Comparing 5 Types Of Bush Beans Grown In Grow Bags And GreenStalk
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- Опубліковано 13 тра 2024
- I planted 5 different varieties of bush beans do I could see how they did side by side. I'll tell you which were my 3 favorite varieties, after I show you how each type did. Keep in mind that the results of this little test might have been different if they had been planted in the ground. Different climate and growing conditions can also make a huge difference. If you've grown any of these varieties, let us know how they did for you. And if you have a favorite variety of bush bean, let us know that too. Thanks for watching!
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Awesome video and teaching
Thank you very much!
I had good luck with the dragon tongue beans in the greenstalk also contender. Zone 5b
Interesting. Thanks for sharing how they did for you. Maybe the dragon tongue beans don't like our heat here.
The audio was great!
My favorite bush beans for green beans are "tendergreen". This year I'm trying blue lake, harvester, and contender
Thanks for the feedback on the audio. Much appreciated! Thanks for the tip on tendergreen too.
I tried contender last year (Georgia) and they worked pretty well.
Great experiment friend ! 😊
Thank you! Thanks for the visit! Hope everything is going well.
Looks like you do some fascinating videos and love comparison videos. Thanks for visiting us and thank you for sharing this great info!
You're welcome! Thanks for visiting.
Thank you for this comparison! I grew red swan bush beans last year and they did great. I don't like growing bush beans, my back prefers pole beans. I might try them in the stack-able planters this year.
You're welcome! I know what you mean about the pole beans being easier to harvest. Yep, the stackable planters can help.
Nice video, mate. Love beans, especially, they’re a great snack (sometimes with a bit of hummus 😋). Re audio quality: sounds great, perhaps a bit louder/crispier than your other videos. But I’d be honest, if you didn’t mention about the software, I wouldn’t have noticed a thing! Cheers and have a lovely weekend.
Thanks! And thanks for the detailed feedback on the audio quality. I really appreciate that. It helps a lot. I might have to give beans and hummus a try. That sounds like a great combo. Have a great weekend!
Great video, great audio and great information. My favorite bean the last few years has been the Green Blaze from Hoss Tools for a bush bean and I've loved Kentucky Wonder pole bean for many years although I'm planting Rattlesnake pole beans this year.
Thanks for the feedback on the audio. Much appreciated. Thanks for the tip on Blaze also. Wish I had a garden just for trying new stuff.
I'm in zone 9. Last year, I grew Calima beans in a grow bag, and they didn't do well. I read people like the Dragon Tongue bean, so I bought some seeds and am going to grow them this spring in addition to Jade bush beans. Going to sow them earlier this spring so they can grow in cooler weather.
Thanks for letting us know how things worked out for you. Yes, sowing earlier might make a difference. It gets hot really early here some years.
Good Morning Jim - Video sounds great! Have not had much success growing beans but appreciate you sharing your experience with 5 varieties you grow. It is hard to like varieties that don't produce which makes you wonder what happened to the others. I need to look into drip irrigation for my outdoor planters. Hope this cold snap ends soon...
Good morning Sue. Thanks for the feedback on the video. Much appreciated! Yes, whenever a plant doesn't do well, I always wonder why. Drip irrigation comes in really handy on those hot days when you don't feel like watering. I'm with you on the cold....I'm really tired of it.
Thanks for the info
You're welcome!
Audio sounded good. I'm in SE Kansas and the Red Swan does very well in my garden. I've had the same experience with the Dragon Tongue beans.
Thanks for the feedback on the audio. Much appreciated! Sounds like Dragon Tongue beans just don't like Kansas. We do get some pretty rough weather sometimes. I guess everyone has to find a variety that works well in their area.
I grew two types of beans in the ground last year. Dragon tongue and momentum which is a hoss tools hybrid. They both grew like crazy in the red clay. I didn’t care for the taste or texture of dragon but momentum was very good. This is a great comparison. I always enjoy your videos
Thanks a bunch! And thanks for sharing how those did for you. It's always interesting to me to hear how varieties I've grown work for other folks. Thanks for watching!
This is very informative thank you
You're welcome! Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for sharing! I appreciate your videos from over the state line, Independence, MO, Zone 6b! I really like the Baker’s Creek Dragon’s Tongue. It has good flavor. This year I grew them only in a GreenStalk tower. It seems like maybe they were a little less productive this year, which I credited more to the weather, and I didn’t keep up with fertilizing in my GreenStalk later in the summer. They are so fun to grow! Based on a video from Growfully with Jenna, I just ordered a brand new Blue Lake variety called Blue Lake Superior from Jung Seed Company. She said they are very productive (in Ohio). I’m eager to try them and hoping to try a little preserving this year!
You're welcome! Thanks for sharing your results with us. It's great to hear how things work out in other locations. I've been through Independence a couple of times, but I've never spent any real time there. Good luck with the Blue Lake Superior. That's another one I haven't tried.
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@@happypappy I will have to keep that in mind. Indeed.....Go Chiefs!
Audio is perfectly lovely as always. I have Red Swan on this year's grow list and I've read it can be used as a dual purpose bean. The dried beans are said to be pinto-like (since pinto is in its parentage).
