Fresh Butter Beans

 Has anyone ever grown or, for that matter, eaten fresh butter beans?  The
only ones we ever get in England are dried, even the tinned ones.  I think
we had fresh ones in Greece but the language made proper identification a
problem.  They were delicious.  Presumably they don't grow here, but I
wonder why not.

 

I *think* butter beans are a type of lima bean, Phaseolus lunata.  ISTR
Seeds of Italy had them but this isn't really mt thing.  When the
person who does most of our veg plants growing is next in, I'll ask her
and also see if she's got a catalogue yet.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

 
We went all through this topic a few weeks ago.

 

Ah sorry - I either missed it or didn't pay it any attention at the time.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

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Yes you are right, but
At this time of year we need sumfink (something)(I hate that and many
educated people use it) to talk on topic about.

Let it flow, and there might be a few more interesting ideas comming during
this dark and depressing season.

I think that as long as a topic is not too repetative it should be recieved
in the same way a new one is.

The advice I have personally had here from all the experienced gardeners
has been invaluable in this first year with this newsgroup, and I hope some
people have taken mine too.

My Euro's worth
Baz