tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post7089736180888380512..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: Harvest Monday -25 October 2010Daphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-783494437806997162010-10-27T18:59:12.276-04:002010-10-27T18:59:12.276-04:00Daphne, I love your dried beans. Growing up we gre...Daphne, I love your dried beans. Growing up we grew red kidney beans but we never let them dry to harvest them. When the pods starting turning yellow, we would harvest and shell them. One of my favorite meals... fresh red beans, rice, and hot biscuits. Oh, yes, fresh tomatoes on the side!! YUM!!! If any of the beans were dry, they were saved for next year's seeds.<br /><br />I definitely want to try the Trail of Tears next year and who knows maybe I will try drying some red kidney beans, too.Debbie in MShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297581188154833080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-57145417240497135472010-10-27T08:46:09.947-04:002010-10-27T08:46:09.947-04:00Wonderful blog! You are a hard worker. It was inte...Wonderful blog! You are a hard worker. It was interesting to see that someone else keeps track of their harvest quantities and value. I track mine in Excel spreadsheets, to the point where some people think I am a fanatic about it. But, if you don't track it, how can you compare it? While home gardeners may not sell the produce, the nutritional value and taste is outstanding compared to that of grocery store produce. I just caught a note about you making your own laundry soap. I would like to read that for myself, as I have been considering making bar soap. Keep up the great work!Veggie PAKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250455377130668508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-19462079805068887902010-10-26T07:41:09.765-04:002010-10-26T07:41:09.765-04:00Shawn Ann, thanks
Barbie, I keep thinking I need ...Shawn Ann, thanks<br /><br />Barbie, I keep thinking I need a little more applesauce, but I don't think I'm going to make more. I'll count up the jars and see how long they last.<br /><br />Mac, No. And all of the one photographed were from your seed. Too bad I can't send you some. I hope yours get big enough to eat.<br /><br />meemsnyc, I typically get seed from Pinetree or Fedco, but all the Asian greens that I'm growing this year (except Fun Jen) are from Mac. She sent me a whole lot. I'm sure I'll be growing them next year too.<br /><br />Nartaya, lol, you could always talk to them, maybe that would get them to grow?<br /><br />Lou, I envy your fall and winter fruits. I think everything I have now is shivering.<br /><br />Mal, I thought that the kidney beans needed support. I didn't give them any, but they really seemed to want to climb. I may have to try that next year. They were just called Red Kidney Beans in the Fedco catalog, but they said they were an early maturing variety developed at Cornell.<br /><br />Elizabeth, The top photo is a white stemmed dwarf bok choy but I don't know the variety as it didn't have any listed. The bottom is Chinese broccoli. I really fell in love with yakatta-na this year as it held up in the heat without bolting better than my other Asian greens. It is a great green.<br /><br />Dan, thanks<br /><br />Stevie, I know amazing isn't it? I don't think I'll get to the $1000 mark this year, but that's OK. <br /><br />prue, I could see you growing them up the wall. lol You would never be able to pick them though.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-14822243757483158212010-10-26T06:10:21.307-04:002010-10-26T06:10:21.307-04:00Oh those beans are to die for! Yum. Wish I had the...Oh those beans are to die for! Yum. Wish I had the room on the balcony for dried beans.PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12210701278846436069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-87325214625604989802010-10-26T02:02:12.525-04:002010-10-26T02:02:12.525-04:00Almost $1000 - how wonderful!Almost $1000 - how wonderful!Stephanie from GardenTherapy.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662974571087448913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-21239344222499478382010-10-25T23:15:40.447-04:002010-10-25T23:15:40.447-04:00Your Asian greens really are looking great this fa...Your Asian greens really are looking great this fall!Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-39616265930639993262010-10-25T22:13:54.413-04:002010-10-25T22:13:54.413-04:00Hi Daphne,
