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Post by kyosa on Jul 26, 2009 22:09:04 GMT -5
Does anyone grow them? I tried some for the first time this year and just had a first picking today. All my garden stuff was planted way late because of perfectly-timed Spring rains so the beans are just now coming on well. Anyway. . . the Jung's catalog made a big deal about fillet beans. "Gourmet flavor!" "The most popular bean in Europe!" Yadda, yadda. Now the ones I picked were a bit young, maybe around 4 inches long on the average, so maybe 'something' develops when they're more mature. We couldn't taste any real significant difference between these beans and regular old bush green beans picked young. Perhaps a tiny bit more tender, but no taste breakthrough that we could discern. My soil is still a LONG ways from where it should be, so maybe that had some effect. I'll let the next batch get a bit bigger before picking to see if that makes any difference, but I'm pretty sure I remember the catalog saying they were at their best when picked young. These certainly weren't 'bad' by any means, but they didn't seem to live up to the hype about them and I won't pay the premium price for the seed again unless the older ones turn out to be something special. So, has anyone else grown fillet beans? If so what was your experience with them?
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Post by Kathy on Jul 27, 2009 7:24:10 GMT -5
I saw the ad but didn't get any seed due to lack of garden space. Unless the later pickings of yours produce more 'gourmet flavor', I'll probably stick to my bush beans.  Do they seem to produce better, again I know they're just now coming in but do you have a lot of blossoms? Thanks for the review, so many ads sound soooo good but the reality is much different.  |
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Post by kyosa on Jul 27, 2009 18:37:59 GMT -5
Yeah, those seed companies must hire a bunch of 'creative' writers to conjure up their product descriptions! The fillet bean variety I'm growing is called 'Massai'. They do seem like they're going to be pretty prolific, with LOTS of young beans on the plants and MANY blooms coming on as well. I planted mine in three rows spaced about six inches apart to duplicate a wide-row planting while still allowing me to use my Earthway planter. Love that thing. It's quick and saves lots of 'stoop work'. Not quite as precise as planting by hand but it's good enough for the girls I go out with!
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Post by momo on Jul 28, 2009 22:26:54 GMT -5
They used former real estate writers for the seed catalogues this year!  |
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Post by kyosa on Jul 30, 2009 0:15:39 GMT -5
They used former real estate writers for the seed catalogues this year! You might be on to something there!  Unless you have an army of indentured servants to tend your garden for you, I think it's impossible to grow those perfect flowers and vegetables that the catalogs picture too. |
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