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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...

I’m beginning to understand why England is associated with pea growing and feel humbly grateful for our comparatively mild winters and...

I’m jealous! We have winter temps down to -43C (although that is only for a night or two) and typically weeks of -30C with less than 2...

These are not all the beans I have to grow, but they're a fun representation of what I received recently.

Some more recent bean mail. This is a beautiful bean I ran across about two weeks ago. From a grower in Pescadaro, California. The...

I completely agree! It’s difficult at many stages. Further down the line, for example, yesterday I was potting on tomatoes and in some...

3 new tomatoes sent to me from a preservation gardener in Germany, which I'm twirly bird thrilled are growing wonderfully and germinated...

The way this weather has been this month of April. One day like summer the next day like winter again. We could be in for a tricky May...

The snow is finally 3/4 gone. 🥳 I've been able to wander around the front yard garden a little and see what's out there. The thyme is...

Replanted the few tomatoes that either only sprouted 1 plant, or none at all. Wasn't many of those, but a few. Luckily my seed...

Thanks for the further info. Your larger tags seem very reasonably priced for the size. I’ve only found large tags online here at twice...

I've been rattled by rumors of lay offs and relocations since harvest. Currently, our group seems safe until the fall, so I've been...

The grease pencil is probably a good idea for being able to remove when needed. It's the smaller type tags that I'm trying to avoid at...

I had a lightbulb moment yesterday out of the blue. It occurred to me that I have so many seeds left from last year's marigold that I am...

Got the first draft of the 2025 bean list done! There's some left to add yet, but this is the bulk of them. Pole Beans: Ukrainian...