[AT] OT - Vavorite garden beans

[charliehill]

Mark the "Kentucky Wonders" beans I'm familiar with look a lot like the Roma 
you plant.  Funny thing, if you look up Kentucky Wonder on the Gurneys site 
the picture is not a flat bean.   I'm wondering if there are two different 
beans that folks call Kentucky wonders or if maybe  the Kentucky Wonder 
beans I like are kin to the Roma bean.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Greer" <markagreer at embarqmail.com>
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Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 9:10 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT - Vavorite garden beans


> Mike,
> As someone who has planted green beans in my garden for the last 17 years, 
> I
> like two varieties. We can about 50 quarts each year and eat lots more
> during garden season. Blue Lake is a good one, either in the bush or pole
> varieties. They produce well, have good flavor, cans well, and no strings. 
> I
> also like one called Roma which has a flattened pod but you eat like any
> other green bean. Same characteristics as the Blue Lake as far as
> production, canning, taste, and no strings. Both varieties grow very well
> and I plant them in double rows about a foot apart. I do NOTHING else to
> them until it is time to pick except push a hand cultivator along each 
> side
> every couple weeks to discourage weeds. They are probably the easiest 
> plants
> in our garden as far as the time it takes to plant and maintain them.
> Blue Lake  http://gurneys.com/blue-lake-274-bush-beans/p/14137/
> http://gurneys.com/blue-lake-pole-beans-/p/14202/
> Roma  http://gurneys.com/product.asp?pn=14152&bhcd2=1274360419
> Mark
>
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> From: <mpnc282 at juno.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 12:19 AM
> Subject: [AT] OT - Vavorite garden beans
>
>
>> Hi all, OT, but I was wondering what variety of green beans you favor. As
>> a small garden grower, I am interested in a continuously  productive
>> plant, not like the big commercial growers that like all their beans to
>> come in at once. I know we have some vegetable farmers on the list, (HL)
>> and would appreciate some input. Thanks, Mike
>
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