General information and discussion about cultivating all other edible garden plants.
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July 21, 2013 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: peru, Iowa zone 5a
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Dragons Tongue Beans
In the spirit of trying all heirlooms this year I thought id give these a try. I found them at SeedSavers.com . An unusual looking wax bean, white/green/and white with red stripes.
The plants are similar to a Blue Lake bush beans, and so far very prolific. Anyway I picked a batch tonight , snapped them, cut up a Texas super sweet onion, added some baco s : ( I used all the bacon in blts ) added a little real butter, and cooked them up. Heavenly Excellent flavor and texture. I will be growing this one again next year! If you haven't grown these before, I recommend you give them a try. |
July 21, 2013 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: peru, Iowa zone 5a
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picture, dragons tongue beans
I forgot to take a picture so I found this one on line.
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July 21, 2013 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: San Diego,Ca
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Beautiful beans! I have a couple seeds so I will try them for sure
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July 23, 2013 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Holland, PA/Zone 7A
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I grew these last year.They were beautiful and the flavor was excellent! Unfortunately, I lost them to disease before they really started pumping out beans. The taste alone definitely warrants a re-grow though!
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July 26, 2013 | #5 | |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: MA
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I'm confused about your color description. Dragon Tongue (a.k.a. Dragon Langerie) pods have always been yellow with purple streaks, for me. Just like the picture in your following post. I agree with excellent flavor, excellent texture, and will add that it has excellent production. Gary |
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July 26, 2013 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: peru, Iowa zone 5a
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I think I picked the first few a little early. The last batch I picked were larger and closer to the color you described. I was not sure how big to let them get. I picked this last batch larger than blue lake beans and they were very tender. I like these beans a lot.
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