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final green bean harvest of 2010

John — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:56:17 +0000

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]

beans, beans they’re good for your heart…

John — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:02:02 +0000

OK, that little ditty wasn’t really referring to green beans but these are certainly good for your heart…and the rest of your body too. Beans are supposed to be easy to grow, and they are, except that the critters kept biting the tops off the seedlings. I direct seeded somewhere north of 80 plants [...read more]

bush beans

John — Tue, 25 May 2010 11:15:21 +0000

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]