Tonight we all enjoyed well except my 5 yr old a nice harvest of of Blue Lake Green Beans Freshly Picked Slightly Steamed And Oh So Delicious......
That's what I grow every year.. Are they fantastic or what. Especially with a few new potatoes thrown in the pot. Ours are done for the year but I have plenty in my freezer. Just like fresh.
I've tried to sneak in a second planting, they are just coming up now. We were eating them steamed, in soups, stews and I froze a bag. Gave a bag to my neighbor, she cooked them the old fashioned way, real slow, real soft and with bacon.
Blue Lakes are the same variety you buy in the can at the store. I grow the bush variety. They are heavy producers as long as you keep picking them, stringless, and stay tender a long time.
Ok. I was in a discount store yesterday & found an (already) opened packet of Blue Lake Green Beans. So I bought it. I plan on planting them today. We shall see if there is enough time for them to germinate, grow, bloom, & produce before frost! (I live in MA)
One thing good about the blue lake bush beans is the beans grow mostly at the bottom of the plant and have a lot of leaves. So even if you get a frost, the beans are close to the ground and should not get frostbit since its warmer there. You might lose a few leaves but that doesn`t hurt the beans.
We shall see how they do. I am growing them in big pots on my back terrace. It is the sunniest part of our property. I guess if I were quick about it, I could always lug the pots indoors when a frost is predicted. )Assuming my back can swing it!)
