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Here is something I found about a week ago. Take a look at the leaves on the bean plant on the top photo. Click on the photos to get a...

This is my first year to grow out some Network beans and am happy to say Speckled Algonquin and Mother Earth are doing quite well. I...

Not sure if these varieties being ahead is random, genetic or what, but in any case these are my tallest plants so far this year...

And a few bush bean flowers, just because they’re so lovely.

I enjoy photographing bean flowers. These four are the first of my pole beans to flower.

What if the wind in our climate gets bad enough that it starts harming growth, production and maturity times of your garden plants...

It's funny you mention this, because I believe I had this wind problem last year. We had 2 days of really, really big gusty winds and...

This year the soil is so dry. We are in drought. The weed barrier fabric can get very hot. So hot I can't keep my hand on it during the...

No this wind burn doesn't stop plants from growing. Just makes them look not as nice. People were talking about this wind burn last year...

re: wind burn, this is the first year i have seen this sort of damage. not enough to stop any plants from growing but i was wondering...

@Blue-Jay thanks, yes, that's a lot of work for hot days, glad you are taking care of yourself and not overdoing it. gardens look great...

My Backyard bean Nursery. I have 8 varieties of snap beans growing. Blue Jay, Atwater, Alice Sunshine, Red Valentine, Seminole, Medal...

The largest amount of bean growing ground I have is of course my offsites. One is 2,214 square feet (205 square meters). Three miles...

Bigarradda Gris Negre! Such a great bean! I'll be curious how it produces for you, that is the highest yielding bean I think I've ever...

i think i have all the network beans up and growing. :) and then the many other beans i planted. i did not keep a list of the various...