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Ever hear of "ground beans" ?

2 years ago

They were evidently a type of bean that you had to dig to harvest? I read about them in the link below..about the Buffalo Bird Woman and the crops she grew in the 1850's and later...she was talking about growing beans, and this is the quote...

"I do not know when my people stopped planting ground beans and wild potatoes; but ground beans are hard to dig, and the people, anyway, liked the new kind of beans better."

https://nativeheritageproject.com/2013/06/02/buffalo-bird-womans-garden/

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zeedman Zone 5 Wisconsin

2 years ago

Probably American groundnut, Apios americana a.k.a. "Potato Bean". Although it is a bean relative, what is harvested is the tuberous roots.

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robert567
2 years ago
Peanuts?
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robert567
2 years ago
Interesting what people used to survive, those legume tubers must have been very important before more advanced agriculture since they were a perennial you could dig up whenever needed. Probably a common "weed" in some areas now.
Donna R
Original Author
2 years ago
There was also a bit in there about them eating the black soot on corn cobs! We always tossed the whole ear when it had smut on it, she was very sure to say to only eat the smut on the cobs, not from the stalk..and they used to suck on the green stalks because the juice was sweet..it's a very interesting read...I like reading about old harvest and preservation from different people and areas.
zeedman Zone 5 Wisconsin
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
I remember reading about a breeding program that was attempting to produce improved tuber size. If I can find that again, I'll post a link here. American ground nuts are mainly found in the more temperate climates of the U.S. South & East Coast regions.

Edit: There was a breeding program in Louisiana State University. A promising cultivar from that program was LA85-034, it might me worth a search to find a source. The vines when in bloom are pretty enough to be grown as an ornamental. My climate does not appear to be ideal (which is the reason this bean freak hasn't already grown them) but after seeing the flowers, I'm tempted to try them here regardless.
Donna R
Original Author
2 years ago
Oikos has done quite a bit of searching for ground nut varieties..he has several that are very large as compared to the historical varieties....wrong time of year to order, but if you're wanting to try some, here's the link...

https://oikostreecrops.com/products/?route=product/category&path=65_116
robert567
2 years ago
Unfortunately the guy at Oikos has retired, he looks like he had an absolutely unique selection of native and wild type plants. You can tell his passion just by reading through the website. I wonder if anybody else has multiple types of "groundnut" for sale?

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