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'Mazeppa' was one of the first network beans I ever grew. 🤎 I'm regrowing it this year because I've always wanted to increase the amount...

Trees are tricky! In my limited tree growing experience fast growing specimens can become a problem much quicker than slow growing...

i'd put up some tall poles and put some plywood on 'em. you can paint them to look like trees on your side. :) [edit to include link...

Peppers have been doing amazing and it looks like we will get our first decent harvest.

The first Lilly Crenshaw Melon :) Another Passport Melon is cut up and in the fridge ;). Awfully nice time of the year with fruit for...

@TEG Project Manager , has a question about this in the forum. It's a very difficult question for me. What matters to me in the garden...

In my experience sunflowers have been one of the trickier seeds to save because the plant tissue on the back of the seed head holds a...

Seeds with split seed coats have been germination tested by me and another grow I know in Iowa and found that the beans do grow.

I'm loving seeing all of the bean photos that are rolling in. Great images-- and so inspirational! In the Pacific Northwest we're...

I have the same experience. When I mow the lawn, I dry the grass and use it as mulch around the bean plants. In addition, I keep annual...

Flowerbug, thank you for this article. Never knew that we have to thank Mr Lobitz for the Golden Sweet pea, which I have used in my own...

We ordered a pizza for pick up. It seemed crazy to ask for added cherry tomatoes, sweet peppers and onions. I asked DW if she would be...

Very cool for early August! Our high numbers yesterday and the day before have not been seen since the first days of June. The normal...

it's ramping up to the most crazy time of the bean season here and i'm glad for it because it has been a real challenge this year to...

This year I did a small comparison trial between Dolloff pole bean and Golden Lima, Leigh Hurley on her old "Extreme Gardener" blog...