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๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ’š National Green Bean Casserole Day! (And How Container Gardeners Can Celebrate)
Did you know that December 3rd is National Green Bean Casserole Day?
Yes, the creamy, crunchy, cozy classic has its own holidayโ€ฆ and honestly? It deserves it.
Whether you love the traditional Campbellโ€™s version, Grandmaโ€™s upgraded version, or the โ€œweโ€™re experimenting this yearโ€ version, today is all about honoring the dish that appears on more holiday tables than Santaโ€™s cookies.
But since this is The Potted Garden Societyโ€ฆ weโ€™re taking a fun garden twist on it!
Letโ€™s dig in.
๐ŸŒฑ ๐Ÿ. ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐๐ž๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ?
Surprisinglyโ€ฆ yes (with a few conditions).
While green beans are a warm-season crop, bush varieties adapt surprisingly well to indoor conditions with a grow light and a deep enough pot.
If you want to try an indoor winter bean experiment:
* Choose a bush bean (not pole)
* Use a pot 10โ€“12 inches deep
* Add a small clip-on grow light
* Keep temps above 65ยฐF
Will they be ready in time for a December 3rd casserole?
Probably not, but the idea is too fun not to mention!
This makes a great โ€œTry Something Newโ€ winter challenge for adventurous PGS members.
๐Ÿ„ ๐Ÿ. ๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐‚๐š๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ž๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซโ€ฆ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐“๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ!
You may not be harvesting fresh beans right now, but you can grow delicious additions to your casserole:
๐ŸŒฟ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐›๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ:
* Thyme
* Parsley
* Chives
* Rosemary
Use them to add fresh flavor to classic dishes:
* Thyme for the cream sauce
* Parsley for garnish
* Chives for brightness
* Rosemary (sparingly) for a cozy winter twist
*
Your holiday casserole just got a garden upgrade.
๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ‘. ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ
โœจ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐š ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐ž
Share with the community your family recipe for this time honored dish. Consider it your holiday gift to our container gardening family.
๐Ÿฅ„ We'll start with our simple garden inspired Green Bean Casserole.
๐ˆ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
* 2 cans green beans (or frozen)
* 1 can cream of mushroom soup
* ยฝ cup milk
* 1 cup crispy fried onions
* Fresh thyme or parsley from your indoor herb pots
* Black pepper to taste
๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
1. Preheat oven to 350ยฐF.
2. Mix soup, milk, pepper, and fresh chopped herbs.
3. Stir in green beans and half the fried onions.
4. Bake 25 minutes.
5. Top with remaining onions and bake 5 more minutes.
6. Add a sprinkle of fresh herbs before serving.
Itโ€™s cozy, easy, and gets your indoor herb garden involved.
Are you celebrating National Green Bean Casserole Day today?
Drop a photo, recipe, or your twist on this holiday dish!
Bonus points if you used herbs from your indoor pots. ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ’š
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