Saturday 12 September 2015

Peas Please Me...and Beans Too


Sometimes a crop is more welcome because you didn't expect them to come to much.  This year's peas is a case in point



The runner beans are great too, but the quantity a bit overwhelming!



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  1. We thought our runner beans wouldn't amount to much too and they have come good in the end

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    1. Have your French Climbing Beans caught up, Sue?

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    2. Yes the climbing French beans have caught up, the green and purple ones are harvesting well and the yellow ones are a bit less productive. But I think that is often the case with yellow beans.

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  2. Runner beans freeze well though...

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    1. We've tried salting, pickling, freezing even chutney in the past. None seems to preserve that freshly picked runner bean pod quality. Do you blanche them before freezing, Mark?

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  3. We are getting a healthy amount of runner beans too. Your courgettes are looking good mine have really struggled this year. I must be the only gardener to have an underproduction!

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    1. So far we've only had half a dozen green courgettes, Jo. (They were planted out very late.)

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