How to Grow Your Own 15 Bean Soup (From the Grocery Store)
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- Can you buy a bag of 15 Bean soup and plant the beans in your garden? Gardener Scott shows the results of planting and growing the beans from a grocery store bag. (Video #523)
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I so love 15 bean ham hock soup.
The hambone is crucial
a piece of advice for planting beans. before you plant them soak them in water for several hours, this will give them a good head start on sprouting.
Very nice! I was recently verbally assaulted for saying that I had planned on using bags of dried beans and legumes to grow sprouts, (which I have done, as have others).The person was brainwashed into thinking they had to buy expensive "sprouting beans", saying the ones in the bags would not sprout! Back in the 1960s, my brother cousin and friendsgot into 'pea shooters' and had many battles in our yard.For years, peas sprouted in the grass, in my mother's flower gardens,at the edge of the front steps and driveway!
You should have told him hey every now and then you can even get a chicken (unhatched) in an egg, 1 lady purchased quail eggs from the grocer and by the time she got it to her kitchen she noticed there was a real live baby quail in it that had hatched. Now of course your not supposed to be able to hatch from WASHED EGGS. I love the pea shooters back in the day, reap what you sow =). I helped mother out in her tulip garden, tulips didn't last long but the watermelon seeds grew nicely-yeah I might have been scolded a time or 2 (grownups said to spit your seeds out on the ground) I so miss those lovely happy days of our lessons in survival that we didn't realize we were getting. Those skills of growing your own food are 3 generations removed, then 98% of the world grew some or all of their own food, today 2% of the world grows some or all of their food. A total self-sufficiency flip--just what they wanted, the world to be dependent on them, tell us what foods to eat they supply, tell us what water to drink they supply, what clothing to wear they supply (well we BUY what THEY SUPPLY). It is ridiculous some states you're not allowed to have a garden in some cities. Because "THEY SUPPLY" and when you DON'T BUY they CRY FROM LOSS OF WEALTH!
@@sandraburke1258 There have been many people around the world who did not grow their own food, EVER. There have been cities and there were hunter-gatherers. The reason the Plains Indians were starved out was because the government slaughtered all the buffalo and they had no other means of coping, but even in Mesopotamia, there was an elite class, slaves and merchants who did not grow their own food. HOWEVER, I certainly agree with you that the Government has fostered HOAs and controlled small cities to be u ed on the war on preparation and the world-wide war on food. CONTROL is what it's all about, just like slaughtering the buffalo.
@@tonette6592 yes I also have been told that you can't grow these beans and others because they are GMO. And they won't grow, I reply to this by saying they are the best seeds of the crop as they are for human consumption. Also you can try using all other dried seeds such as those found in birdseed corn sunflowers, etc. Happy gardening everyone around the world, Green love from Queensland Australia 💚🌲🌏🙏
@@sandraburke1258 beautifully spoken Sandra.
@@aaronhopkins6697 Right! Thanks fo backing me up. God bless you in Australia, I have known many incredibly good people from there.
Great job! I've been growing beans for a long time. Every year grown black, pinto, red (not kidney) and navy beans. I usually just bye a pound bag from the grocery store and only end up planting less than a half of the bag or about a half a cup. I grow them in a bed about 18 inches wide and about 30 feet long. I plant them about 4 inches apart. The beds are about 1 - 1.5 feet apart. The are out of the ground in about a week to two. When then are about 4-6 inches tall I give them a thorough weeding and that pretty much is the end my caring for them except for watering them. The grow so lush that the weeds don't have much of a chance to grow. By the end of the season about when the plants start loosing their leaves I up rood them and strip them of the pods. Laying them on a tarp (usually an old shower curtain) these pods enjoy less then a week of direct sunlight to completely dry. Make sure not to let them get showered on. I thresh them in a sack my stepping on them or beating them with inch thick stick (flipping the sack several times). The dry beans sink to the bottom of the sack and removing the dry shells is easy. Final cleaning is even more rewarding with the help of a fan or a strong breeze while pouring the beans from one bucket to another. I finally have about a gallons worth of each kind of beans that will store for many months in a dry sealed container. 😉
I remember in elementary school (1974-1977) taking dried pinto beans and planting them in a clear plastic cup (so that I can see the roots) for my science projects.
@@jeanettesheldon8694 ditto!
We did that in the late 80s as well. 😊
Probably don't do anything that sensible anymore.
