I thought I'd post the tale of our Rattlesnake Beans.
When M was in kindergarten some 12 years ago one of the little projects he brought home was a bean growing in a styrofoam cup. I kept it alive on the windowsill and in due time planted it outside with our regular beans but kept it marked. From that one plant we got a number of beans to plant the next year and after that year it became one of our favourite. Beans didn't do very well last year but there were enough to sow this Spring and hopefully this year there will be a better crop.
from the 'net....
The rattlesnake bean is an heirloom cultivar of pole bean.
The pods are 6 to 8-inches long with purple markings, and the seeds are
light brown with brown markings, still visible after cooking
It seems I can not do a post without talking about flowers. Today it's the Japanese Anemones that have begun to bloom!!
Thanks for stopping in for a visit. I hope you have a lovely weekend.
Interesting about those beans. I've not heard of them before.
ReplyDeleteI love Japanese anemones so much! I now have them in three or four colors in my garden, two of them planted this year. None of them has started blooming yet....
ReplyDeleteIt's very special to have Rattlesnake Beans grown from the ancestor of 12 years ago!
Oh fun! I think my parents used to have these beans! I love your love of flowers
ReplyDeleteI’ve never heard of rattlesnake beans! They look yummy but sound scary. I always enjoy your flowers! Happy weekend, Virginia
ReplyDeleteI think the kindergarteners at the time were fascinated by the Rattlesnake part of the name. They're quite tender long beans, excellent taste. Happy Weekend to you as well.
DeleteI hadn't heard of rattlesnake beans; clever of the teacher to pick a brand with an interesting name for her class, and how very greenfingered of you of keep them going all these years.
ReplyDeleteJapanese anenomes would take over he garden if I gave them half a chance so I give them only a quarter of a chance and they are everywhere!
Congratulations on your patience in wanting to reproduce those things. It looks like you’ve managed it. I guess they can be eaten.
ReplyDeletelooking good GM!
ReplyDeleteCool beans! :-)
ReplyDeleteYour rattlesnake beans sound interesting. I'll have to mention those to my husband. We had our first picking of beans last evening ...just enough to eat but they were so good.
ReplyDeleteAnd your flowers are beautiful.
My mother had these beans in her garden - I had never heard of them before. She had a lot of heirloom type veggies growing there. The anemones are lovely. (:
ReplyDeleteWhat an incredible and beautiful story about the bean!
ReplyDeleteIt is very interesting that the bean from the school planting is still growing.
Beans are certainly very nutritious.
Beautiful flowers.
ReplyDeletePretty flowers! Good looking beans too!
ReplyDeleteI love the flowers and the beans are a favorite vegetable of mine. Wishing you a continued happy Sunday.
ReplyDeleteInteresting tale about those beans.
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday wishes.
All the best Jan
Fun to see that you are still growing beans from that one plant years ago!
ReplyDeletePretty soon the beans will be considered Heirloom since the original plant was so long ago. I've never seen a Japanese Anemone but goodness, it is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of those beans before. Beautiful flowers.
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are always so pretty!!
ReplyDeleteThat was a sweet day to get your bean seeds. I will have to save some this year. They're our favorite bean these days.
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