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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2011 12:00:26 GMT -5
Anyone grow/grown Asparagus Beans? I have some to plant, the pack says I can plant in August in my area. I love long skinny beans. Any particulars about this?
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Post by txdirtdog on Aug 4, 2011 13:05:20 GMT -5
Catgrass, I sort of grew them last spring. They were slow to start (I think I planted early March and ground wasn't warm enough yet), but topped a 9-10' trellis before constant rain storms took down the trellis in late June. I like the flavor of the asparagus bean better than the red noodle bean when used like a snap bean. I like the red noodle better as a dried bean. Doesn't take a lot of bean pods to make a mess of beans for the plate, since they are so long. My nitrogen was low last year, so I didn't have great production before the "monsoons". I think with adequate nutrients, they would be prolific. I know the red noodle is - and how.
I would think with the heat in August, they would come out of the ground running, so I would expect a harvest before frost. It will be interesting to see if this is correct if you plant them.
Good luck!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2011 14:47:35 GMT -5
Thanks for the reply. I'm just gonna have to stick em in the ground and see what happens. It's so dang hot and dry, I almost hate to plant anything now. Still churning out eggplant and hot peppers, though.
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Post by txdirtdog on Aug 5, 2011 19:50:23 GMT -5
That it is.
I de-weeded the front half of my old greens rows which is now squash territory. SVBs had knocked out most of the squash I had planted there. When I had deweeded and pulled back the mulch layer, I was shocked to see how dry the soil was. Pretty depressing. I've been watering every other day with overhead sprinkler for 1/2 hour or so.
I hit the area for a total of 2 1/2 hours with the sprinkler today before putting in some more squash seeds. Maybe that will make it a viable area.
Good luck with the Asparagus beans. If you can pull them through the worst heat, you should be in good shape.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2011 9:20:04 GMT -5
Those Asparagus beans sprouted in about 5 days-after the rain from Lee, they are doing super! Should be climbing the fence in a couple of days!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2011 8:45:51 GMT -5
FINALLY, blooms on the Asparagus Beans!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2011 12:48:15 GMT -5
Wow-I have some 8" long already-they sure are skinnny! I've never grown them before, when do I pick? I ate one off the vine, and it was a little bitter. They are much skinnier than I thought! Help?
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Post by txdirtdog on Oct 25, 2011 9:14:35 GMT -5
I usually pick them between 12 and 18" long. Sauteeing is definitely the way to go with this type - like in a stir-fry. When they get really long, they start getting thicker and kind of - I'm not quite sure how to describe it - lumpy I guess - in an alligator skin looking kind of way. That didn't change the flavor if I remember right.
Once they set, they do grow fast.
Good luck.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2011 10:56:36 GMT -5
Thank you! Yes, I plan on sauteeing them. I love the way Chinese restaurants fix them, and I plan on trying that. We'll be having temps down in the 40's at night by the end of this week-will that affect them too much?
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Post by txdirtdog on Oct 26, 2011 11:13:45 GMT -5
Sorry, don't have a straight-forward answer. My Asparagus beans were wiped out by flooding before temps got that low last year.
We've already had a couple of nights in 40's recently and the Red Noodle volunteers look great. It may slow down the production some, as these types prefer heat, but the plants themselves should be ok. If you bounce back in 70's-80's, I would expect them to get back to producing. Just not too sure what to expect for weather for next few weeks. I'm used to Halloween being hot usually - uncomfortable in bulky costumes. May need a jacket this year.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2011 8:39:33 GMT -5
Picked 4 of those long babies yesterday, and sauteed them to eat with my chinese frozen dinner! Oh, they are good! Grow baby, grow!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2011 22:00:50 GMT -5
They are delicious! We grew them this year for the first time and loved them! They really do taste like asparagus.
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Post by peapicker on Dec 16, 2011 11:31:08 GMT -5
I plan on growing 3 new ones this year I have ordered Thai white seeded long bean and Thai # 3 from Baker Creek and Liana yard long from Vermont Bean Co. Has any one grown these and how did they perform I have grown Red Noodle and a another red seeded unknown variety for many years and have saved seed I once grew a black seeded variety that was very good but can not remember the name.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2012 11:24:07 GMT -5
Late to the discussion, but...
I've grown them and found that in my garden they produce a bit later than standard green beans BUT they had less disease prroblems and the *&%$#@! japanese beetles left them pretty much alone. As they are a variety of cowpea like the blackeye, the dried seed can be used as a regular dried bean. They're the only bean other than speckled butterbeans that I bothered to order this year.
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Post by desertrat on Jul 30, 2012 11:58:27 GMT -5
Much later to the discussion but I'm growing the Red Noodles for the first time this year and so far so good. The don't bat an eye at 110+ degree heat and produced earlier than the Dragon Tongue bush beans which aren't doing too well this year. They've climbed an 8 ft. trellis and still going up, only problem is a few days ago they started feeling very limp and "empty" inside although I can feel beans in there. Don't know what the problem is, I'm leaving them on to harvest when dry but hoping for more to cook fresh.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2013 12:53:32 GMT -5
I love the long beans. They hold their texture much better as well if any of you are canners. They won't turn to mush like green beans when used in soups, stews or canned goods. They really do like the heat and something to climb. They also won't cross with other types of beans if you are a seed saver. They don't like cold weather though. At 40f they won't bloom.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Apr 18, 2013 13:15:39 GMT -5
My Red Noodles are going in the dirt as soon as the onions or peas vacate the spot (whichever finishes first). My only regret from last year is that I didn't plant more of them.
I haven't tried asparagus beans yet.
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Post by meandtk on May 10, 2014 15:24:26 GMT -5
I have the Chinese Noodle planted for 2014. My sprouts are about four days old. Looking forward to canning as well as stir frying.
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Post by pepperhead212 on May 10, 2014 20:35:07 GMT -5
Red noodle beans are the best long beans I have grown, as they remain meaty even when longer, and they seem to be the most heat resistant bean I have grown to date. I grew Thai #2 long bean a few years ago, and it was the longest bean I have ever grown - 42"! It was also one that remained meaty (most long beans hollow out early on), but it didn't produce until well into Sept., so it may have something to do with day length. This year I have the Chinese Mosaic long bean. I'll let you know how that one works out.
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Post by materman on May 11, 2014 9:15:10 GMT -5
I have tree different varieties to plant this year that I got from the Philippines. I think one variety has a name but the others do not. one variety has a funny looking seed that is half cream colored and half brown.
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