Tuesday, February 12, 2013

FEE, FA, FIE, FO, FUM... - 23 November 2012

Hmm…not sure that ‘Jack’ will be climbing up these beanstalks and finding a giant at the top to yell “Fee, fa, fie, fo, fum!”  But I am ever hopeful that they grow super tall and give me lots of super yummy beans!
With five different varieties of beans growing my garden, I can’t wait to use them in my recipes.  One of my favourites is an ancient Tuscan bean recipe from Italy which is a bean soup and it is incredibly simple to make…but the TASTE!  Oh it is divine!
I have talked about the varieties I’m growing in a previous blog, so just to re-cap, they are:
  • Yates Climbing Beans – Scarlet Runner
  • (another brand because Yates don’t have an equivalent) Climbing Beans – Butter
  • Yates Climbing Beans – Purple King
  • Yates Dwarf Beans – Borlotti
  • Yates Dwarf Beans – Tendergreen
One in particular is doing really well and it is one of the Yates Climbing Beans – Scarlet Runner.  It’s the first time I’ve grown these and I was encouraged to grow these by a client of mine who used to give me bags and bags of them last summer.  (I gave him tomatoes in return…)  Some people think they’re a bit tough to eat, but if you are good at cooking – there are great ways to use them and they are fantastic in a myriad of dishes!  Not tough at all in my opinion!
I’ve only ever grown dwarf beans in previous years, so I’m quite interested in seeing how these climbing varieties go!
 

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