final green bean harvest of 2010

This is it, my final green bean harvest of the season. Those who have followed my posts know of my trials trying to grow beans this year. So simple and reliable but for the insect predators that ate the tops off every seedling that sprouted, even with row covers! Persistence paid off and after [...read more]

bush beans

Phyllis and I added bush beans in a single row in front of our blackberries. We couldn’t agree on which variety to plant, she prefers the Blue Lake for flavor, I prefer variety, so we planted the bed with half of each, probably a total of 45 seeds all told. This is a new [...read more]


from our galleries

raspberries poppy and chicken coop water pan sits in the center I am unable to find a reference to a "Four Seasons" variety damselfly so small and yet so destructive asparagus 05/02/2009 and a red leaf grapes
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