I decided to post my 2014 results here as most of the beans I grew were full beans. 2014 Bean Report Record wet March. 4/26 garden is still wet. 5/1 started some Aunt Jean’s, 2 Granny and 2 Clay Bank Fall in peat pots. Started the rest of the peat pots on 5/17. The summer was very fine and dry but there were nights near 40F every month as there are every year. Runner Bean Samos Greek Lima all in pots. 8/20 first shellies. Common Pole Beans Anellino Giallo (full bean) none in pots. 8/29 some yellow pods, some filling. 9/20 many are drying. Aunt Jean’s Fall Bean (full bean) - An early 5/1 trellis started in pots. 7/5 second trellis. 7/15 plumping snaps. 8/11 some are turning yellow on one edge and they are so good. 9/10 they are good even when starting to dry though the seeds are a bit firm. 9/12 most of the earliest and standard crop have rather suddenly dried. 11/6 picked some stragglers and they were delicious. The best bean for November this year. Plant some mid-July? Barksdale (wax) all in pots. 8/23 some 5 inch snaps. 9/10 The large flat snaps are very good. Those with larger seeds and fatter pods are tough. 10/4 picked many drying pods. Borlotto Solista 9/20 some are dry, some not to shelly stage. 10/12 they are dry on the vine. Clay Bank Fall (full bean) half in pots. 5/1 started 2 plants in peat pots and started the rest on 5/17. 7/31 first yellow usable snaps. Some have plump seeds. 8/5 The regular season plants are loaded with yellow full size snaps. 8/23 first red splotches on both early and regular season snaps. They are fine as full beans before and after they develop the red splotches and they do not have strings. 9/13 picked a lot of drying pods from the regular season trellis. Cummins Greasy Cutshort (full bean) half in pots. 8/17 the first nice plump snaps. The full beans are tender and have fine flavor. The vines did not grow vigorously and did not seem to like our cold summer nights. Dolloff (shelly and dry bean) 9/20 they are dry. Flamingo (snap and shelly) all in pots. 7/4 vigorous plants. Heavy foliage. 9/7/14 the young flat snaps are delicious. Once they start to form seeds the pods are fibrous. 10/15 some have the very bright hulls. 10/25 a few are rubbery and the shellies have tender skins and fine flavor. The shellies are a bit of work to shell. Gallahar (full bean) direct seeded for late use. 7/6/14 plants are very small. 10/4 some of the large fat pods are yellow. 10/25 some drying but many are still usable as full snaps. Granny (full bean) half in pots. 5/1 started 2 in peat pots and the rest on 5/17. 8/21 some nice long full size snaps on the earliest plants. 9/7 there are some long snaps on the regular season plants. Great flavor and texture. 10/2 heavy crop and they are nice and plump. 10/4 some are turning yellow. 10/16 They are still fine full beans and some are drying. 10/19 they are still tender and tasty when rubbery and partially dry. 11/1 ate the last of the stragglers. This is an early bean in Kentucky where summer nights are warmer. Here they are a great late bean. Lazy Wife Greasy (full bean) half in pots. 8/23 some large snaps, no filling yet, heavy crop developing. 9/7 many are very plump. 9/8 steamed some very plump green snaps. Flavor was mild. 9/20 several are yellow or white. 10/4 picked many drying pods. Yellow pods have fine flavor. 10/12 most are yellow or dry. 10/27 ate the last stragglers. Monte Cristo (snap) white seed. Second trellis July 5. 8/17 started eating these from the first trellis. 9/1 they are fine even when very long and fat. They need to be steamed longer like a full bean. Vines are 15 feet up an apple tree. A winner. 10/12 some are yellow and rubbery. 10/15 steamed a few very fat old beans and they were fibrous. North Carolina Speckled Long Greasy Cutshort (full bean) All in pots. 8/3 first blossoms. 8/23 Full size snaps. 9/7 many look full. 9/20 some have red streaks. 10/12 many are yellow or dry. 10/28 many are still usable. 10/30 picked the last of them and they were still in good condition. A fine full bean for late use.. NT Half Runner (full bean) half in pots. 8/25 vines are 9-10 feet long. 8/31 a good looking heavy crop. 9/7 snaps are very plump. 9/13 a few are turning yellow. Yellow pods are very tender with fine flavor. 10/25 The direct seeded ones are loaded with green pods still. A fine very late bean. 10/30 there are still good looking pods on direct seeded vines. 11/1 ate the last stragglers Red Eye Fall (full bean) half in pots. 6/15 planted sprouted fill ins due to slugs. Very heavy foliage. 9/13 lots of full size snaps. 10/4 half are yellow. Picked loads of drying pods. 10/12 Most are yellow or dry. 10/25 all dry. Snowball Greasy (full bean) half in pots. 9/13 lots of full size and some plump snaps. 9/20 some are yellow. Steamed some green full beans 45 minutes. Flavor was mild. 10/18 very good flavor when yellow. 11/4 ate the last usable pods. They are a fine late bean. Square House (full bean) half in pots. 7/6 planted fill-ins. 8/12 long slender snaps and good crop. 9/2 they develop some swelling as they mature. We had a mess of these some of which were yellow. The yellow ones are still fine. 9/7 some are dry. 9/13 some of the direct planted ones are drying. 10/4 picked the last of the drying pods. Imagine Fortex that is very fine when mature! A great canner. Tennessee Cutshort (full bean) all in pots. 8/11 many are filling. 8/15 they are fine snaps even when they start to dry. Tobacco Worm (full bean) all in pots. 9/13 many are full size and some are starting to fill. 9/20 a few are yellow and they are very fine at that stage. 9/29 picked many drying pods. 10/12 most are yellow and dry or drying. 10/13 picked the rest of the usable ones. Plant later trellis for late use? Uzice Speckled Wax (wax and shelly) half in pots. 8/14 6-7 inch flat tasty yellow snaps. 8/31 aggressive 12+ foot vines. 9/8 steamed some white pods with nearly mature shellies. Pods were fibrous and but the shellies were good. 9/13 many are drying. 10/4 ate the last of the fine shellies. White Simpson Greasy (full bean) half in pots. 9/7 heavy crop. Not much swelling yet. 10/4 several are yellow. 10/16 many are dry but many are still usable. 10/27 ate the last few. They are great full beans. Dick This post was edited by drloyd on Sat, Nov 8, 14 at 8:43

