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Hi guys, :frow I've been just lurking the bean thread, waiting for the big bean show to begin. 🤗 I'm really impressed with this new bit of info on this bean as I had grown it a long time ago. I got mine from Marshall also. When I grew it, it was consistently the greasy type you found. Going to...

Yes, I am still here! I've made it halfway through the network pages trying to figure out what I want to grow. I have previously grown out about a third of those on your never grown out list, as I got some of the same beans from Marshall, but mine are nearly as old as yours now. We have been...

I received a card from Alex's sister today. I thought I would pass it along. Rest in peace, Alex. You are forever in our hearts.

I am shocked to hear this and heart broken. Alex was such a dear friend. So kind, so big-hearted, and he brought such joy to this group. What a big hole will be left. It is really upsetting to hear that he was overworked and couldn't take time to rest and that maybe it could have been prevented...

I'm sorry, that is so disappointing for how much effort you put into it. Squirrel stew!

I wanted to show you guys the cute little solar garden mushrooms I made with glass bowls and vases from the Goodwill. I bought a 12 pack of small solar lights at Walmart. Filled the vases with glass marbles from the dollar store. That helps give them weight and stability as well as sparkle. GE...

Have a look at this site and see what you come up with. If it's not on there, I'll be surprised! Ava's on year 3 of her 4-H Wildflower project and it has been an invaluable resource for us. You can set the parameters to greatly narrow down your search. The chickweeds have doubled petals like...

Bookmark we received at our local library yesterday. I'm sad to have missed out on Lima Bean Respect day. Much love for the lima bean! :D

Happy belated birthday! :)

Hmm, yeah, I've only seen them as brown, paper thin, shaped like an arrowhead. Will be curious to see how they turn out.

@flowerbug , I've done that both ways; paper towel pre-sprout or in a little peat pot. They don't take kindly to to much handling once they take off, so with the peat pots, I just pick the sides apart a little and try to set the plant without disturbing the roots any. It can really stunt it if...

My best advice is get after it early. I cut down 3 apple trees year before last that were completely consumed by it. Once it gets to the trunk or main scaffold branches, your tree is pretty much a goner. If you don't cut it down, it will just continue to be a vector to spread the disease. If you...

Wow, can't believe we're on 6 years. I'd like to grow a few of those pole beans. I recognize several of Marshall's beans there that I have grown. Will send you a pm.

Back to the daily grind! I bet this weather has been an unpleasant contrast after coming up from Florida. We went to the Outer Banks for spring break. It dipped into the 20's here at home one night while we were gone and my house was left unheated since we burn wood. I came back to a whole flat...

@Bluejay77 and @Tricia77 Excited to hear what goodies you guys brought back from the swap. :pop Looked like a great turn out from the pics I saw on FB. I'm marking it on my calendar for next year.

That's how the one in Berea was, all early birds. We got there at 2pm and it was nearly over.

Where's that one? Pikeville is only 2.5 hours from me. I'll have to plan on that next year. I'm in NC this week. Have a good trip! Hope you find some cool stuff while you're there.

It's ok to drop the word "cornfield" from the bean name. It just means pole bean. Being an Appalachian heirloom, it's called that because they were traditionally grown with corn stalks for support.

Pretty accurate! A couple things I did not have a word for or mine wasn't listed. My family is notorious for making up nonsense words and funny "pet" names. We have our own language, lol.

Just finished my grow out list for this year. Saving room for a couple network beans, since it's almost time for the 2018 bean thread to come out. :) A couple of these are new to me...particularly looking forward to Rose, a Kentucky heirloom which has a pretty seed that is half white and...