Horticultural Beans
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Ever heard of a Quail's Head horticultural bean?
Comments (7)Thanks for the help, everyone! Aftermidnight, I had also come across the name "Rachel" in a couple old documents, too. Not sure if it's the same thing or just a similar cultivar. Jimster, I had read that thread on horitcultural beans when I began my search. I had no idea the term was so contentious! And thanks to Drloyd and BlueJay for the SSE suggestion. I think I will contact them and see if it's still around. It never hurts to ask!...See MoreBeans 101: Greasy, Horticultural, Cornfield
Comments (3)As has been stated "Greasy" beans are named for the appearance of the pod. There are quite a few listed among "heirlooms" but none among among commercial cultivars. Horticultural beans are as noted most favored for green shellies. Several of them are suitable for snaps (altho a bit mealy for my taste. Available commercially as either bush or pole. They are also good as dried beans, a little sweeter than other types. Horticulturals are generally considered multi-purpose beans. A popular cultivar is Dwarf Horticultural (Taylor Strain) . These are are sold in the dried bean section of the grocery store as either Horticltural or Cranberry beans. There are several pole types but the old Mammoth Horticultural is the only one that I have grown. It is not a good snap bean Cornfield beans as noted are older vigorous pole beans. All are string beans ( you have to remove the strings to use them as snap beans)...See MoreWhy Canned 'Horticultural Beans' Aren't on Store Shelves.
Comments (1)Probably insuffienct demand. The shelf space relegated to canned goods has been on a downward spiral for several years. Groceries here carry them as dried beans but sometimes alternate with the similar flavored cranberry beans. There are multiple varieties in each category so finding the exact one your mother grew, will require that you remember some detail. They come in both bush and pole form, but only bush is grown for commercial purposes....See MoreIncredible EDIBLES 2009 Events
Comments (61)Just bumping this one up here. Kathy, are you still hosting a swap for September? If this is not a go, then I can just combine the IE and IH swap as one, for the Ethnic swap, this way it can give people a break and have only one swap. As said in the IH event thread, it seems pretty much a go to make the Ethnic swap this month for IH (and IE if noone is hosting this month), and do a mass bean swap hosted my me in November here for IE, since November will be a better time to do a bean swap, since it is still early for a bean harvest. I am hosting both, so it should have no confusion or change anything anyone else is hosting or doing. With the bean swap, the usual post for sign ups, if in November, would be early October, however, I will probably post a little earlier than usual like I did with the mass tomato swap to get a good sign up. I think the bean swap would be a good way to get others to participate, instead of just our usual group of people. So, even though I would have the send in by date in later October, and have all the beans sent back out to everyone in November, I may start sign ups for it in September. Does that sound ok?...See Morejimster
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