Instructions. 1  Presoak the Beans: 6 to 8 hours before you cook the beans, dissolve 2 tablespoons of salt into 6 cups of water. 2  Drain the Beans: When the beans are done soaking, drain them in a colander or sieve. 3  Add the Aromatics: Add 8 cups of water, 1 teaspoon of salt, onion, garlic, bay leaf and oil to the pot.
Freesia, a perennial flowering plant grown from bulbs or corms, produces fragrant flowers in shades of red, blue, purple, white and yellow during the spring and early summer.
1 Always plant freesia bulbs with the narrow ends up. 2  To have lovely blooms by January, start potting your freesias in August and September. 3  Consider a fencing system to keep rodents away from your plants. 4  Do not store bulbs in closed containers, or pack them too tightly, as they will rot. If you live in one of these zones, you should plan to plant your freesia bulbs in the early fall to give them time to sprout roots and get established. 2  If you live in a cooler growing zone, the freesias will die over the winter if you plant them in the fall.