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I have two different beans that already have developed pods and the pods look very advanced. A bean I got from a young woman in BC. I...

adzuki bean domestication :) https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ads2871

it is up to the queen, if you've been getting rid of her workers and disrupting them enough she may move, but more likely you may have...

Bean progress pics! I had to redneck it a bit with some temporary "fencing" until the plants are a bit bigger and I can remove it all...

Happy to report they made it through the day unscathed. Planning to put a few more out tomorrow. I'd honestly have to research a bit...

We just got out of that heat advisory. Sorry that you have more to come! :hugs I wouldn't worry too much about the beans. I started...

I am taking the plunge today and transplanting some of the bean plants to their new home and putting shade cloth over top to help combat...

The twining of the pole beans begins, and the award for earliest spinner goes to 'Vitalis', a variety sent to me from Spain. Wow, I...

Yesterday I planted out 3 week old seedlings of Koronis Purple, a bush dry bean. The area had layer of Ginko leaf mulch, which I...

We are going to hit 100 degrees this weekend (at least on the feels like scale.) And during the heat wave, we will actually have a week...

All the direct-seeded beans are up and doing great. I've been using castor oil to deter voles and haven't seen any signs of them...

My Hatch chilis taste about the same as the canned ones. Usually they aren't as hot as I'd like, but I add a Thai pepper or two and...

do your Hatch chilis come out tasting ok? i've not grown them here yet (and probably won't), but i'm curious how it goes when they...

it will be a challenge to get this last garden weeded and planted soon, but as it is outside the fence it may all get eaten by deer...

The brief note that I have from last year is ‘Sparse growth but early.’ I guess sparse growth could equate with delicate.