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FWIW I got curious after writing this and ordered some lids myself. They came today and have both Newell and Rubbermaid trademarks in various spots on the box.

Yeah, some sort of fava/broad bean. They're the plants that were in the middle in the first pic with the peas and beans. I think they're popular in cool regions of Europe but less so in the US. Most people here just quote Hannibal Lecter when they're mentioned. They're upright beans that can fix...

Here's the Schweizer Risen peas I mentioned. This pic was taken in late June. The peas are on the left, favas are in the middle, and some sort of beans and onions to the right. Here's the flower. I love these. Bonus fava flowers.

They don't do especially well in the summer in northern New England but, if you plant them on August 1 they'll sprout, put on some decent leaf growth, and then grow their big roots once it gets chilly in the fall. I have very few bug problems with fall-grown brassicas, though there are a few...

I admittedly haven't read this whole thread, so apologies if this is all redundant. My favorite place to browse asian greens is Kitazawa. They were recently purchased by True Leaf Market and I hope they treat the brand well. https://kitazawaseed.com/ I love Yu Choy Sum from the local...

I wrote a longer reply to this the other day but just noticed that either it didn't go through or, more likely, I never clicked the button to post it.. the short version follows. The momos are only 250 calories per package, including the sauce, and is filling enough for me for a meal. I just...

It was created by and for tech workers so of course it has to have some nerdy pop culture reference for a name. I love the name far more than the actual product :D There's a competing product called Huel which I actually like the taste of because it tastes like oats and peas. I still prefer to...

These aren't the cheap knockoffs currently lining hardware store shelves. Ball, Kerr, Bernardin, and Golden Harvest lids are all the same lids sold with different designs and in different areas. I've canned a little over 8 dozen jars of beans and 20 something jars of red onion pickles in the...

Agreed. I rarely go into the middle aisles of a grocery store unless it's for vinegar to make pickles, or some baking product. I am addicted to some locally made Nepali dumplings, and their wonderful hot sauce, but they're in the pre-made aisle on the edge of the store, so they don't count ;-)...

Gas prices seen at the same gas station for the last 48 hours: $3.64 $3.74 $3.89 $4.09 :eek:

I checked once after reading something similar and the one I cut open was pretty red but I couldn't tell you anything now about what growth stage the plant was in and I haven't thought to check since. There's definitely a large gap between "Hey look what they did" and "yeah I'd eat that". I did...

I like Littleton for anything where I want the beans to have a little more body. Any cranberry bean is probably about the same though that's a guess.

I don't remember why I think this but isn't it the color of the nodules that change with nitrogen fixation and not the presence? Like green might mean low fixation and bright red means high? Also, I've heard that the 'blood' in Impossible burgers is the same as that red stuff but I don't know...

I do this just about every year because it LOOKS like a lot of the asian greens that I grow on purpose .. and I love the taste but the wild ones do not do nice things to my belly. Weird. We have this but it mostly sticks to the margins and never really seems to multiply from year to year. We...

The asian markets here were the only place that didn't run out of staple grains in early 2020 and I was super thankful for them. I likely eat a lot more of them than most of my neighbors. They're great stores in general, always having a lot of yummy greens that I can't get elsewhere! I love the...

Regular mouth Golden Harvest lids are $3ish on Amazon now!

The deer love them but I plant them August 1ish after onions and the deer ignore them til mid October or later. I always leave my cabbage and such for them too and they chew them down to stubs. They don't bother my gardens in the summer or I might have a different opinion of their visits :)

Funny story - in 2019 I planted a cover crop after my tomatoes using a bag that just said "rye". It was perennial ryegrass. It was a lovely lush green lawn the next spring. Daikons are my favorite late season smother crop.

That's not always the worst strategy! One of my remote gardens has a crazy seedbed of wild mustard and I often let it grow at least to the blossom stage if I'm done with an area for the year. Just don't use this strategy if you have quack grass or something similar.

Yeah, same. I grow a lot of random things to fill space just because I think it needs a break from beans :D