It is always a hit or miss to get plants thru the heat of August to the nicer, gentler temps of Sept and Oct. This year has been my best one so far. Peppers and Eggplants always make it, and did well this year, but so did some tomato plants, and a second crop of corn. As plants died this year I planted either okra or rattlesnake bean seed in those spots. These plants have done well this late summer and early fall. Most of these plants are second planting.
Always difficult to keep the tomato plants going, especially in containers on the hot pier. But this plant is my best one to survive, has a healthy look and still producing tomatoes. I think it is Fantastic or Better Boy, or one of each.
The replant of beans are doing great, lots of blooms and some good eating real soon
Collard plants
Second planting of Fantastic tomatoes. Some of the leaves were stripped by a ground hog, but he is no more
Also, saved a lot of bean seed from the first planting
I watched my Dad many times take dry peas and such, put them in a feed bag, bang the bag against the concrete floor, hammer it a bit, then pour out the contents against a steady breeze. WaaLaa the seed dropped into the bucket and the thrash blew away.digitS' wrote:Lakngulf, I have grown a "rattlesnake type" pole bean called Cascade Giant the last 5 years or so.
The dry pods are hard to get off the seed compared to the shell beans I've grown. You have done some work!
You might want to know that the seed makes the best soup .
Steve
Well, I tried that with these beans. Did not work. As you say, I had to shell them, but happy to have some good seed.
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Yup! I just brought in a whole grocery bag of tomatoes, bell peppers, Anaheim peppers, parsley, lavender, and other herbs. We have had temps as low as 38, but no frost yet and things are still producing.
This time of year, even if it gets down to 38, it only gets down there for a few of the coldest hours and comes right back up, so plants that are hardened by being out all season can handle it.
This time of year, even if it gets down to 38, it only gets down there for a few of the coldest hours and comes right back up, so plants that are hardened by being out all season can handle it.