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Post by prairiegarden on Mar 3, 2016 17:18:06 GMT -5
Was running around trying to find out what greasy beans were and found a catalog that didn't have those but had a lot of (to me) very interesting and unusual varieties... one that caught my attention was a 72 day to harvest pole bean said to have a seed that was small and almost perfectly round so thought that might be of interest? the variety was herronbohnli and the catalog was solstice seed.
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Post by philagardener on Mar 3, 2016 19:27:20 GMT -5
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Post by DarJones on Mar 3, 2016 19:38:04 GMT -5
Diane, they don't pop, it is more like the old maids in popcorn when you pop ordinary beans.
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Post by hortusbrambonii on Mar 12, 2016 7:21:26 GMT -5
What's the scientific name of these popping beans?
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Post by darrenabbey on Mar 30, 2016 2:43:35 GMT -5
I was under the impression they're varieties of Phaseolus vulgaris, the common bean.
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Post by diane on Apr 7, 2016 10:07:14 GMT -5
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Post by diane on Apr 8, 2016 18:39:34 GMT -5
Can someone who lives near a Whole Foods buy a package and see how they pop?
We are going to have a Whole Foods open here in the fall. I hope they will be selling these. I was disappointed when I couldn't find any when I was in Ecuador.
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Post by steev on Apr 10, 2016 22:48:20 GMT -5
I got a pound for $5, not at Whole Paycheck; Elegant Beans is the company, located in my (recent) ancestral stomping-grounds: Sacramento/San Joaquin counties. NorCal Central Valley Hick Power!
Anybody got advice on popping these puppies? If so, I'll give some a shot.
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Post by diane on Apr 11, 2016 10:33:25 GMT -5
There is a chapter on them in Lost Crops of the Incas.
"Heated with a little oil, nuñas burst out of their seedcoats. The effect is less dramatic than popping popcorn - nuñas don't fly in the air; they open like small butterflies spreading their wings. The resulting product is soft and tastes somewhat like roasted peanuts."
There is a photo of a ten year old seed heated in a hot air popper which burst and doubled its size in under 2 minutes.
There are many varieties which differ in colour, size, shape and popping ability.
What do yours look like?
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Post by steev on Apr 11, 2016 14:01:36 GMT -5
Pale gray-buff, 1/4" to 3/8" long.
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Post by prairiegardens on Feb 14, 2020 8:01:25 GMT -5
Old thread. Diane did you find Nuna beans in Victoria? If so, did you try to grow them, and if so, what results did you have?
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Post by diane on Feb 14, 2020 11:58:30 GMT -5
In 2018 a bean collector on Vancouver Island gave me three kinds: CO49956, CO49957 and an unnamed daylength neutral one.
Two kinds rotted and didn't germinate. CO49956 did germinate, but I don't think I got any beans from it.
Next thing I tried unsuccessfully - four-angled beans.
Now I have seeds of bambara beans to try this year.
It's fun to try different things, but I'm glad that scarlet runners and various common beans grow well enough to provide sustenance.
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Post by flowerbug on Feb 14, 2020 13:25:57 GMT -5
not specificly a nuna bean question, but have you tried Fort Portal Jade, Bomba or similar beans?
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Post by blueadzuki on Feb 14, 2020 20:56:03 GMT -5
In 2018 a bean collector on Vancouver Island gave me three kinds: CO49956, CO49957 and an unnamed daylength neutral one. Two kinds rotted and didn't germinate. CO49956 did germinate, but I don't think I got any beans from it. Next thing I tried unsuccessfully - four-angled beans. Now I have seeds of bambara beans to try this year. It's fun to try different things, but I'm glad that scarlet runners and various common beans grow well enough to provide sustenance. Depending on where you got your Bambarra beans, you may want to do them in pots, as most of them are VERY long season (There is a shorter season one, but who was supplying it I don't remember {I do remember it was one with speckled seeds, as opposed to white, brown, "butterfly" etc.}) I'm assuming you used a day length neutral wing bean (like the ones Baker Creek and Ricter's sells) If that wasn't good enough for your season that you are right, wing beans are not for you. And plant them wide (remember, the seeds are developing under the ground, so you want a lot of space between plants) Siberian Pea shrub (Caragana arborescens) might be a good choice too, as it is very tolerant of cold (It'll take down to zone 2) and you can eat the pods (though they are tiny) |
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Post by prairiegardens on Feb 15, 2020 20:36:50 GMT -5
a side benefit to caragana is that the bees love them. Never tried eating the pods or seeds, but have wondered if they might be a viable addition to home grown chicken or maybe even rabbit feed. They were planted all over the prairies as a windbreak (still are, for that matter).
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