i've usually had reasonable results from growing them but like many other larger beans they don't really like it here when it gets hot out here and if i don't keep enough water on them or they get too much rain all at once the pods will not fill well developed beans.
i normally grow a few...
here are some beans from today's shelling out. i love the color of these but you can't really see it very well in this picture, there's some green and blue in that gray...
the white beans with the pattern were added for some contrast, but also because they're interesting too. i did plant...
Mom made some chicken-a-la-king some weeks ago and we froze some of it because as usual she makes enough to feed an army and so today we pulled a quart out of the freezer to use.
after thawing it a bit i tried a few bites right from the container (still cold and somewhat frozen and crunchy ice...
brown sugar, butter and bread could be the basis of much of my life if tomatoes hadn't invaded... it probably would not be a particularly healthy life but hey, put some pistachios or pecans on it and call it good. :) oh, and some cream too. nutmeg, cinamon, allspice, pick what you like and...