Me too. Back when school actually taught stuff.
The reason you didn't get that many beans is because you waited to harvest them until the pods were dried out. If you had continuosly picked them and let them dry off the plant,the plants would have kept producing many more pods.
Good advice!
Cuz he just replicated the bag he started with 😂
That would probably have helped. Just make sure the beans were at the right stage to be mature enough to reproduce. And some peas and beans are designed to only be picked in the dry stage. And some also do better if they are planted at the right time of the year etc. Just got to research all 15 of em and see what kind of info you can find.
I used to grow several varieties of cowpeas, and you planted some types at different times of the year. My favorite was the six week pea. Some called them six sweet peas, but they are like all the cowpeas, actually in the bean family and not the pea family. I thought I'd be smart and get a head start on them, so I could hurry up and get some to eat so I planted a row a month before the traditional planting time. They grew like crazy and were looking good and then I went to check on them one day and all the leaves were covered in hundreds of tiny holes. Looked like someone had shot them all with bird shot. Did some research and found out they were victims of the Mexican bean beetle. That particular pest only came around at a certain time of the year and then they would leave on their own after a few weeks. I dusted them and killed thousands of them and didn't see them anymore. They didn't kill my plants but dramatically stunted their growth. I planted my next crop at the time I'd normally done in the past, and they outgrew and outproduced the ones id planted early, with no bean beetles in sight. The patient turtle definitely won that race 😆
First summer of the pandemic, I doubled my garden so Id have extra produce but also so I would have plenty to keep me occupied.
Daughter decided that we must feel we were going to starve and without saying a word, started a few 10x10 beds of her own.
She didn't come to me for seeds. She went on a scavenger hunt in the pantry and refrigerator. Carrot tops, seeds from store bought peppers, sprouting potatoes, cantalope, and, an entire bed full of dried beans.
She did surprisingly well, except for the carrots. She learned the taproots wont regrow, but carrot tops make great pesto and will also go to seed. We learned that chickpeas and lentils have a distinctive difference in plant type over blackbean and kidney beans. Her yield was poor. This area is better suited to fresh beans that can also be dried.
We got her quality seeds and garden tools that Christmas. It sparked an interest in gardening but also in botany
If you let the carrot tops keep growing till they go to seed you can get an actual crop the next year from seed.
@carlswanson8041 - Do you let them self seed or collect the seeds? We are in zone 8 and I have trouble with carrot germination. I've been thinking of letting several go to seed this year to see if nature can do better than I can.
@@christines2787 you could do either but I would help it by at least taking a small paint brush and light dusting the flowers to make cartain more are pollinated.
It is recommended that gardeners keep 2 years worth of garden seeds, in case of anything not working out as planned. Have enough to try again the years after. Old traditions are there for a reason, because people had experience. 😊
Good advice 😊
This was pretty awesome. Certain things you get in the grocery store can be planted. Once, I bought heirloom tomatoes at a Safeway grocery store. They were very tasty. I kept some of the seeds, planted them, and ended up with some very tall plants, that gave me a lot of tasty tomatoes. Cheers, Scott! ✌️
Im in central texas. Once i threw raw in the shell peanuts into the compost pile & was surprised they grew. They didn't produce but now i know i can grow them!
It was nice to see you doing this. I once used this 15 bean soup mix in a classroom experiment to let the students grow all 15 into plants. They had fun with it and were surprised they could grow their own food. Thanks for doing this video.
This was so fun to see. The fact that you showed it from planting to harvest made this content amazing. Thank you.
Yes! I get so irritated when someone shows me how to plant them and then nothing else. This was great!❤
I once germinated beans from a soup mix as a science activity with my kid. Had him sort types using an egg carton. We rinsed 30 sec in water half & half with 3% hydrogen peroxide, then clear water using a sieve. Then planted in starting mix in a cell tray. We got at least 80% germination.
Hydrogen peroxide? Never heard that. What does that do to aid germination?
So cool! I've to to try this. It reminds me of when I got some of my best sunflower plants from the birdseed bag.
😂 our best ever cantaloupe was from the innards of one put into a paper grocery sack used for the trash. Bag disintegrated on the way to the bin.
Ooh. I want to try the sunflower seeds!
Great experiment! I so appreciate that you showed the whole process! A few years ago a friend gave me a package of Rancho Gordo tarbais beans. I saved a few for at least three years, then decided to plant them. I got a wonderful harvest, saved a few to plant, and now for three years we have tarbais beans. If you don’t know, they’re a large white bean, very tender and creamy. Point being, even old bean seeds will still grow!
