16242486533549946479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-24042408587919686912010-09-13T12:57:39.474-04:002010-09-13T12:57:39.474-04:00I've been getting cucumbers with yellow skin. ...I've been getting cucumbers with yellow skin. And yet also regular green ones. I haven't tried to see if they're from the same plant, as i have several plants in a wire cage.<br /><br />I had guessed that the seeds were not actually cucumber seeds or some cross. I guess if there are any more, I should cut one open instead of just throwing them in the compost pile.Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-23744024131326900412010-09-13T12:46:01.517-04:002010-09-13T12:46:01.517-04:00Hey, I'm not the last to post for once. Beauti...Hey, I'm not the last to post for once. Beautiful harvest, as always. I especially loved the dry bean photos. I'm trying Cherokee Trail of Tears for the first time this year, but mine are just now flowering. Loved your last post on making and canning applesauce. What a project!Lou Murrayhttp://greenlifeinsocal.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-39192849015369537292010-09-13T12:24:30.250-04:002010-09-13T12:24:30.250-04:00Wow... those are some beautiful beans!
You've...Wow... those are some beautiful beans!<br /><br />You've had an awesome harvest this year Daphne... even with your big move!<br /><br />The grasshoppers are giving me a lot of trouble... I'm totally thinking chickens next year!!!Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251147737253912516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-27895226771687540622010-09-13T12:17:52.481-04:002010-09-13T12:17:52.481-04:00Hi Daphne - great beans! How many plants do you n...Hi Daphne - great beans! How many plants do you need for that big of a harvest?Stephanie from GardenTherapy.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662974571087448913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-1372061167406205592010-09-13T12:15:02.029-04:002010-09-13T12:15:02.029-04:00My husband loves black beans. Would the Trail of T...My husband loves black beans. Would the Trail of Tears beans be good to try? I live in Dallas, TX, Zone 8-ish. I tried growing bush beans (Burpee's Bush Blue Lake 274) this summer with terrible results. I think leafhoppers were the culprits but I only ever found *two* bugs and they took out 2 square feet of bean plants. I think I either underestimated their capabilities or their numbers...Katrina Doe Parkerhttp://katrinadoeparker.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-17764615364189569912010-09-13T12:11:40.021-04:002010-09-13T12:11:40.021-04:00Our tomatoes have been a bit slow this year which ...Our tomatoes have been a bit slow this year which seems so odd given how warm it was this year. Your beans look so pretty!mamarabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474499494009129003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-83024519682031869372010-09-13T11:47:09.440-04:002010-09-13T11:47:09.440-04:00Lovely beans, the sweet cucumber is interesting.
...Lovely beans, the sweet cucumber is interesting. <br />If I'm lucky, I'll get some dry runner beans, the cucumber beetles have gotten into them, that's okay I grow them for hummers, the beetles can have the beans, hopefully there are few good seeds left in the pods for me.machttp://highdesertgarden.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-1315742738839287892010-09-13T11:04:08.708-04:002010-09-13T11:04:08.708-04:00I'd love to hear more about the dried beans, l...I'd love to hear more about the dried beans, like how many plants per pound of yield, how much room they take, etc. I think they'd be fun to grow, and delicious to eat.<br /><br />And the cuke thing is weird. I am missing my cukes, sigh. I need to figure out better timing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com