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hello all
i am just letting those of you that are interested in shop bought black turtle beans they germinated easily grew great beautiful flowers they are nice enough to eat but they are very heavy croppers i will let them grow on to produce the beans for drying i will have a large amount to dry next year i will only plant about 8 seeds this will supply plenty to make black bean sauce
regards nemo
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i bought some black turtle beans from a food wholesaler i planted some beans just for curiosity they all germinated i know they clime but can the whole pod be eaten like green beans or are they only suitable for seed drying
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Last edited by nemo : 14-04-2008 at 08:00 PM.

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Thanks for that nemo. Mine are ready to plant out now - well hardened off and I finally got my bean frame ready yesterday and planted up with 8 runner bean 'scarlet emperor' and 6 (maybe 8 if the slug-attacked ones recover) climbing bean 'blue lake'. I have a couple of poles spare for the turtle beans and was wondering if they would all be okay together. I guess so long as I don't want to keep my own seeds for next year they will be fine?

What colour are the flowers on the turtle beans and do you have a recipe for black bean sauce?
Cheers

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Happy Gardening,
Shirley

http://www.honeyjukes.co.uk

the flowers of the turtle beans are a very nice red colour
my wife makes the sauce all i can say its great but i think it makes you a bit on the gassy side

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