Jul
10
Click here to read all my posts on blue lake bush beans. The number of buds on my blue lake beans continues to grow. No actual flowers opening yet, but as you can from the above pictures, it’s close. If you are growing this type of beans, you can expect buds and flowers to show …
Jul
10
Click here to read all my posts on blue lake bush beans. Above is a picture of my blue lake bush beans after 4 weeks in the ground. Their growth has been good up to this point. I started to see the first buds appearing on some of the plants (click the photo on the …
Jul
10
Question: Are blue lake green beans good for freezing? Answer: Absolutely! I have heard they are one of the best beans for freezing. I haven’t done it myself before, because I never grown enough beans where I couldn’t eat them all fresh (hopefully this year will change that!). I would recommend blanching them before freezing. …
Jun
14
It took about 5-6 days for my blue lake bush beans to make their appearance out of the ground. At the 2 week point they were leaves a plenty. Once the plants have 4 leaves on them, it is time to thin them out. Thin to 1 plant every 4 inches, so that each plant …
May
25
Blue Lake is the classical green bean. They are the first beans I ever grew. They are one of the easiest seeds to find. If a place sells seeds, they probably are going to carry Blue Lake. Why do people love them so much? They are reliable and heavy producers. If this is your first …
Welcome to my blog! My name is Eric. I live in Saline, Michigan with my wife (Donna) and two daughters, Hannah (3 1/2) and Autumn (1). I started this blog in October 2009 to share my culinary experiences from making my own food from scratch to what I find at farmer's markets and grocery stores.
