Prevail Beans 10/25

[Shawn]

Nice trim and I see beans!

[MaryL]

And now I have a couple plants worth of mature beans.  Time for some butter and almonds I think

[drbanks]

looks and sounds great!

That sounds good, and ..... another fine project!

[MaryL]

I just gave them another leaf trim, and used thin bamboo sticks to stake them, finally.  With more big leaves gone you can see all the beans better.  Darned if I didn’t remember to take a picture, lol.  I haven’t harvested them yet so they’re all still there.  (Well, I did eat one bean.  Had to taste test, after all. ). Pic soon.

[MaryL]

Ok, here it is all trimmed and staked.  And all the little dead flowers are vacuumed up.  Much more tidy like this.  I’m happy now.  

[Shawn]

It looks really nice Mary.  Those beans will be happy.

Nice and tidy! I bet the plants are happier as well! I see good things going on under those leaves!
But don't bean blossoms make a horrible mess all over the place.? That is the 1 thing I hat about growing them indoors.
Yesterday I put in an order for my spring starters and i added on some prevails once again for the summer EB's...a winner and a keeper!
Get the almonds ready, Mary!(or maybe the traditional mushroom soup + crunchies! LOL)...always hated that dish as a kid.

[mike]

Outstanding!

And thanks to Mike for recommending these seeds a few years ago!

[MaryL]

Dec 18, 2017 20:55:08 GMT -5 @cornne said:

And thanks to Mike for recommending these seeds a few years ago!

Indeed.  Thanks Mike!

And yes, there were a ton of dropped blossoms everywhere.  Hand vac is a must.

[mike]

I will say they are the best tasting beans. 2/3 of mine were snacked on, never cooked.

[MaryL]

Dec 19, 2017 17:58:17 GMT -5 mike said:

I will say they are the best tasting beans. 2/3 of mine were snacked on, never cooked.

Right?!  Don’t think I didn’t swipe a few while I was staking them.  Yeah, staking them...hah.

[drbanks]

I think I have to grow some of these!

[MaryL]

I’ve got more seeds!  Pm me if you’d like some 😊👍

[MaryL]

I think the plant is on the decline. Lots of yellowing leaves, and the roots look a little cooked.  Well, if I end up having to terminate, at least I’ll have a needed machine free.

When the beans start bulging in the pod it means the project is at its end.(or the tough beans are, anyway)Nice project, though.

[MaryL]

Dec 29, 2017 14:32:20 GMT -5 @cornne said:

When the beans start bulging in the pod it means the project is at its end.(or the tough beans are, anyway)Nice project, though.

Do you know whether if I had harvested it all before, it wouldn’t have put forth any more?  Kind of like Choi that way?

[mike]

If you leave enough stem, choi will reproduce. I don't think beans will do that.

With my outside Prevails, when the flowers come followed by beans , usually after I have picked all the beans the leaves start to brown up and the plants are finished. I stagger them so I have plants growing and plants dying in the same box. I have never seen them start over again or get more flowers in the EB.
I can't speak to the AG because I cut them down after 1 harvest.