lablab/Hyaicynth bean

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DaleP6 Sarasota, FL(Zone 9b) Sep 20, 2002

These did great for me! But it got to looking scraggly what with all the rain and wind not to mention snails! So I hacked it back to nothing. Coming up will be our best growing season. Do you think I should just rip it out and start more from seed or leave them to see if they come back?

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Evert Helsinki, Finland(Zone 4b) Sep 20, 2002

My hyacinth bean started to bloom too, with white flowers.... too bad the weather has turned so cold. :(

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golddog Western, PA(Zone 6a) Sep 20, 2002

This has been a nice surprise for climbing (on string) the chimney. Still blooming it's head off. Will use it again in more places next season.

Being it has been in the ground so long I would start more from seed.

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farmgirl21 Hempstead, TX(Zone 8b) Sep 20, 2002

i have been cutting mine back all summer they grow so fast they are take over. did not seem to hurt them any. they are still growing and and flowering like crazy. we do have a few more months of good warm weather here in the south they might surpise you and grow back.

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DaleP6 Sarasota, FL(Zone 9b) Sep 21, 2002

I pruned them way back so we shall see. I am VERY careful to not let any seed pods drop as my pooch is like a canine vacuum cleaner and the seeds are VERY toxic so if you all have pets, be careful!

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Wingnut Spicewood, TX(Zone 8b) Sep 25, 2002

Really? I'd read numerous places that you can eat them like green beans if you boil them first. Hmmm ... anyone ever eaten them?

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woodspirit1 Lake Toxaway, NC(Zone 7a) Sep 25, 2002

Well, I don't know, but it sounds kinda like poke salet. You can eat the leaves, but the berries are supposed to be toxic and the roots are quite toxic. I don't even know how toxic the berries as my mother-in-law used berry juice to color her apple jelly.

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Wingnut Spicewood, TX(Zone 8b) Sep 25, 2002

After posting here last night, I did a little googling to make sure my rememberer was working right. That's what it sounded like, Wood ~ poke salad. Most of what I read that had a .edu after the main url said to either boil them (green pods &/or dried beans) or boil them in two changes of water. But then again, Dale is right, too ~ most sites said raw beans were toxic if eaten in large amounts. I have a hoover hound and she can eat a LOT if given the chance. That and the beans being rather prolific with their pod and seed making leads me also to believe it is wise to keep them picked if you have a dog that's taken a fancy to them. Neat! I love learning!

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