tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5167042266458372170.post8360787899339413471..comments2024-02-09T12:45:58.726-05:00Comments on Growing Food in Florida: Planting black beans from the grocery storeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5167042266458372170.post-83989789877143915792015-11-01T00:44:54.136-04:002015-11-01T00:44:54.136-04:00I was growing pod beans, but then after harvesting...I was growing pod beans, but then after harvesting I decided it took too much work to shell all the beans. Is there an easy way to shell these beans? Thank you, MaryM. Halyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590475988691020202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5167042266458372170.post-89800309055964301002013-07-15T09:58:49.574-04:002013-07-15T09:58:49.574-04:00We had pretty good luck with dry beans this year. ...We had pretty good luck with dry beans this year. I got about 1.5 lbs from a 5 x 7' bed of kebarika beans from the Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. Tough plants. That amount of seed is enough for me to plant some serious rows in the spring.David The Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10198938190820294516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5167042266458372170.post-74655627303823152432012-09-07T21:00:59.862-04:002012-09-07T21:00:59.862-04:00You mean bean leaves and stems? If so, yes! Animal...You mean bean leaves and stems? If so, yes! Animals will love and enjoy them. But if you want to eat "green bean" from a black bean bush, they are a bit tough and are not as tasty. These are the best for the dry bean variety. They will make quite a bit of beans. But look at, even if every bean that you plant only makes you five pods, that's 1:20 yield. Florida Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05900944045481583806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5167042266458372170.post-26402895170508329362012-09-06T12:45:46.048-04:002012-09-06T12:45:46.048-04:00I just planted some black beans from the grocery s...I just planted some black beans from the grocery store at my place, what a great idea! I figure even if they don't make too many beans, the greens will be really good food for the rabbits.Ten at Eat Your Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14005462284761618378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5167042266458372170.post-61283686028971823712012-07-23T09:20:58.465-04:002012-07-23T09:20:58.465-04:00I have not used many of them as a green bean, I gr...I have not used many of them as a green bean, I grew them for the dry bean. So, they might be poisonous, cannot say. I like black beans in chili, so that's where I used them mostly.Florida Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05900944045481583806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5167042266458372170.post-23445715597694699542012-07-23T00:08:47.895-04:002012-07-23T00:08:47.895-04:00You mentioned that they're not as tasty as gre...You mentioned that they're not as tasty as green beans when cooked. Just curious, how many of the black bean pods did you cook? I heard someone tell me not to cook the black bean pod because it's poisonous in large quantities, but I thought that was only raw. Any idea?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5167042266458372170.post-54232273658278265592011-09-12T10:19:25.142-04:002011-09-12T10:19:25.142-04:00I am soaking some from the store to plant right no...I am soaking some from the store to plant right now - thanks for the tip. I guess next season I'll look for beans from a better source. Thanks for the info. Your blog is fascinating.DiYgrrLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06315161070740802516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5167042266458372170.post-43165001905731230642011-09-11T11:27:10.224-04:002011-09-11T11:27:10.224-04:00They could be perrenial because new beans will gro...They could be perrenial because new beans will grow from the ones that dropped on the ground :)<br /><br />Certainly would be easier to harvest the whole plant, but these particular ones were not as "determinate" as I thought they would be, because they were from commercially grown beans. You will sacrifice some of the crop for the sake of efficiency of harvesting.Florida Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05900944045481583806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5167042266458372170.post-8144391639829547322011-09-11T11:14:14.961-04:002011-09-11T11:14:14.961-04:00I read somewhere bush beans can be perennial in Fl...I read somewhere bush beans can be perennial in Florida - have you heard this or think it could be true?<br /><br />Some places it says to stop watering and let the bush dry out to harvest the whole plant. What do you think?DiYgrrLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06315161070740802516noreply@blogger.com