A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Food Garden Forum How I raise my green beans

Here is the way I raise my green beans.
One large row. When they are about the size of french beans, I pick them.
Wash them
cut off the ends
Cook them till almost tender
Freeze for winter provisions.
Save me $$$$$$$$$$$

How many pounds of beans do you usually harvest?

I have no idea.
I just fill up quart freezer bags till I think I have enough..
100 quarts is pretty good.

thanks.

they take less room if I cook them before freezing.

dodge

Do you cook them or just blanch them?

Last year I cooked them till almost done.
Tnen froze them. I liked the idea better , cause it was easier to make them for a meal. Cook faster.. Bean do take long if raw you notice.

dodge

We blanch ours in a boiling water bath for 2-3 minutes (I think). Boil water. Pop the beans in. When the water begins to boil that's when we begin to time. The "wisdom" (??) is that blanching retains more nutrients.

Course-- "cooking" could be interpreted different ways. Here in the deep south, cooking means they are cooked to death!

Your beans row does look beautiful!

tHANK YOU mARCIA,

wHEN YOU BUY A CAN OF BEAN IN THE STORE. tHEY ARE READY TO SERVE.
jUST HEAT.

THAT IS MORE THE IDEA I USE. NOT COOKED TO DEATH.
TO EACH HIS OWN.

B

Looks great Dodge, did you plant yellow or green this year?

Green only. Dislike yellow

Guess we are opposites, I only like the yellow

We do have a choice.LOL

Do you plant peas at all?
I used to

not much yield for the trouble.

dodge

Not always, I don't like peas but I planted a few this year..for my grandmother. She is in a special care home and loves fresh peas so I planted a small drill to take to her as they ripen.

I am green with bean envy!!!

Nice looking crop Dodge!!!

Mine are finally popping up - sheesh!!!!

WASHINGTONBULLET,

THANKS FOR THE KIND WORDS.

i TILLED THEM AN PULLED weeds TODAY. sTARTING TO BEND OVER. i NEVER TIE THEM. lAZY.
HAVING LOTS OF TROUBLE GETTING STUFF TO GROW THIS YEAR.

ONIONS WERE A REAL DRAG. TOMATOES ARE GREAT SO FAR.. LETS HOPE THE BLIGHT CHANGES COURSES.

DODGE

Sure wish I had a garden that big ....I see tractor tracks in the dirt !

Your's are looking better then mine , looks like slug war is about to begin here.

snow

Hubby is the one who plows an harrows the garden for me. Yes the tractor tracks are from him planting sweet corn below my beans. I move to the upper garden for the the tomatoes etc.

You have to buy a farm to run the tractor in the dirt. Ours is just a hobby farm.
He retired from the steelmills.

Other people go to the bar not us . We go to the barn..LOL

Dodge, I used to plant a large garden..I couldn't do the work with the tractor though. I was just learning to drive it and tore it up from one end to the other..so now I plant small and do it all by hand

A hobby farm is still a full time job

Sad tamara

I dont do the plowing an harrowing. HD does that . When he does his fields, He includes me.LOL

My rototiller is a must have there, an makes life easier. I blowed one time, when we had a smaller type . He loves the job.

We get calls almost daily from folks wanting to buy our place>LOL
Frontage here all around it.

dodge

This reminds me of that "Big Green Tractor" song corny as H(*&. But I like Jason. Sorry to hear you are some trouble but its comforting in a way also.

Snow have heard about putting out dishes of beer to combat slugs??

I am off to Wash. DC with the family............

Yes if one has beer.

never tried it .

Dodge for a garden your size you better getta keg!!