Comments - Celt's Garden - Food From Around Here - Transition Whatcom2024-03-29T11:39:22Zhttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2723460%3ABlogPost%3A77910&xn_auth=noElizabeth, thank you, that is…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2012-03-30:2723460:Comment:786952012-03-30T23:29:51.251ZCelt M. Schirahttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/CeltMSchira
<p>Elizabeth, thank you, that is very kind of you. Many dry beans work here. Look at the days to maturity. Anything 85 days or less should work. For beans tuned to Whatcom County, contact Krista Rome. In addition to the varieties mentioned above, any fava bean works. Jack Garlick's white, Red Kidney, Orca, Vermont Cranberry, Kenearly Yellow Eye, Decker, Beka Brown, Ireland Creek Annie, Six Nations, Sargas, Rucklehouse, Tiger's Eye, Montemzuma Red, Gaucho and Saturday Night Special did well for…</p>
<p>Elizabeth, thank you, that is very kind of you. Many dry beans work here. Look at the days to maturity. Anything 85 days or less should work. For beans tuned to Whatcom County, contact Krista Rome. In addition to the varieties mentioned above, any fava bean works. Jack Garlick's white, Red Kidney, Orca, Vermont Cranberry, Kenearly Yellow Eye, Decker, Beka Brown, Ireland Creek Annie, Six Nations, Sargas, Rucklehouse, Tiger's Eye, Montemzuma Red, Gaucho and Saturday Night Special did well for me. Try Carol Deppe, Territorial, Fedco and Uprising Organics. Happy beaning! Not too surprisingly, heirloom beans from right across the 49th parallel to the similar climate in New England do well here. Hot weather beans such as limas and tepary beans don't get enough heat hours. </p> brilliant! do you have recomm…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2012-03-30:2723460:Comment:786892012-03-30T17:03:00.247ZElizabeth Whttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/ElizabethW
<p>brilliant! do you have recommendations for heirloom dried beans that work in NW maritime clime?</p>
<p>brilliant! do you have recommendations for heirloom dried beans that work in NW maritime clime?</p> Good for you, Elizabeth. Pota…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2012-03-29:2723460:Comment:784002012-03-29T15:46:47.171ZCelt M. Schirahttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/CeltMSchira
<p>Good for you, Elizabeth. Potatoes, squash and pole beans can be grown in compact spaces. Field corn can be grown in small patches. A 4' by 8' bed will grow 30 corn plants with bush beans or onions around the edges. That's a yield of around six pounds of dry shelled corn, which might be as much you want for tortillas or posole. Choose a stubby, early heirloom corn variety, such as Mandan Bride or Nothstine Dent.</p>
<p>Good for you, Elizabeth. Potatoes, squash and pole beans can be grown in compact spaces. Field corn can be grown in small patches. A 4' by 8' bed will grow 30 corn plants with bush beans or onions around the edges. That's a yield of around six pounds of dry shelled corn, which might be as much you want for tortillas or posole. Choose a stubby, early heirloom corn variety, such as Mandan Bride or Nothstine Dent.</p> Great story, full of life and…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2012-03-28:2723460:Comment:785022012-03-28T22:39:02.315ZElizabeth Whttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/ElizabethW
<p>Great story, full of life and juicy tidbits - very inspirational! thanks for sharing your pearls of wisdom. I'll check in this time next year to see where I'm at!</p>
<p>Great story, full of life and juicy tidbits - very inspirational! thanks for sharing your pearls of wisdom. I'll check in this time next year to see where I'm at!</p> Fantastic, Celt! This is a gr…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2012-03-18:2723460:Comment:776492012-03-18T02:39:16.046ZDavid MacLeodhttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/DavidMacLeod
<p>Fantastic, Celt! This is a great story, thanks for sharing it!</p>
<p>Fantastic, Celt! This is a great story, thanks for sharing it!</p>