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i was very happy today to finally get back to bean planting and so i was able to finish up planting one of the gardens by selecting a...

Hello! Just discovered this forum recently after reading about it on flowerbug's Anthive blog. I've been planning a slightly larger...

I planted out four Blue Jay bush bean seedlings the other day, and insects devoured two of them. Wood bugs seem to favour this variety...

Neither had I flowerbug, which is why I was so surprised that I got a report of it. I found it difficult to advise, but assured the...

Thank you Artorius. I had a query recently about bean seeds that 'had maggots in them'. I had never heard of such a thing and the...

This year, due to the forecast of an exceptionally cold May, I did not make seedlings. I wake up the seeds in a sprouter and when they...

Beans in pots can be a tricky thing! Last year we had a cold spring too (less cold than this year though) and I got trapped with beans...

Many beans could be several centuries old. They are probably the product of stablized crosses that have happened over time. Some beans...

The season is getting exciting. We have had drought conditions here, but with much watering I have planted out young bean plants of...

Yesterday I put 27 pole beans and 10 semi/half-runner in the sprouter. Next week I will do the same with bush beans. So far May has been...

Sunday the llth of May I set up my 192 styro cups with potting mix and seeds. I watered them the next morning and by that Firday the...

Well, I took the plunge. I'm in mid-Michigan also, and forecast says no frost for the next 8-10 days, at least. My network beans are all...

oh, you are right, I did not look closely enough. Well, more room on the trellises then. I assume the beans that were popular for...

This is Hastings, Minnesota, USA on the Mississippi River, a little south of St Paul. Not named after the famous Hastings of 1066 but...

I'm free of frosts, but the ground temperature is still a bit lower than I'd like. I should be ready to start planting out this weekend...