Soaking beans before planting speeds germination and sorts viable seeds from those that float.
Oh my goodness! I just cooked a crock pot full of 15 bean soup here in TN! I grow a lot of shelling & green beans, but never thought about this trick!
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Hi Scott, this is another great video, the bean you show at 11:50 is a chickpea, also known as Cicer arietinum, is a type of legume widely grown and consumed for its edible seeds. Chickpeas are small, round, and typically beige-colored, although they can also come in colors like black, green, and red. Rich in protein, fiber, and various vitamins and minerals, they are a staple food in many cuisines around the world.
Here are some key facts about chickpeas:
Nutritional Profile
Protein: Chickpeas are a great plant-based protein source, making them popular among vegetarians and vegans.
Fiber: They are high in dietary fiber, which aids in digestion and helps regulate blood sugar levels.
Vitamins and Minerals: Chickpeas are rich in folate, iron, phosphorus, and magnesium.
Types of Chickpeas
Desi Chickpeas: Small, darker, and with a rough coat, commonly used in India and the Middle East.
Kabuli Chickpeas: Larger, lighter-colored, with a smooth coat, often used in Mediterranean and American cuisines.
Culinary Uses
Hummus: A spread made from blended chickpeas, tahini, lemon, and garlic.
Falafel: Fried chickpea patties popular in Middle Eastern cuisine.
Curries and Stews: Commonly used in Indian dishes like chana masala.
Salads and Roasted Snacks: Chickpeas are often added to salads or roasted with spices as a crunchy snack.
Chickpeas are versatile, nutritious, and flavorful, making them a favorite for a variety of diets and cuisines worldwide!
Thanks. Yes, the Garbanzo was one of the two that didn't fully mature.
Thank you MOTOS👍
I just grew pink eye purple hull peas (despite the name, they are beans) for the first time. Definitely keepers 😋. I love the 15 bean mixes, never thought about planting them.
Thanks for this Scott. I needed something to feel good about today. I don't know of many things as hopeful as little bean plants pushing their way up through the surface of the soil. btw, running the empty dried pods through a pulse or two in a food processor makes a nice clean mulch.
You sound like me… I think we may all hibernate into our own little, off-grid, secluded worlds until the light shines again.
@@shawnalajame7888 I'm trying to stay, as I say, "above ground and vertical" but with the current political climate, I almost feel as though I want to hibernate for four years and hope to God something good will happen after that.
@@SherryEllessonHello again Sherry. I hope your garden is thriving. Best wishes Jason from Melbourne Australia.
You made my day. Thinking of next years garden makes me happy and most importantly….hopeful. Bless you. This was great!
@@SherryEllessonMaybe leave the melodrama for the View.. life is wonderful and it’s only getting brighter! Plant, water…and watch it grow! Best Wishes!!
I use these seeds from grocery stores or bulk food stores a lot. I also use mustard, coriander, poppy, lavender anything seedy really as it is fun to watch them come up. The germination rate is almost 100% and I think often better than a seed packet. I wish you had labelled your seeds as it would be very interesting to see which do best and what they are as you will never remember. They are perfect for cheap cover crops too. Now I know what chick pea looks like for example.
The more you harvest green beans, the more the plants produce, leaving the last so many to mature and dry out on the plants for next year's garden, and also for cooking. 😊❤
Oh my goodness Gardner Scott. Those are my favorite beans to cook. I have often wondered if they would grow. So awesome thank you so much for answering my wonder ❤
Thank You for putting this all together, a long project..!! ❤
Wow that’s crazy! I never would’ve thought that you needed to let them completely dry out on the vine. I thought for sure you were wasting good food that you have worked so hard for. Thank you for the education I really appreciate it!
Man i was dying for you to cook those delicious harvested BEANS.
I did cook some of them and they were very tasty.
@@GardenerScottThe cajun 15 bean mix is great with kielbasa 😋😋
I have a rabbitry here in Michigan and feed is so expensive. To help feed them, I buy grains such as amaranth, millet, Quinoa, among others, mostly from the Amish stores. Those along with a variety such as clover, vetch, buckwheat from the feed store grown on about 2000 sq ft. The plants go a long way towards feeding those very hungry buns. They eat the greens and during the off season, a dried mixture that I make hay out of. BTW, rabbits are the most economical source of meat that you can produce. A trio (one buck and 2 does) can produce, easily over 300 lbs of meat per year, and almost free if you produce your own feed. BTW, loved the video. They would love bean plants too!
