Northeast Gardening: Edibles - '08 - Part 3, 1 by MaypopLaurel

MaypopLaurel wrote:
Hi Jan, mancala is played by moving markers across a board with pocket indentations for the stones or beans. Two people start at opposite ends of the board and the first to get all their markers to the other side wins.

Christmas beans are pole beans and grow here until it freezes. We are picking them way into November/December. Thus the name Christmas beans? We grow them on pole arches cut from our woods. The arches also serve as entrances at various points to the veggie garden. Makes it much easier to pick them. By this time of year the arched entries look like those beaded curtains from way back when. Actually, I see they're popular again.
Laurel