We eat a lot of black beans. One of our favorite meals involves black beans, hot diced tomatoes, and brown rice. So, when we started growing, black beans were high on the list of priorities.

I’ve never grown beans. Black beans seemed a bit daunting. I researched and found what appears to be the variety which folks here in zone 9 experience the most success.

The black turtle bean.

Today we harvested our first pod (the rest are still drying on the plant). I’m in awe of how this simplest of plants grows! #farmtotable #urbangardening #raisedbeds