Basket of Fresh Black Beans

So, I grew up eating Black Beans anytime my Abuela (grandmother) got to cook for us.  Every Christmas eve, still as an adult,  I serve my family a semi-traditional Cuban dinner including Black Beans & Rice, Pork Roast, Crusty Bread & Salad and I just love it.  I was always curious about how they grew and was excited when I found a pack of seeds at my local Lowe’s I think it was.

I planted the seeds directly in the garden in June I think, I know not very technical on the details, and just hoped for the best.  My first crop of carrots & parsnips died so I planted these in thier place really.  9 seeds went into the ground, sprouted almost immediately and began growing like weeds!  By the time I pulled all these bushes, they had created long running vines reaching across the entire bed.  I think they would completely take over any space and plan to plant twice as much as I did before next year.

They were super easy to grow, but were full of these little yellow fuzzy bugs that seemed to enjoy the leaves and the occassional bean pod immensely.  I guess I’ll check into those sometime before next season to learn more about them and how I can easily prevent them.

I’ll close with a couple more photos!

Fresh Black Beans to pick!

Our Full Yield of Bean Pods