Thanks! Dual purpose beans are always great to have one hand.
@@MidwestGardener I'm trying 3 dual purpose beans for the first time this year (Red Swan, Dragon's Tongue Wax/Dragon Langerie, and Flagrano Flageolet). I hope they grow well!
Sounds great. I love the content. I'm trying to figure out which beans to grow.
Thanks! Glad I could help!
Your audio sounds okay.🙂
I have great success with Asparagus green beans; however, they are pole beans. They grow great through the heat of Central Texas.👩🏾🌾
Thanks for the feedback on the audio. Much appreciated! Yep, Asparagus beans seem to not be bothered by the heat. That makes them work well for areas that have a lot of summer heat.
Contender green bean
Thanks! Much appreciated!
Me, too👍
We have grown the Calima, Dragon's Tongue and the Tongues of Fire (not on your list). All have done remarkably well for us. My husband and I did not like the flavor of the Calima and chose not to grow it again. If there is one thing we can grow prolifically, it is beans! Dragon's Tongue did superbly each year we grew them. In fact, we could not keep up with them and many became so big that they were tough. They tolerated both the 100⁰+ temperatures and the chilly temperatures of fall, up until the first frost. The same goes for the Tongues of Fire. Last summer, we grew the Purple Podded Pole Bean and, despite the horrible growing conditions, we had a very successful harvest. The flavor was amazing, the beans were tender, and the plants were quite hardy through heat/drought conditions and very early cold conditions. We definitely will grow these again.
I don't know if you are familiar with the @Vineyard Chicks Homestead, but they are doing a UA-cam collaboration this growing season where they will send you seeds for 6 survival crops (should anything happen to our food supply), and participating channels publish 2 videos showing 1) how they are growing the seeds and 2) how they use the crops. At the end of the challenge, there will be a huge giveaway. This channel is run by 3 young sisters, all under 18 yrs old, and I immediately thought of you and your family of followers. These young ladies are really amazing with all they are doing over on their channel. They are experimenting, growing all kinds of food for their family, learning and trying new things, and sharing their knowledge with others. It would be so awesome to see their channel get some extra love from a bigger channel that shares their passion for growing! ❤
Thanks for sharing the results of how your beans have done for you! That's a great example of growing conditions, including climate and a few other things can make a big difference. I'm guessing that you might be more skilled at growing beans than I am also :) I'll check out the channel you mentioned. I wish I had more room and time. Sounds like a fun challenge.
I wouldn't say we are more skilled at growing beans but definitely climate and conditions play a part. One thing I did not mention is that we have always grown them in-ground and we have a rich, caliche-ridden soil that my husband has worked with a tiller for years. We have never grown beans in a grow bag or raised bed of any kind. Our mobile home park is under new management now and we were forced to move our garden. We have to do everything in raised beds now. So, we will see how well we do growing beans.
@@LewisAcreFarm Sorry to hear that you have to garden in a new way without choice. Hope everything does great for you guys!
Thank you so much! Everything else that I have transitioned to raised beds over the years has been extremely successful so I just have to have hope that beans and okra and everything else will be also. ☺️
BDR and Calima beans are both my all time favorite bush beans.
Thanks a bunch! That's good to know.
Sound quality was very good.
I've grown Kentucky wonder pole beans, blue lake and dragon toung beans. They all performed ok. I prefer the Italian flat green beans. The dragon toung beans are easy to harvest because of their color. I like them all as long as they don't get stringy. I also prefer pole beans because its easier to harvest them. There can never be too many green beans. They're so much better than canned.
Great video, thanks for sharing.
Off topic question. Would you please put a link to the seed saving containers that you use? I have too many seeds in too many containers. I need to organize. Thanks. Have a great weekend.🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
Thanks for the feedback on the audio. Much appreciated! Also, thanks for sharing which ones have worked for you. Yep, those pole beans are much easier to harvest. Have a great weekend! Here's my affiliate link to the storage box I use. The price has gone up since I bought them last though. amzn.to/47CLyUs
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I grew several varieties, but Calima, Jade, and Contender were the most prolific. Dragon Tongue are pretty, but I've never gotten much of a harvest. I'm adding Ferrari and Cantare varieties to my garden this year.
Thanks sharing which ones work well for you. Much appreciated! I've heard Contender a couple of times already. That must be a good one.
Forgot to mention that your new software is great. Audio is very good.@@MidwestGardener
@@zinnia3190 Thank you very much!
Your video quality was great.... The Roma ll is the best producing bush bean I've ever grew... When you hear the word Roma it makes you think hybrid but their not, they are a heirloom bean... The hulls are huge, the beans are 8 inches long and an inch wide... The bullet gets to what ever size you choose.. They are stringless and are considered among the best eating stringless beans in the world... Consider giving them a try, I really think you'll be impressed with less effort considering the size of the bean along with stringlessness...
Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated! Interesting....I hadn't heard of Roma II beans. Sounds like a pretty good one.
I’ve had some great years with blue lake and some bad ones. My favorite pole bean is rattlesnake. This year I’m going to try jade bush beans just for a change.
Thanks for sharing how Blue Lake did for you. I've only grown rattlesnake pole beans once, and they had decent production.
Much better audio.
Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated!