Recent content by Neen5MI

I am also in mid-Michigan. When and where is this seed swap?

I purchased seeds by this name from another source, and it's not the same as Hana Mame. Just slightly oversized runner bean in appearance. I plan to grow them next year anyway.

Nobuko confirms that "aka" refers to red, "shiro" to white, and "hana" to flower. The rest of the name of that hyacinth bean might be revealing. 'Murasaki" means purple, she says. Ooo, look! She found a link to a source for the real deal...

Thanks for sharing the results of your digging. After receiving the seeds, I don't think we have the real deal. Just too small to be the beans Nobuko is familiar with. Ah well, I'll grow them and try her family recipe with them anyway. I love to cook, and have fair competence, but I've never...

You are very generous. I ordered a white variety through Amazon, from a source called Caribbean Garden. The Kitazawa seed I have on order is called Akahana Mame, and I'm hoping it's the same as Hana Mame. The description of use is the same as my housemate reports. The recipe is simple and...

Greetings, bean growers! I'm in mid-Michigan, and looking forward to next season already. I wonder if anyone has experience with a bean called Hana Mame, or Flower Bean. My temporary housemate is Japanese, and describes these very large pole beans (1-2 inches wide), eaten as a sweet dessert...

Thank you for that! I have since dried them and look forward to experimenting with them.

Lurker here. My Boldog Paprika plant set beautiful fruit, but two consecutive nights of frost sent me scurrying to harvest, even though they weren't ripe. In 3 days, I've seen little change in color. Should I go ahead and dehydrate them? Will they make any flavor contribution to my paprikash and...

I thought I did that, but the location isn't showing. How do I do that?

If it took 4+ years to find them, perhaps they're not overpriced.;)

I've had the enormous good fortune to be able to invest in a team of restoration experts to help. They have literally transformed the landscape in the last 3 years. By far the best choice I've ever made. I still won't run out of stuff to do. I hope to be active in this landscape for 2-3 more...

I'd be happy with an invasion of native poplar and/or maple. The grape is a hassle to work around, but my goats LOOOOVE it.

I'm retired, and continue to work on converting 20 acres from honeysuckle infested forest to natives. I also raise Buckeye chickens and have pet goats, to compliment my vegetable gardening an brush removal efforts. I'm a wildlife enthusiast, with a particular soft spot for birds and invertebrates.