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performancefartistDecember 11, 2020
I recognize the Dragon's Tongue, but what is that lovely velvety variety to the far right of that row?
Romano Purpiat Bean!
From left to right, top to bottom:
Dragon Tongue Bean
Bountiful Bean
Capitano Bean
Romano Purpiat Bean
Velour Bean
Maxibel Bean
Soleil Bean
Carson Bean
Royal Burgundy Bean
Hickok Bean
performancefartistDecember 11, 2020
So pretty! I want to pickle them in a mixed jar and then not touch it cause it's too nice to look at.
grrrandmaDecember 13, 2020
I usually grow pole beans because I like having a 7' tall green hedge in the garden, but you're inspiring me to grow a mix of colors next year instead of all green ones.
I love all the colors they look so nice! Serious question- what do you make with all of them? We had a couple of prolific varies this year and had trouble keeping up.- Yard long beans and some type of little yellow wax bush beans.
girl_undone [OP]December 12, 2020
I was mostly trying to pan fry them because I wanted to know what each one was like and compare, but I'm not sure that's advisable. It took a long time. It was really good when it worked and some of them got a little caramelized.
I like them in soup (like ramen). I put them in casserole with summer squash and ball pasta but if one bean was fibrous and gross it made me paranoid about the whole giant casserole.
That's a nice mix of varieties, looks like what we'd call runner and broad beans over here ?
No runner beans or broad/fava beans. These are all from little bush bean plants. I grow scarlet runners too but I haven't grown any broad beans yet. People here grow broad beans during pea season? But peas are so good I don't know why I'd grow anything but peas.