What're ya harvesting?

**grrlscout** · 09-15-2010, 11:43 AM

The first charentais melon, and some runty peppers.

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Tepary beans are finally appearing, but not ready yet.

**Siskiyoumom** · 09-22-2010, 08:59 PM

hot peppers, green/yellow/red sweet peppers, corn, cucumbers, lettuce, egg plant, green beans, strawberries, more lettuce, walla walla onions, beets, kale, and lots of weeds.

**grrlscout** · 10-04-2010, 12:17 PM

More melon, squash blossoms, tepary beans, runty peppers.

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**LowKey** · 10-04-2010, 08:09 PM

Those runty peppers look HOT.
What are tepary beans?

**Winnie** · 10-05-2010, 08:34 AM

Well, my garden is about finished. I harvested the last of the tomatoes I have about 20lbs of unripe ones so some I'm feezing as green tomatoes, others are chutney bound the rest are ripening off on the windowsill. I've also picked the winter squash. All that's left are the winter greens.

**nell67** · 10-05-2010, 08:42 AM

Hey grrrlscout,what would you charge for a few of those tepary bean seed??? PM me please

**grrlscout** · 10-05-2010, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by LowKey

Those runty peppers look HOT.
What are tepary beans?

The peppers are normally about 6-8" long and green. I don't know why they have been growing so stubby and then turning red.

I just fertilized the pepper plants, and the new crop seems to be getting bigger than the last. The variety is Numex Sandia, and the are generally pretty mild. Perfect for chiles rellenos.

Tepary beans are a native crop here in Arizona. They can really take they heat, and they don't like much water. The flavor is kind of nutty, and the beans themselves are kind of small and flattish.

More:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tepary_bean
http://azteparybeans.com/basic-information/

**grrlscout** · 10-05-2010, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by nell67

Hey grrrlscout,what would you charge for a few of those tepary bean seed??? PM me please

PM sent!

**Rick** · 10-05-2010, 12:44 PM

They look like soy beans.

**grrlscout** · 10-05-2010, 01:36 PM

They're shelling beans. Here's what they looked like, shelled, dried, and soaking:

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And cooked:

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**Rick** · 10-05-2010, 02:19 PM

Dang it! Now I'm hungry.

**LowKey** · 10-05-2010, 07:28 PM

grrlscout, your meals always look delicious!

**grrlscout** · 10-06-2010, 11:24 AM

Thanks!

We got a helluva storm last night. Lots of big hail and huge winds. It did a number on my garden.

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The hail was so big and came down so hard, it snapped this pepper in half, right on the stem:

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I managed to salvage some unripe peppers, tepary beans, and an arm-full of shredded chard.

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My Fall seedling were just coming up too.

**Rick** · 10-06-2010, 03:29 PM

Wow! That's some nasty weather. Sorry it clobbered your garden.

**Winnie** · 10-06-2010, 05:24 PM

That's a real shame about the garden. It's gutting when nature has a hissy fit and ruins your plans.

**Swamprat1958** · 10-06-2010, 05:41 PM

My early gardens gave out in July and August. We picked blackberries in May and June and my peaches in late August. I planted mustard, kale, rape and turnip greens and a month ago and I just picked and cooked my first batch of greens last weekend, yummy.