A few days ago Blind Pig reader Norman sent me a picture of what look like green beans. Norman said they are growing wild near his house in Dahlonega, GA.
I first thought they looked like green beans, but after Norman made a short video of the vine they are growing on I don’t think they are green beans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YevDHycecHAI appreciate Norman’s kind words about my family and me. I hope you can tell him if the plant is a variety of green bean or if it’s something else.
Please continue to pray for the storm victims many of whom have suffered damage, destruction, and death from hurricanes Helene and Milton. And of course remember to pray for all those giving aid.
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Tipper
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TIPPER I HAVE HAD TOMATO SOUP WITH SALTINE CRACKERS MASHED UP IN IT BUT I NEVER HEARD OF TOMATO GRAVY. YOU ALWAYS COME UP WITH SOMETHING NEW. NOW I REALLY LIKE VEGETABLES ESPECIALLY FRIED OKRA THATS BEEN DIPPED IN MILK AND CORN MEAL. AND EATING GREEN PEAS RAW RIGHT OUT OF THE POD WEHILE WORKING IN THE GARDEN. BUT CORN BREAD AND 2 DAY OLD SOUP BEANS WITH A LITTLE CHOW CHOW IS THE BEST.
God bless you friends and thank you for your input, I will not eat the beans, but I am going to save some for seed, somebody said the roots were like potatoes, and they could be eaten, if the Lord’s will and we’ll see next year, God bless you friends I love you everyone, thank you for taking time to share your thoughts knowledge and wisdom with me, and don’t forget to make Jesus Christ your lord and savior
You got me as to what this is but Randy seems to be the closest I think. I looked up something they call a wooly bean but the leaves looked different. Well if it’s invasive, I’d pull it up. But as a kid I can tell you I made many sweetpea pod suppers in my little bucket. I must add those are cute little pods and leaves! I will keep the storm sufferers in my prayers and thoughts. Let’s love one another and support one another, sisters and brothers! Good bless everyone cause I know everything we suffer is such as is common to ALL men (and females too.) Give us grace, faith, hope and joy for today! Amen and thank you Lord.
When I lived at home, I remember seeing a vine just like this growing wild with what looked like green beans but when I asked daddy about them, I want to say he told me they were potato beans, but they were not for cooking or eating. I guess the hogs ate them because they were climbing around part of the hog pen. It was so many years ago I may be wrong but that is what comes to mind. Thank you, Norman and Tipper. Very interesting!
Praying for all hurricane survivors and their families, also all those helping them recover and rebuild. Have no clue about the beans, but will be interesting to learn more about them.
I believe that it is an American Ground Nut, also called Indian Potato, and a few other things. It is a perennial plant. This is the information I was given from my iPhone app called Plant Identifiyer.
I guess this is not the Appalachian way of identifying plants, but I’m a Yankee, so what’d expect.
thank you Janice, I used the plant identifier, but I saw some flowers on the plant identifier, some blooms, that I have not seen on this Vine, I was just curious, thank you for your input have a great day
Mr. Norman and anyone wondering about a plant….I use the free version of Picture This. Curious as to what it is! Praying for everyone affected by the hurricanes and tornados as well as all of the Pressley families. Blessings
I took a picture of it off Norman’s video with the app, Picture This. It came up as American Groundnut, a species of Apios. Also known as potato bean, groundnut, cinnamon vine. Indian potato, hopniss.
THAT’S IT! It’s a Ground Nut! Thank You for finding it using Picture This. I tried Google Images with no result. I know the plant well but forgot the name. Ground Nut!
I don’t know what that is but doesn’t Matt have something on his phone that identifies plants? Maybe he could do a screen shot of the picture that Norman sent & find out that way.
Blessing to you & your family & may God watch over all the storm victims and the responders.
There is an app you can put on your phone called Picture This. You take a picture of a plant and it tells you what it is.
That looks a lot like the seed pods of what we used to call a “pig tater”. It grows a long, very tough vine and an equally long tough root. All along the root grew nodules that looked like small elongated potatoes. Along the vines is were those “beans” would grow. The seed pods would on break like a real bean and were in fact as tough as the vines on which they grew. Daddy said not to eat the beans but that the “taters” were safe, if you could get enough to eat.
If indeed it is the same plant they are invasive. They lurk at the edge of your garden just waiting for an opportunity to strike. They wait until you put down fertilizer and plant rows and then the root will follow the row, sucking up the fertilizer while cruising right along through the softened soil. Meanwhile the vine sneaks off in another direction.
Unfortunately have no idea about the vine but definitely will continue to pray those impacted by these storms.
It looks like it could be some type of vetch but I’m not totally sure.
I think I have seen that plant but can’t name it. There’s an app for that somewhere on the web.
Our house in Daytona fared well during Milton. Others are suffering. Many thanks for prayers.
Gene, just emailed me and said he is fine, he has not even lost his power. Thank God.
I have seen these in the wild before and think at one time I either had them or something similar growing on my property but didn’t know the name of them. I left them alone, thinking it might be something the birds could eat during the winter months. There are not like any green bean or pea that I know of.
I am praying for the victims in Florida, just read over 3 million without power and there is no telling of how many dead or injured. After seeing the destruction around my neck of the woods from Helene, I can only imagine the damage in Florida. I am praying for all and am very concerned about the one member I know in Florida, Gene.
Maybe hyacinth bean vine? I haven’t checked the plant database yet, so this might be completely wrong.
Most interesting!
Those don’t look like greenbeans to me, he could take them to the county extension office and they should be able to identify what it is. If they are greenbeans that would be wonderful, but sure don’t want anyone to get poisoned!
Continued prayers for everyone down in your region. Tuesday a convoy of 3 semi’s with trailers packed full, pick up trucks pulling trailers and I don’t know what else left Martinsville, IN heading to Newport, TN loaded with all kinds of supplies and food to help out those who are really cut off. The people who coordinated this run has helicopters lined up to drop off these supplies.
I have no idea—but wouldn’t it be nice if green beans grew wild? It wouldn’t surprise me—God gives us so many gifts from nature.
death and destruction in Florida last night, God help and God bless
That is a new one on me, and I would not know who to ask. I planted some ‘greasy beans’ a week or so ago and they are growng like crazy. I hope they mature enough before it gets cold down here. Ole Milton in gonna go a lot ‘souther’ praise the Lord from us. Prayers for all those destroyed by Helene…so so sad. Prayers for Granny and you guys and hugs to those babies.