What have grown?

So what have i grown and what can i do with them?

Ab

 

Looks like a runner bean to me

Best cook it and eat it

 

They are bright pink!

Dont think i have ever cooked runner beans. Similar to peas - shell & steam?

 

The skin/shell is quite tough and the beans inside are fully formed - but ok. Will try slicing them. Some are over a foot long!!!

 

I reckon you added that bit in parentheses because you knew I'd mention the ones I grow are OK to eat at 18" long

I simply 'string' them thinly either side, then slice diagonally, find a lightly serrated edged knife works best for me. With french Beans I just snip them with a sharp pair of scissors.

 

I find White Lady to be totally stringless. The soil moisture is important too though in determining tasty beans. Agree they are best picked young and picked every day to keep them producing
Been a superb day....got grass cut, beans picked (of course) and even took a cuppa outside to assess parts of the garden; should I change something, am I happy with how plants are performing, etc. etc.

 

Aubergine, lots and lots of aubergines. It does not take long to fill up the basket when you pick them.

 

It appears that the amount of rain we have had this season in upstate New York is going to affect my garden tomatoes with blight. Fortunately, the greenhouse tomatoes are going strong and will more than compensate for the loss due to blight. We actually prefer the taste of the greenhouse tomatoes over the garden tomatoes, so next season I will plant twice as many plants in the greenhouse than I did this year.