Yes,we have has a banner growing season with all of this intolerable heat. We have watered regularly to mitigate this awful drought.
Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Thu, Aug 27, 2020, 5:37 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I've found that the purple beans need to be picked when they're quite > small, they get woody quick. This year I grew yellow beans, I can't > remember the variety and one variety of green beans I also can't recall. > The green beans are terrible for getting woody, probably made worse by the > drought here. The yellow beans are much more tolerant, I can let them get > quite large before they're inedible. > We grew beans all over the place this year, in the garden, in the flowers, > around the edge of the house. Angie was skeptical at first but I think > she's come to accept my "grow food everywhere" mantra. > The front of our house has an asparagus patch on one side and Angie's > flower garden on the other. I snuck beans into every open inch of her > flower garden. Her flowers have never looked so good. ;) > -Curt > > On Thursday, August 27, 2020, 5:30:32 PM EDT, Andrew Strasfogel via > Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I just picked and steamed a pound of purple pole beans. Served with a > little butter and salt they were amazing. > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2020, 4:52 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Put them in a bowl, drizzle olive oil, then add some salt pepper > > chopped/crushed garlic (and maybe some garlic powder) and coat them well > > with that. Add any other spices you might like but that is pretty > > good. Throw on a grill with a grill pan/grate so they don't fall > > through, get them a little blistered and cooked soft, then eat them as a > > snack or horse doover or side with your meal. They are very mild (you > > might occasionally get a surprise!) and quite tasty. Good finger food. > > > > Gonna grill up my batch tonight with some green beans and okra too (use > > the same marinade)! Maybe a piece of fish. It's quick and easy, esp in > > the summer if you cook outside on the grill. I have a grill unit on my > > cooktop so mostly just do it there, easier than running outside to do it. > > > > -FT > > > > On 8/27/20 11:47 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > > > WHat do you do with shishitos? > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 11:21 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > > > > I just picked my fourth batch of shishitos, my one plant is > > > incredibly > > > prolific > > > > > > --FT > > > > > > On 8/27/20 10:39 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > > > > Here we have no poblanos. Just jalapenos, habaneros, shishito, > and > > > > serranos. > > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 10:05 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > > > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>>> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > My poblanos are producing a lot! > > > > > > > > --FT > > > > Sent from iPhone > > > > > > > > > On Aug 26, 2020, at 9:00 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > > > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>>> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > TWO recipes for chile rellenos! > > > > > > > > > >> On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 7:44 PM OK Don via Mercedes > > > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>>> > > > > >> wrote: > > > > >> > > > > >> Good find! Thanks for sharing. > > > > >> > > > > >> On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 6:14 PM Buggered Benzmail via > > > Mercedes < > > > > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>>> > > wrote: > > > > >> > > > > >>> Excellent! I see some good recipes! Thank you! > > > > >>> > > > > >>> --FT > > > > >>> Sent from iPhone > > > > >>> > > > > >>>> On Aug 26, 2020, at 4:46 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > > > > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>>> > > wrote: > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> I ran into this on the web and thought some of you might > > > > enjoy it. > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> It is a cookbook offered in celebration of the 19th > > > amendment > > > > to the US > > > > >>> Constitution, which gave women the right to vote. > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> That happened 100 years ago today according to the > > article. > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > https://www.19thamendmentcookbook.com/cookbook/cookbook.pdf > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> _______________________________________ > > > > >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > > >>>> > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > >>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> _______________________________________ > > > > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > >>> > > > > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > >>> > > > > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > > >>> > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >> > > > > >> -- > > > > >> OK Don > > > > >> > > > > >> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, > > > it is > > > > time to > > > > >> pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > > > >> > > > > >> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I > > am > > > > doing.” > > > > >> Wernher > > > > >> Von Braun > > > > >> 2013 F150, 18 mpg > > > > >> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > > > > >> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > > > > >> _______________________________________ > > > > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > >> > > > > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > >> > > > > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > > >> > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > > > > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > -- > > > --FT > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > -- > > --FT > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
