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Post by coppice on Sept 29, 2015 14:51:17 GMT
Apios, aka ground nut is a perennial legume. I think it should be the bomb for Robin Marbles seed give away. Because it crops both a tuber and a bean seed. But there-in lies the rub. Seeds are just not offered that often for sale. Tubers are. Last spring I planted oh a 150 foot row of tubers, down in a gully at my daughters. This weekend, without Googling what the vining pole-bean-ish plant or seed pod looks like first, I went a stumbling and flopping lookin' for evidence of *if* they grew (and hoping for a few beans). I can now say with some small certainty I should'a Googled first. And that I am fairly certain I have some vines growing. But, no beans this year.  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Sept 30, 2015 14:49:55 GMT
Apios, aka ground nut is a perennial legume. I think it should be the bomb for Robin Marbles seed give away. Because it crops both a tuber and a bean seed. But there-in lies the rub. Seeds are just not offered that often for sale. Tubers are. Last spring I planted oh a 150 foot row of tubers, down in a gully at my daughters. This weekend, without Googling what the vining pole-bean-ish plant or seed pod looks like first, I went a stumbling and flopping lookin' for evidence of *if* they grew (and hoping for a few beans). I can now say with some small certainty I should'a Googled first. And that I am fairly certain I have some vines growing. But, no beans this year. Am I right in thinking that you can eat the tubers and the beans (when you get them that is) and how do you eat the tubers then? |
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Post by coppice on Oct 1, 2015 9:00:52 GMT
It makes a smaller round tuber, sort of like a string or pearls. IE spud. short length of root, spud (on and on).
I peeled a couple. Roasted them with a pat of butter. Unremarkably starchy.
I don't know if you can take the pods as green beans. I also don't know why you couldn't. I have run into accounts of bean as dried shelled bean.
This perennial legume was profoundly over harvested during occupation during 16th - 19th century. Which is part of the reason why I am working on returning it.
On my next plant out at wisteria (Pomeroy OH) campground, will be on ground I can walk to (and on) better.
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Post by coppice on Oct 1, 2015 9:11:28 GMT
This year I got a good crop of pawpaw and a 'way better crop of persimmon this year. The fridge is filling up with tupper wares of seeds--nuts.
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