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Post by mnjrutherford on Jan 18, 2011 14:20:03 GMT -5
I bought a sack of beans at a Hispanic market in a nearby town. I soaked and boiled half of them yesterday for dinner. Nothing fancy, water, salt, and some olive oil. I was expecting to be able to mash them. However, they remained quite firm even after a couple hours of simmering. My husband loves them! Big surprise to me as he detests beans. Anyhow, I'm soaking 6 of them to see if they will sprout. If they do, I'll try to grow some and see how they do.
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Post by spacecase0 on Jan 18, 2011 17:45:44 GMT -5
I think I know the beans that you are talking about,
I planted a few last year fairly late
and they are a bush type
and they gave me seeds in the fall,
I was going to grow them again this year as well,
they are one of my favorite beans
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Post by garnetmoth on Jan 18, 2011 18:12:29 GMT -5
neato!
I have a fantastic dry bean that I got at the farmers market in Santa Barbra a few years ago, My beans did OK last year so I hope to get a harvest of this one!
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Post by mnjrutherford on Jan 20, 2011 11:52:55 GMT -5
So far, no sprouts. I'm keeping them in water a bit longer though. They do seem a bit on the tough side.
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Post by bunkie on Jan 20, 2011 12:20:53 GMT -5
might they be old seed jo?
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Post by spacecase0 on Jan 20, 2011 14:17:17 GMT -5
or they could have been irradiated,
or dried with to much heat
but you will know in a while,
I can send you some of the ones that I grew last year if yours don't grow,
but might be easier to just try them from another company if yours don't work
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Post by garnetmoth on Jan 20, 2011 15:41:01 GMT -5
I am getting the winter blahs just a bit today and reviewed how to sprout grass/greens and they suggest soaking for 12h, then rinsing every 8-12 h until you see sprouting. They might be too wet?
Good luck!
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Post by mnjrutherford on Jan 21, 2011 9:32:09 GMT -5
Yep, they could be old, but because they were imported from Nicaragua, I'm thinking they were probably irradiated. I'll give Kelli's method a shot. I have them in a small saucer so they might be to wet.
Thanks for the offer Space! I'll let you know a little later in the season. I'll keep ya'll posted on what's "growing" on here first.
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