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Agony

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17. Have you tried dry beans?

Reply to mopinko (Reply #16)

Sat Dec 1, 2012, 08:15 PM

Dec 2012

they take bit of room but there is nothing like tortillas with your own Cannellini beans! Black Turtle, Marfax, King of the Early, Kenearly, YinYang (beautiful), Tiger Eye and Calypso have all done well for us.

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what's your favorite bean? [View all] mopinko Nov 2012 OP

has-bean Skittles Nov 2012 #1

The half-runner is the go-to bean for this purpose in my home region, Tanuki Nov 2012 #2

Nothing exotic... I just like green beans. femmocrat Nov 2012 #3

Three sisters Tanuki Nov 2012 #4

Interesting! Never heard of that before. Kaleva Nov 2012 #5

Very efficient! femmocrat Nov 2012 #8

I have a new favorite bean I found this year Curmudgeoness Nov 2012 #6

i've seen those. seemed liked an obvious pick. mopinko Nov 2012 #7

The purple podded one I grow Agony Nov 2012 #15

my kids love edimame. mopinko Dec 2012 #16

Have you tried dry beans? Agony Dec 2012 #17

that's the plan. never had enough before, but mopinko Dec 2012 #18

There are a couple of dry pole beans Agony Dec 2012 #19

Green. Hands down. Shagbark Hickory Nov 2012 #9

Rocdor yellow "wax beans"--Best beans ever Kolesar Nov 2012 #10

thanks. will try these, and mopinko Nov 2012 #11

French Filet beac Nov 2012 #12

i have grown those and i NEVER get them picked in time. mopinko Nov 2012 #13

I've had that same problem with sparse production but found that they tolerate beac Nov 2012 #14

Field Peas?...Cow Peas?...Crowder Peas?...Now I know!. bvar22 Dec 2012 #20

When you cook your beans, season them with cumin Kolesar Dec 2012 #21