Could you tell me the name of the two a...Hi Daphne,<br />Could you tell me the name of the two asian greens in the photos above? Is the first one Shuko Pac Choi?<br /><br />I had spicy yokatta-na for dinner tonight. What a great green! I tranplanted some to my new greenhouse, hope they survive.elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14615887438960518295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-86772100470240425042010-10-25T21:50:13.544-04:002010-10-25T21:50:13.544-04:00Cool! Thanks for the info!Cool! Thanks for the info!Jeff Vandiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200011426236637927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-18702664243138623832010-10-25T17:56:36.476-04:002010-10-25T17:56:36.476-04:00Dwarf beans - Had the same experience as you last ...Dwarf beans - Had the same experience as you last year. This year I put up a support (short cane and string)for each plant. They responded with a bumper crop.<br />I agree that pole beans look after themselves better(and are easier to pick).<br /><br />Are your red kidney beans Canadian Wonder, They look similar to the ones I've grown.Mal's Allotmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-3182104060622151862010-10-25T17:18:28.536-04:002010-10-25T17:18:28.536-04:00Love your photos of your produce. My Trail of Tear...Love your photos of your produce. My Trail of Tears beans are almost ready to harvest, a new veggie for me. I can hardly wait to make some bean soup. Hope I have enough beans. I took a lot of photos of my late October garden today, showing ripening oranges, lemons and avocados. Our fall garden season is upon us here in southern California.Lou Murrayhttp://greenlifeinsocal.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-54872213081179675522010-10-25T16:26:54.615-04:002010-10-25T16:26:54.615-04:00Great Bok Choy! I think that staring at mine are ...Great Bok Choy! I think that staring at mine are not helping them grow faster, but at least I'm not singing to them or they would die off for sure!Accidentalultrarunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05451734598753777765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-66003767798535786042010-10-25T16:11:00.737-04:002010-10-25T16:11:00.737-04:00I'm loving your chinese greens. The only chin...I'm loving your chinese greens. The only chinese greens I grew this year was Mustard Greens, but the bugs kept eating the leaves, so I didn't harvest much. I should try growing Gai Lan and bok choy since I love them both!! Where do you buy your seeds?meemsnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-41306259593632357482010-10-25T15:27:16.938-04:002010-10-25T15:27:16.938-04:00Gorgeous Asian greens, I dragged my feet and didn&...Gorgeous Asian greens, I dragged my feet and didn't start them in time, I have some sprouting now, I call it an "experiment" just to make myself feel better ;)Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837486464329151966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-67705344163076197022010-10-25T15:05:55.245-04:002010-10-25T15:05:55.245-04:00Your beans are really beautiful. The black contain...Your beans are really beautiful. The black container really brings out the colors. And the applesauce leaves me longing for some homemade.Barbie~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14431239835933503549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-69421542764979808532010-10-25T14:17:28.466-04:002010-10-25T14:17:28.466-04:00Those beans look so pretty! I really want to try g...Those beans look so pretty! I really want to try growing some!<br /><br />I'm hoping to make some applesauce too! Yours looks pretty good!Shawn Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16242486533549946479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-17809775825364661902010-10-25T14:16:51.448-04:002010-10-25T14:16:51.448-04:00Toni, no just one year, not one and a half. I have...Toni, no just one year, not one and a half. I haven't made it all yet, but I have the ingredients for it, so I will make it. Wow 40lbs of pears ought to take a long time to process. Unless you make pear sauce I suppose. I would probably cut them up and make canned pears. I'm not a fan of fresh pears but loved the canned ones. <br /><br />Tyra, this year they look so nice because the slugs have taken a little vacation with all the dry weather we had. They have started to become more active now though as we have had a lot more rain in the fall.<br /><br />keewee, Swiss chard is good though. Mine seems to be slowing down rather dramatically. It is there, but not growing anymore. So sad.<br /><br />michelle, they taste close enough to a black bean. I usually make black bean soup out of them. I tried Black Coco this year, but I wasn't impressed with its productivity. So I think I'll just stick with ToT for my black beans. It is longer than thinner than a regular black bean though so it looks a bit different.<br /><br />Melissa, I swear they knew they would get eaten as soon as they ripened so they started to turn and just sat there.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-75911970657484977452010-10-25T14:10:45.786-04:002010-10-25T14:10:45.786-04:00thyme, I doubt it. I don't think I've ever...thyme, I doubt it. I don't think I've ever seen a cucumber beetle in one of the traps.<br /><br />Mary, I'm thinking of micro climates too. I really want a rosemary to stay alive over the winter in our (supposedly) zone 6 area. My neighbor said that there used to be a rosemary that would over winter here, so I'm thinking I can do it. If I plant it on the southwest side of the house and right near the foundation it will probably work. I can always hope.