sprayed everything with calcium. Defoliated more melon canopy. Brought in 3 suyo long. Not perfect--Got a little fat--But they'll still taste good..
Planted
lolla bionda
purple mizuna
blood sorrel
osaka purple mustard
tat soi
ching-chiang
shogin turnip
hon tsai tai
5 radishes
amsterdam #2
winter spinach
erste ernte spinach
8.25.2008
8.24.2008
Beans
The ever dangerous "grow a bunch of varieties but not enough of the staples" in this case a green bush bean?? Contender did not contend.
Pole
Rattlesnake Bean (Purple streaked green pole)- back for a repeat performance. Love this bean. Nice teepee going -- harvest is about to come in.
roquencourt (Yellow wax bush)-hard to get established. Have gotten some beautiful beans but still waiting for a good flush. When right these make the longest thick white-yellow pods.
marvel of venice (yellow romano pole)-nothing yet struggled to get these established too.
violetto (purple pole) lost most of them in establishment--3 left.
soleil (yellow bush filet)-small only one plant made it--beans so far have been bad
Indy Gold (Yellow Bush)--doing okay--gotten some nice beans waiting for a good second flush
Royal Burgundy (Purple Bush snap)-just started producing--beans have great texture and color
Nugget (yellow bush)-similar to soleil in size--not sure whats going on here.
Neckargold (yellow snap pole)-waiting...waiting. 2-4 made it.
Contender (green bush)-lost all but 1--last year was so good.
Maxibel (green filet)-love these looong curvy skinny beans. If the bean pops..though their worthless as pods. The beans can still be eaten
Purpiat (purple romano bush)-Love steamed romano's. These came of the plant pretty easily when young. Carefull handling. Got my first genuine pods today.
Roc d'hor (Yellow wax bush)-These are the best yellow beans so far.
Pole
Rattlesnake Bean (Purple streaked green pole)- back for a repeat performance. Love this bean. Nice teepee going -- harvest is about to come in.
roquencourt (Yellow wax bush)-hard to get established. Have gotten some beautiful beans but still waiting for a good flush. When right these make the longest thick white-yellow pods.
marvel of venice (yellow romano pole)-nothing yet struggled to get these established too.
violetto (purple pole) lost most of them in establishment--3 left.
soleil (yellow bush filet)-small only one plant made it--beans so far have been bad
Indy Gold (Yellow Bush)--doing okay--gotten some nice beans waiting for a good second flush
Royal Burgundy (Purple Bush snap)-just started producing--beans have great texture and color
Nugget (yellow bush)-similar to soleil in size--not sure whats going on here.
Neckargold (yellow snap pole)-waiting...waiting. 2-4 made it.
Contender (green bush)-lost all but 1--last year was so good.
Maxibel (green filet)-love these looong curvy skinny beans. If the bean pops..though their worthless as pods. The beans can still be eaten
Purpiat (purple romano bush)-Love steamed romano's. These came of the plant pretty easily when young. Carefull handling. Got my first genuine pods today.
Roc d'hor (Yellow wax bush)-These are the best yellow beans so far.
Peas
Shell
British Wonder- No Germination
Strike - decent germination with good later production
Marvel -nothing
Coral - early short plants with a great first flush and they're done
Petit Pois - loved these. Came late but stood up in the heat and produced nicely. Needed to be staked.
Snap
Amish Snap-excellent producer of small peas--not too tall-not enough germination
Super Sugar-later than Amish. Good but not great production--not enough germination
Sugar Ann - worthless. Bad germination--needs to be staked--but small.
Snow Peas
Snow Green - the victor--even produced some really nice peas in early august!
Oregon - fine but nothing to write home about
Carouby de Maussane- interesting purple flower--should have staked them. The were in difficult soil and did okay. But not overly prolific.
blau - volunteer. Fun to grow.
British Wonder- No Germination
Strike - decent germination with good later production
Marvel -nothing
Coral - early short plants with a great first flush and they're done
Petit Pois - loved these. Came late but stood up in the heat and produced nicely. Needed to be staked.
Snap
Amish Snap-excellent producer of small peas--not too tall-not enough germination
Super Sugar-later than Amish. Good but not great production--not enough germination
Sugar Ann - worthless. Bad germination--needs to be staked--but small.
Snow Peas
Snow Green - the victor--even produced some really nice peas in early august!
Oregon - fine but nothing to write home about
Carouby de Maussane- interesting purple flower--should have staked them. The were in difficult soil and did okay. But not overly prolific.
blau - volunteer. Fun to grow.
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