Today I went out to the garden early and hand weeded all my corn. It looks like Martha Stewart's corn patch right now. Nary a weed in sight.
I then harvested all the fava beans and pulled up the plants. I don't know if they were supposed to keep blooming and setting pods like green beans do. Anyway my plants weren't. And the ants were really setting up an extensive aphid farming operation on them. I was done with watching the stupid ants mess around with my fava beans.
So from two 10 foot rows, I got this many fava bean pods:
They are kind of squishy and weird.
Because inside they have a velvet lining..
Very fuzzy, with tough little umbilical cords.
Each bean is encased in a thick outer layer.
I'm not sure what all this extra packaging is all about.
I set myself up on the front porch to shell the beans out. It took almost an hour because the pods don't 'pop' like pea pods do, and the beans are not that thrilled about leaving their velvet bedding either. So it was a bit of a slog.
They are quite fascinating though....
Sort of primitive. That's the impression I get.
So when you cook them, [I steam them] the outer casing comes loose and you have to slip them off by hand.
All in all, they are quite a bit of work.
When I get them cooked, I'll take more pictures.
Right now I need a nap from all this gardening.
Take a moment to thank the farmers who grow your food.
I'm just sayin'.
They are kind of squishy and weird.
Because inside they have a velvet lining..
Very fuzzy, with tough little umbilical cords.
Each bean is encased in a thick outer layer.
I'm not sure what all this extra packaging is all about.
I set myself up on the front porch to shell the beans out. It took almost an hour because the pods don't 'pop' like pea pods do, and the beans are not that thrilled about leaving their velvet bedding either. So it was a bit of a slog.
They are quite fascinating though....
Sort of primitive. That's the impression I get.
So when you cook them, [I steam them] the outer casing comes loose and you have to slip them off by hand.
All in all, they are quite a bit of work.
When I get them cooked, I'll take more pictures.
Right now I need a nap from all this gardening.
Take a moment to thank the farmers who grow your food.
I'm just sayin'.