This is my first year growing beans. It’s never been a priority but I decided to grow it for two reasons. First, beans are easy to dry and use well into the winter. Second, I was always a big fan of Jack and the Beanstalk. While I don’t think my bean plants are going to grow to the sky, I can still pretend I’m a kid.
Greasy Grits Beans from Baker Creek
I had no idea what the beans would look like, but I was pleasantly surprised when the beans looked pretty cool. (I know it’s a little hard to tell, but the beans are lying on the seed package above.)
I’ve planted 12 seeds of the greasy grits so I should have plenty of beans to eat fresh and to dry for soups (and seed save for next year).
I chose Greasy Grits frankly because of the name. Seriously, it’s a rare heirloom that used to be grown in the Midwest and they are good for soup beans. Should be a fun bean to grow. Here is the description:
Greasy Grits
A popular old Appalachian and Mountain folk heirloom that used to be common in much of the Midwest and South, but now is very rare. It gets the name because its pods are smoother and shinier than other beans, giving it a “greasy” appearance. Pods are harvested small and used like other green beans, or you can allow to dry for a brown soup bean that is easy to shell. Highly productive vines.
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