I’m a huge fan of Baker Creek and when I saw this amazing vegetable featured in their magazine a few years ago I knew I HAD TO HAVE IT! To be honest I thought it would be lots of fun to freak out the kids and neighbors 🤣 and guess what… IT WORKED!!! But besides being really fun to grow it is also SUPER CRUNCHY AND DELICIOUS. It grows extremely well here in zone 7a. The vines are beautiful and it has to most delicate little flowers. I hope you enjoy quick review of one of my favorite funky plants to grow! If you have any questions about growing Chinese Python Snake Bean please post them In the comments!
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From the website…
“Our new favorite vegetable! (AKA Snake Melon or Snake Gourd) (Trichosanthes cucumerina) Unusual and delicious gourd relative that is referred to and used as a bean in its native China. Its fruit tastes much like green beans, except even more delicious and tender. We could give up a lot of other vegetables before we would not grow this queen of garden crops, known for its divine taste and snake-like beauty. So snake-like, in fact, that the beans terrify more than a few visitors to our garden each summer! Snake bean is almost completely absent in U.S. markets. Its long, delicate fruit doesn’t ship easily. Chinese Green Python snake bean is the largest snake bean variety, growing up to 60 inches long and 1.5 inches thick! As it matures, it develops bright green color and a thin layer of wax on the skin. When harvested at 12-30 inches long, it can be used like green beans or summer squash. Traditionally stir fried with peppers and onions, this vegetable has many culinary uses. In Africa the inside of fully mature fruit can be scraped out and used like tomato paste. This variety will need a sturdy trellis; pinching lateral branches under 30 inches will encourage climbing. Fun to grow in kids’ gardens; an absolutely unique new vegetable!”
Негізгі бет Chinese Python Snake Bean ~ aka SNAKE GOURD ~ Germinate Plant & Grow this UNIQUE & DELICIOUS VEGGIE!
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