Does anyone have Iroquois Cornbread bean to sell or swap? I grew out my last ones this summer but they didn't produce any harvestable beans! I am not sure why...just put them in too late maybe? I am in Canada.
@heirloomgal I was just out harvesting my Graines de Cafe that I bought from you in the spring. (Down to zero tonight) I planted them a bit late so I wasn’t expecting a lot but we picked almost 7lbs of pods! Not all are mature enough, so I’ll try some as a shelly. But they survived a light frost...
Yeah, when the house is warm (I think it was around 28C), the fermentation happens fast! Good call on the bowl- I would anticipate overflow for sure. I find green beans get a little "woody" almost but that may be the variety. Probably a french filet type green bean would be tender enough to not...
I usually ferment carrot sticks, yellow snap beans (I find they are more tender than the green), garlic cloves, sometimes radishes. It's a quick ferment, usually 5-6 days at summer temps. They keep a really long time in the fridge without any decline in quality.
I use a 2-2.5% brine, with fresh...
Hi everyone, I am a small-scale seed collector (just for my own use, for now) but I would like to have enough volume to sell/share in the future. I think landrace plants are going to be key to producing food in backyards as the climate changes and I would like to be able to contribute to that. I...