davidstcldfl
10-23-2010, 06:53 AM
I know it's late in the year to be talking about plants, but these are pretty interesting ....and something different. :D
I was at a fall harvest festival yesterday. I was there with a new group we are forming in Osceola county...."OC Growers", it's a group of local growers and producers, trying to promote the fact that 'we are here'. That yes, there are local grown, low miles foods available.
I was given a few seeds....I'm going to give them a try. Hopefully, I'll be posting some pictures one of these days.
I met one of the group members and he had brought along some ...'wing beans'. I tried one raw...they are very good.
-They are a perennial (at least for us Floridians).
(wikipedia said they can be grown in 'most' of the US)
-They are a tropical plant and 'love' the humidity.
-The vines/bushes can get pretty big ....up to 4 meters.
-The beans are high in protein, up to 40%....lots of vitamins and minerals.
-"ALL" of the plant can be eaten, beans, flowers, leaves, roots.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winged_bean
I was at a fall harvest festival yesterday. I was there with a new group we are forming in Osceola county...."OC Growers", it's a group of local growers and producers, trying to promote the fact that 'we are here'. That yes, there are local grown, low miles foods available.
I was given a few seeds....I'm going to give them a try. Hopefully, I'll be posting some pictures one of these days.
I met one of the group members and he had brought along some ...'wing beans'. I tried one raw...they are very good.
-They are a perennial (at least for us Floridians).
(wikipedia said they can be grown in 'most' of the US)
-They are a tropical plant and 'love' the humidity.
-The vines/bushes can get pretty big ....up to 4 meters.
-The beans are high in protein, up to 40%....lots of vitamins and minerals.
-"ALL" of the plant can be eaten, beans, flowers, leaves, roots.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winged_bean