What a great experiment
Just so everyone knows the split peas will sprout fine. Also you can buy bagged raw peanuts from the grocery store and grow your own peanuts. Peanuts have a long growing season though, so you need to check your location. I know you can grow them in Missouri if you plant early.
Have planted peanuts several times using store-bought peanuts. Fun crop!
I used black turtle beans from the store. They grew. This year I will plant lots of these next year.
I really enjoyed your process from planting to harvest. I have a large bag full of Heirloom Bean Soup Mix from 2018 that was given to me-2lb. Bag. Also a half bag of “King of the Early” bean. After watching this-I too may do this next spring. Thank you so much
I did this once. You can find best varieties for your area. And, it's fun for your children. The best ones show obviously, the low producers, you just eat them.
My cat and I loved your video. I am so impressed with this harvest.
I usually buy pink beans, if I can find them, or pinto beans. I pick out the blemished ones before I cook. A few times I tried planting these rejects in spare spaces in the garden and they came up pretty well.
I toss mine in compost, wonder if they will sprout😂
It’s wonderful to have a channel like yours that offers comprehensive gardening knowledge. Thank you for your clear and detailed guidance!”
In Australia, we do not have that soup mix. Our soup mix has some beans, split peas and lentils. But I do think that if I rummage in my pantry I will find 8-12 beans I could grow!
Aloha hugs 🤗 my Husband wants to
Garden so I shared this with him After 53 years it has to be his Idea
Haha, I started doing that a couple years ago...great fun and super cheap. I set some of each aside and made my soup as usual. Now I save those seeds every year and replant! I
I planted beans from grocery store mixed dried beans for soup last year. Much cheaper than buying seeds.
If all goes well, I will try this next spring as well as a box of Zatarain's crab boil. It reportedly has a variety of red pepper seeds (less than I had remembered though) along with cilantro, mustard, and dill seeds. I wonder if it was supposed to be Old Bay seasoning that had so many different pepper seeds in it. Hmmm. I also have some Anasazi beans I may try.
I did the same thing with the same package 😂 I used to be a producer at a grocery store & I planted everything! Most worked just fine.
i took a 1/4 cup of split green peas, let them soak gently for 3 hours, drained them, then kept the moist between folded paper towel and over 50% of them sprouted and they grew nice little plants!
That sounds about right. One half of them should have the embryo attached.
Wonderful to see you did that also Scott because I have done the same. I did not plant all 15 bean types at once do to space.
I've been doing this for some years now. It's amazing how many people don't realise this. Those look like chick peas. Lentils are also a single seed per pod.
Also grocery store beans can be used as a cover crop to build soil cheaper and no wait for postage delivery time either. Much cheaper and I've had to wait weeks for delivery when it would have been too late to raise before the season.
Thanks
I have done this with pigeon peas and black eyed peas with very good success. I live in Florida, so the pigeon pea plants live for a couple of years.
I think that your "mystery" beans where chickpeas (garbonso beans)! And yeah they do need a longer season to dry like the lima beans. About 120 to 150 days from planting. Very fun experiment and a good example. I bet if you kept replanting you could end up with a regionally adapted bean after a few years because I am sure that several of them were different varieties of the same type of bean (like black beans, kidney beans, and pinto beans are all the same species I am pretty sure). So you are kind of treating them like a Grex which is so cool.
Thanks i was hopin he would show what they were!!!!!!
This is amazing Scott! I'm going to try this next year
Hi gardener Scott. I planted green Lima beans this season. I too had a great harvest. The taste was awesome. This video was very informative. 😊
In my garden those seedlings would just be bird food. I have to keep seedlings covered to protect them! Great video on saving money growing our own food though
Another similar trick is to buy organic garlic from your local supermarket's produce section. Usually will sprout well. Usually soft neck Gilroy California or Silverskin soft neck varieties. Has to be organic. Plant in Fall and harvest in June or July or Plant in March and harvest July or August perhaps. Depends on the climate where you are. I would add mulch on top of the garlic plantings. By the way, no scapes with soft neck varieties. I paid 79 cents for each bulb this year which is up from the fifty cents I paid last year. Seed company garlic will sprout best but you pay around $8 per bulb minimum.