I have a chicken fryer I got at TJM and really like it. I do use EVOO when cooking and that make clean up great. A little water in the pan after cooking cleans up anything that might stick. My handle does get hot on my gas cooktop.

Not to hijack either, but I've used microfiber cloths and regular 'ol Ajax Liquid Dish Soap used to make hot, soapy water to clean my granite. Nary a problem...ever. My granite is just as shiny as it was the day it was installed almost three years ago. Now for the food sticking problem. Granite is cool, typically, and when any warm food drips or hits it, it starts to cool fast and will stick. I especially notice more things 'stuck' when we have company and I use the island as a buffet. I use a plastic scraper that I use for my pizza stone to clean up stuck food on the counter. I think I got it from Pampered Chef. I also keep a single blade razor handy just in case I need a sharper edge than the plastic scraper. It just depends on what I'm cleaning. Neither the razor blade or the plastic scraper hurts or scratches my granite. Awhile ago, I was using Crazy Glue and literally got it everywhere on my granite counter. I was in shock. I went ahead and let it dry then used the razor blade to get if off the granite. It came off without a problem and no evidence that it ever happened appeared. As a matter of fact, the fabricator suggested using the razor blade and I pulled out the plastic scraper because I did not DH or my kiddos using the blade in an unsafe manner or irresponsible manner to clean off the granite.

Containers error on using less. In ground you can just follow the directions. That is usually three applications of CRF starting a little before your last frost date. I do that and still use ammonium sulfate if growth isn't as vigorous and/or green enough. Do a google search for growing blueberries in your country to get better recommendations. You may need to adjust based on your local climate and soil.