tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155429946688188786.post1038864196239309821..comments2023-10-31T00:47:23.948+11:00Comments on The Drew Patch: Growing, drying and eating borlotti beansSherrinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16762088276758854686noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155429946688188786.post-42667022083457172572010-03-05T09:15:57.211+11:002010-03-05T09:15:57.211+11:00Sherrin,
I know that you're in a completely d...Sherrin,<br /><br />I know that you're in a completely different region, but do you use heirloom seeds? I'm just starting out gardening (2nd in ground garden since childhood) and I'm looking at the seeds that the extension service of our university recommends, but I'm also interested in preserving seeds from year to year to save money. Can I save seeds from regular seed packet plants or does it have to specify heirloom?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14791203298581719692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155429946688188786.post-15861687005775974212010-02-16T16:41:47.268+11:002010-02-16T16:41:47.268+11:00Hi Sherrin, Thank you for coming by my blog. To a...Hi Sherrin, Thank you for coming by my blog. To answer your question, yes we used to eat the black-eyed peas too. That was, and still is, a favorite meal for our family, black-eyed peas and cornbread. <br /><br />Reading about your garden is making ready for spring and getting something going in our yard. We just bought this house in November and the back yard is a huge mess of blackberrie bushes which grow wild here in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). We're in Seattle, WA.<br />--MariCareGiving Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03326854215102017169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155429946688188786.post-31698076423908915252010-02-16T11:08:54.089+11:002010-02-16T11:08:54.089+11:00I have not heard of borlotti beans. We have not at...I have not heard of borlotti beans. We have not attempted to grow many beans for drying, besides black-eyed peas (which we pick fresh and just save whatever happens to dry on the vine). <br /><br />You are making want to start planning my spring garden with all your latest posts!hannahhttp://girottifamily.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155429946688188786.post-87215147523882327892010-02-15T18:42:30.838+11:002010-02-15T18:42:30.838+11:00When I was growing up my dad kept a huge garden an...When I was growing up my dad kept a huge garden and he grew butter beans (aka lima beans) and black-eyed peas. I remember spening about 2 weeks every summer pciking beans and shelling them to can. <br /><br />My mom had a soup she used to make that was completely from the garden--we'd have it every Sunday afternoon with grilled cheese sandwiches when we'd come home from church. The soup was a tomato base with onion, corn, beans, zucchini, yellow squash--you name it and she threw it in and it was always good.<br /><br />--MariCareGiving Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03326854215102017169noreply@blogger.com