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June 24, 2013
For the first time, I planted some Asian “yard long beans” this spring. I read than they should be harvested when the diameter are about that of a pencil, so after dinner this evening I picked the largest three, all approximately pencil thickness.
What a ripoff. These are only two feet at best. š
Seriously, I’m sure gardeners who are only familiar with traditional “western” pole beans shared my infatuation with the novelty of having 6 or 7 feet worth of beans to chop up after only harvesting three.
I understand that these are more suited for stir-fry/saute vs steaming/boiling, so tommorrow I’ll give it a shot @ dinner.
More here if this is a novelty to you as well:
Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis
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Behind cohutt's fence 
Hey, Bruce, aren’t they on the Metric system? š
Oh, I love long beans. I’d never tasted them before I lived in China where they are everywhere. They taste wonderful and seem to keep longer in the fridge than the standard green (French) beans as well. Sauted with a bit of garlic and butter and yum yum yum.