Finally, I've been saying this for years. People look at me like I don't know what I'm talking about. It's a lot cheaper then "seeds".
That was fun! Planting 15 beans soup variety would be a great garden project for kids.
Great job. I am starting an heirloom garden. I appreciate you showing that even food you get at the grocery store can be planted and grow plants.
I planted these a couple of years. Planted them down the row just the way that they came out of the bag . The difference in the length of maturity made it bad harvesting
Thank you Scott! I never knew you could plant beans that you buy in the store! I plan to try it next season.
Good way to tell what beans grow in my zone. (I'm 4.5) I was wondering how many, if any, crosspollinated. Thank you for sharing.
Cool. Im planning on that next year. Funny this popped up .now i kno. In south central Colorado mtns!!!! I also hav anasazi, cranberrys , fava, christmas limas, scarletts , cannellis and maycoba to plant too and maybe a couple others. Plenty of black eye peas (yup from Texas got my canned bacon ready!!!!). I was wondering bout the splits tho i didnt think so. How did the lentils do??? Got bout 5 variety colors there too. wonder if it would be worth it on those. Im glad you mentioned they would be bush beans cause i was thinkin i would hav to make trellises. never thought about i dont see trellises in the field😂😂😂
I just got a few lentils. No Garbanzos or big Lima beans.
Cool info. Several times I've thought about trying to grow those when I've seen them on the shelf. I used to grow lots of produce, as a hobby and for sale. Did it for nearly 40 years. My favorites were the beans, cowpeas and butter beans/ lima beans. Especially the heirloom varieties. Had a huge collection saved from the crops I grew. And usually, the seeds I saved, outgrew the previous years crop. But I had the good luck of growing on a 200 acre farm so I didn't have any problems with cross pollination etc.
Unfortunately I don't have that luxury anymore. But I was starting to grow more crops of items that could be stored dry, or stored without refrigeration for a long time, like some of the peas, beans and types of corn, winter squash, sweet potatoes and Irish potatoes. I was getting into some of the grains, pseudo grains like amaranth, and a few others before I had to quit. Another reason I waa going that route was to save my freezer space for my favorite vegetable of all, okra. I could eat it everyday, and when it was in season I did. Steamed, boiled and of course fried, made me happy and kept me almost sane 😆 it also kept my cholesterol levels perfect. For a snack, I'd pick the baby ones several times a day, wrap them in a damp paper towel and nuke em in the microwave for a little bit. Put a little salt and pepper on them and eat em up.
Thanks for this video. It's given me the info and inspiration to try this in my tiny backyard garden.
Last winter i sorted 2 bags of 15 bean soup to plant... it took a few hours. Then i misplaced them come planting time.. 😂😂😂
I'm very familiar with misplacing items. Earlier this year it was 10 days before I located my cell phone. And it's going on 1 year and I still haven't found the original car key fob! I'm doing better at keeping my mind focused.
Omg! You sound just like me! LOL
@@penelopegrier5073 Glad to hear I'm not alone! It's helped me to not be so serious & uptight about misplaced items as well as ability to calmly come up with at - the - moment alternatives.
Here in Michigan, we harvest our eatable beans up to late August, the the rest of the beans are left to dry on the vine and the harvest for soups in the water. Hint, save some for spring planting. I have been doing it for over twenty years. Never have to buy seeds.
Wow! Growing protein in the garden. Love it!
I did the same thing with a five bean bag as an experiment and we got a pot of beans from a handful of beans
Why have I never thought of this???!
Thank You so much!
Doing this in the spring
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Great vid. I was curious about this as well and grew pinto in one bed this year. They grew well, but when only harvesting for seed (instead of pod), the 1lb yield seemed low for a whole bed. I'll continue to grow green beans and peas, but probably won't grow dry beans again.
I remember having this thought earlier this year and thinking "there's no way this would work", but there is indeed a way! I know what I'm doing next year :D
I am inspired! I have a 4' x 4' bed waiting for a purpose in life. This might be fun to try!
Good video, especially seeing the results over time to the very end.
How cool is that! What a great video! I never thought of doing that.
Very well thought out video, with great results.
Do not know if you still have a worm bin, but I would pulverise the shells and use in my worm chow. Worm chow sprinkled on top of the bin gives the worms pretty instant access to the food, and really fattens them up.
Nice Video! Stay Well!!!
