Worth's Octopuses Garden in the Shade.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

Scarlett runners pole beans although are called bean but they are more like peas and like cool weather. I always direct sow them. Then they germinate and come up on their own term.
There is also something called "Cow Peas" that are actually bean.

Cow peas and beans are a different species.
Cowpea Vigna unguiculata
Bean Phaseolus vulgaris
Two different critters.
Yet the runner bean is a different one too Phaseolus coccineus.


I have my reasons for sowing them in containers.
I dont want snails and slug eating them as the sprout and it is too cold yet to plant in the ground by just a little bit and I need them to sprout like now.

Worth

[Father'sDaughter]

I have tried direct sow and starting indoors with my beans. After four years of doing it both ways I found I have a much higher yield from the plants started in pots. I've had the same results with zucchini and cucumbers, so all will be started indoors in pots from here on.

Everything is looking great Worth! I'm glad you have this great opportunity to immerse yourself in growing a garden this year. It seems to be agreeing with you, and I think we're all enjoying tagging along.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Father'sDaughter

I have tried direct sow and starting indoors with my beans. After four years of doing it both ways I found I have a much higher yield from the plants started in pots. I've had the same results with zucchini and cucumbers, so all will be started indoors in pots from here on.

Everything is looking great Worth! I'm glad you have this great opportunity to immerse yourself in growing a garden this year. It seems to be agreeing with you, and I think we're all enjoying tagging along.

Thanks.
I have direct sowed everything before and transplanted from cucumbers to just about everything else.
By far for me it is best to start in pots early and plant out.
The trick I have found on cucumbers is to let the plants get big in the smaller pots first so you dont mess up the roots transplanting them.
Beans dont seem to care what you do to them as well as peas.
If there is a root they will grow.
Worth

[Worth1]

I couldn't even get one cup of coffee down this morning.
As the sun came up I was outside with no shirt on shorts and flip flops and was planting 20 of the older 2013 Boston Pickling cucumber seeds in little containers.

Worth

[Worth1]

I checked the shallots today and they already have long roots growing on them.
Worth

[Dutch]

Originally Posted by Worth1

I checked the shallots today and they already have long roots growing on them.
Worth

Wow, Worth , that is so cool!
Thanks for the update!
Dutch

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Dutch

Wow, Worth , that is so cool!
Thanks for the update!
Dutch

I couldn't believe my eyes when I plucked one out of the container.
It had roots about 2 inches long, a fluke I thought so I plucked another one same thing.
So I got encouraged and planted the rest of them and saved two or three to cook with.
What has it been like only two or three days.

Worth

[Worth1]

Octopus Romaine lettuce with snail and slug killer.
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[kath]

Originally Posted by Father'sDaughter

Everything is looking great Worth! I'm glad you have this great opportunity to immerse yourself in growing a garden this year. It seems to be agreeing with you, and I think we're all enjoying tagging along.

+1

kath

[Worth1]

I dont know what the deal is with it saying it takes one to two weeks to germinate.
I checked a runner bean this morning and it is putting out a root tail after only about 48 hours in the soil.

Worth

[Worth1]

Gotcha.
Sugar Snap Pea gets a hold on things.
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[Tracydr]

Worth,make sure you stick some chard seeds in there. I always grew mine in AZ in a similar spot,would have lovely chard all spring,summer and fall. I also had chiltepins,herbs, and kale in my shady spots. Chiltepins need more shade than other peppers and were incredibly cold hardy. Makes a wonderful pepper to dry for crushed red pepper,although a pain to pick.

[Tracydr]

Originally Posted by Dutch

Yep! Grows great on the east side of my house. The boiled stuff in water with a bit of sugar that my mom made was great in the morning on cereal. Strawberry rhubarb pies, tortes, and cakes are all great, but upside down strawberry rhubarb cake without the strawberries is my favorite.
Dutch

Man,that sounds good. We ate a lot of rhubarb ever summer when we'd visit grandma in Northen MN. My mother said rhubarb sauce was one of they're most common deserts. They lived way out in the country and were pretty poor,grew or gathered most of their food.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Tracydr

Worth,make sure you stick some chard seeds in there. I always grew mine in AZ in a similar spot,would have lovely chard all spring,summer and fall. I also had chiltepins,herbs, and kale in my shady spots. Chiltepins need more shade than other peppers and were incredibly cold hardy. Makes a wonderful pepper to dry for crushed red pepper,although a pain to pick.

Got it covered the card has been there since last year.
The wild peppers are in another spot and have been there for years.

Worth

[Hellmanns]

Originally Posted by Tracydr

Man,that sounds good. We ate a lot of rhubarb ever summer when we'd visit grandma in Northen MN. My mother said rhubarb sauce was one of they're most common deserts. They lived way out in the country and were pretty poor,grew or gathered most of their food.

My kind of folks!