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Tag Archives: greasy beans
Greasy Beans, Half-Runners and Other Bean Talk
The last few years I’ve become fascinated with growing various types of heirloom pole beans. Many have interesting descriptive names like “greasy beans”, “cornfield beans” and “half-runners”. It was confusing to me at first, but I managed to learn the … Continue reading
Harvest Monday August 5, 2019
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. We’re getting a bounty of summer veggies now, so many that I think I will share a few group photos of what I’ve been bringing in. Centercut is … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged bread, cucumbers, eggplant, emmer, greasy beans, green beans, okra, pepitas, pole beans, sourdough bread, squash, tomatoes, tromboncino
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Photo Friday: 2018 By the Month
Lacking any real activity in the garden this time of year, I thought I would share some photos today to show some of my 2018 activities. January saw us undertaking a big kitchen renovation. We had been planning this for … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Friday
Tagged Ace, Ally, asparagus, Cats, greasy beans, homemade, kimchi, kitchen makeover, lacto-fermentation, ornaments, sauerkraut, seed starting, sweet potatoes
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Harvest Monday October 22, 2018
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. The cold weather continued last week, and we got a couple of light frosts early in the week. They didn’t seem to hurt the garden, but I harvested a … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged baccatum peppers, broccoli, greasy beans, hot peppers, kimchi, Turkeyneck, turnips, winter squash
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Harvest Monday October 1, 2018
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. It’s October, and I’m so ready to start a new month. September was rainy and hot, and we got over 8 inches of rain combined with above average temperatures. … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged chile powder, gochugaru, greasy beans, Guajillo, half runner beans, hot peppers, kimchi, neck pumpkins, paprika, peppers
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