I take the seeds from vegetables that have seeds like green peppers, yellow pepper and red peppers as well as jalapeno peppers and save them for planting. There are also fruits which have seeds which can be saved for planting to create an orchard. An easy way to get started at gardening with stuff that you normally eat anyway, and probably just throw the seeds away. If you can't use the seeds yourself, you can probably find people who will grow them.
Those beans look wonderful! What a great experiment !
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I never thought of that. I just bought some cannellini beans and am going to plant them next year. I love the square foot gardening method.
I have grown a few types of grocery store beans before. You can't count on them reliably being bush beans, though it looks like that did work out for you. My experience was pole beans for the pinto I tried, both bush and pole for large limas (different bags bought at different times), bush for red kidney beans, and bush with a small runner at maturity for small red and black beans. I've actually grown several types of black beans from different sources and they've all been in this semi-bush style, so that could possibly be a very common growth habit for black beans. For the most part, though, you don't know the cultivar with store bought beans--the name corresponds to a culinary style--and many types come in different cultivars. Best bet is to plant them once from the store, then save seeds if they turn out as you like.
I don't care to eat them, but store bought blackeye peas make a pretty good warm season cover crop in the hot summer location where I live, so that's another potential use.
Thank you for your experiment. I'll plant me some 15 bean soup next year. I love bean soup. 💗 Much love coming your way ❤️ 💕 💛 💗 💙 💓
FYI, split Peas germinate when I sprout them for recipes. They should grow with no problem.
I’ve been meaning to do this for a few years!! I’ll nip to the shops tomor and see what’s available in the dried food section. Done it with supermarket garlic and spuds. They went better than I expected. Repeating the same this year too. Can’t wait to see the results in summer!
Chick peas sprout easy have some growing in a covered area.
Just threw them out one day. Have to try again in the spring. They were dry chick peas from the store.
Get out! I just bought a few bags of these. I’ll be planting some. Thank you!
You can also plant in food plots.
I do this but I bought individual bags of dried beans peas and lentils ,your idea is much better.
I planted green speckled lentils in a small take out food container .I put a layer of thick kitchen paper sprinkled an inch of compost onto it and made it damp .meanwhile I had put a desert spoon full of green lentils to soak overnight in a glass of clean water.I drained them and sprinkled them onto the compost then placed the clear container lid on top and put on a window sill .The lentils sprouted rapidly in fact the next day .by day 6 or 7 the shoots were about 3.5 to 4 inches high and ready to cut to eat .They tasted juicy ,sweet like young sugar snap peas.delicious .I turned out the pad with all the roots on placed it back upside down in the same tub and repeated with more soaked lentils. I can do this daily for a constant supply of shoots that I add to sandwiches soups, stir fry, or rice .
I tried this with many other seeds beans peas lentils sunflower seeds ,sesame seeds , pumpkin seeds, chick peas (garbanzo beans) they all worked very well and also I tried mung beans and aduki beans .
Some beans such as kidney beans need cooking thoroughly.I grew all of these in empty food tubs inside my home
Beans are beautiful.
I love doing this!! I even use the exact same brand 😆
Wow! I was excited to grow a 3 bean salad this year!
I need to do this next year!
Congratulations on a great harvest. I have a big problem with powdery mildew attacking my beans and peas so I hardly get any good harvests.
Great idea to plant the soup beans! 👍👍👍
As long as the germ is in tact those peas will grow fine. 🌱
I've wanted to try this!!!
Fun! I did this a couple years ago. I didn’t have super great success (I think too much shade and critters nibbling the seedlings), but I got a good number of beans from it. ❤
Great job. If you still have some green chickpeas, try a few. They’re delicious. As good as fresh peas. :)
That's so fun! I have had so much success growing beans on cattle panel trellises that I might try this. Thanks GS! 💚
But how do you know they're all bush beans? Couldn't they be mixed?
The size and growth pattern tells they are bush beans.
Great sharing Scott. Hoping your garden is productive. Jason from Melbourne Australia.
Amazing work. Thanks!
Thank you. This is wonderful. I never thought of this. I'm so glad YOU did. Genius.😃
They can also be used for sprouting and harvest in just a few days
Thank you for sharing this experiment. Helpful information. God bless
What a fun experiment!
It's always interesting to see if things like this work. I have always Wonder if they will be healthy
Good morning. Brilliant ❤.
Thats great! 15 bean soup is delicious 🤤