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A Gardening Blog
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Posted by Craig Sailor @ 04:04:02 pm

I got a call from Ann Henderson of Parkland recently. She wanted to tell me about her butterbeans.

"I love butterbeans," the grandmother exclaimed to me.

For years, she was under the assumption that they wouldn't grow here. At least that's what she had been told.

But on a trip home to Mississippi she bought some beans as an experiment. The result: success.

She told me she planted a couple of rows this year (after starting them indoors) and was very pleased with the results: a bumper crop.

I haven't been to Ann's garden but she told me grows cantaloupe, watermelons, corn, collard greens, beets, carrots, cucumbers, green beans and okra. The okra and watermelon did not turn out too well, she said. But, I think that's a pretty good variety considering the summer we had.

Ann said she serves the beans with turkey, salt pork or ham.

I'll be over for dinner.

Categories: Vegetables

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