<br /><br />JGH, It has been a while then. I moved in June. It is exciting to have a new garden. I just wish I could have had it up earlier for a really big fall garden. I love the fast asian greens, but I want broccoli too. Dried beans in general need a lot of space. The pole beans had about 9-10 square feet for each variety and they each produced about a pound. If you are just going for the best producers, these aren't them. I grow them because I love them and it gives me something over the winter that I can eat from the garden too. They are really easy to take care of too (if you don't have bean beetles). Just plant and forget until late August when they start to ripen (or early August for the bush ones). <br /><br />EG, yes any bean can be done that way, but some produce better tasting beans than others or have better texture. Typically you plant a dried bean variety. But my green beans are usually Kentucky Wonder and they make a fine white bean if you let them ripen.<br /><br />Fred, I'm cooking up some as I type. I decided I really needed some bean soup. I keep wondering how long the garden will last this year. Last year it lasted until almost Thanksgiving, but usually the beginning to middle of November is the finish. We haven't even had a frost yet much less a real freeze.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-80563453306087435842010-10-25T14:01:51.984-04:002010-10-25T14:01:51.984-04:00Beautiful harvest! Those peppers that won't t...Beautiful harvest! Those peppers that won't turn red, they are so naughty! I have pepper plants that won't grow. So irritating!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816466342768789620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-25369675042572480702010-10-25T12:14:13.522-04:002010-10-25T12:14:13.522-04:00I shelled the last of my dried beans this week als...I shelled the last of my dried beans this week also. Your Trail of Tears beans are beautiful, are they similar in flavor and use to other black beans, like turtle beans?<br /><br />Microclimates are really interesting, I've got one corner of my garden that is near but not under a large oak tree and it is decidedly less frosty than the far corner of the garden which is slightly lower and more open around the sides.michellehttp://fromseedtotable.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-84969640728802081822010-10-25T11:41:37.523-04:002010-10-25T11:41:37.523-04:00Daphne, you sure have been a very busy girl this s...Daphne, you sure have been a very busy girl this season. My garden is almost bare, just kale, for our rabbit, and some swiss chard leftJennifer AKA keeweehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16107693230744190952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-73418648731722464432010-10-25T11:25:33.903-04:002010-10-25T11:25:33.903-04:00Hi Daphne, amazing post and harvest as always. You...Hi Daphne, amazing post and harvest as always. Your Asian greens look so good, really healthy. Thank you for the tip about the flee beetle trap. <br /><br />TyraTYRA Hallsénius Lindhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01090257443354079679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-30050127282504091222010-10-25T11:07:42.294-04:002010-10-25T11:07:42.294-04:00The beans and greens are just beautiful!!!!
I hav...The beans and greens are just beautiful!!!!<br /><br />I have some tomatoes on my counter that need to be transformed into sauce or maybe ketchup!!!<br /><br />I love applesauce too! Got quite a few quarts in my pantry.<br /><br />Trying to decide what to do with the 40#s of pears that are now ready to process!<br /><br />PS... You have a 1 1/2 years worth of homemade powder clothes detergent on hand.... wow... Daphne!!!! You are truly amazing! And I mean it!Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251147737253912516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-46172253419640677262010-10-25T10:37:52.945-04:002010-10-25T10:37:52.945-04:00Those dry beans look awesome!
My dry beans were do...Those dry beans look awesome!<br />My dry beans were done a few weeks ago. I'm waiting for a nice cold day to start eating them though!<br />Just 1 crop was harvested this week: Radishes, but they were a great size and tasted delicious!<br />Just a little left to harvest as I put the garden to bed for the winter over the next few weeks.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01736844421221635306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-80069356667178616942010-10-25T10:37:39.263-04:002010-10-25T10:37:39.263-04:00I love seeing the dried beans...Question - can any...I love seeing the dried beans...Question - can any bean be done that way, or is it only certain ones? I'm intrigued, and don't know squat about the whole process...Jeff Vandiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200011426236637927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-9575394075050180162010-10-25T09:38:27.729-04:002010-10-25T09:38:27.729-04:00I think you moved since the last time I was here! ...I think you moved since the last time I was here! It must be so exciting putting in a new garden, deciding where everything will go, etc. Wishing you many productive years ahead! and I'm very impressed with all of your beans. Do kidney beans need a lot of space? Would love to try growing them sometime. <br /><br />Thought you might like to see the harvest in our school courtyard!JGHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710652130966518173noreply@blogger.com