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we're still getting enough cool nights that with the wet weather i'm not wanting to put anything out yet (which is normal for any warm...

Thankfully we haven't had any major overnight lows this week, but last weekend I had to insulate and run the heater in the greenhouse a...

The beans arrived! The temperature reached 80 today and highs will be in the 70s all week. And just a few days ago I had to bring all my...

I'm still working on potting the tomato and pepper seedlings and may start runner beans and those that I know will require a longer...

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...

Yes go ahead and post the bean list from that cook book. I think it would be interesting to see if those beans are still around somwhere.

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...

I used to work in a doctor's office and I can even translate the doc's writing!!!

I agree. I'm in a rural area and out of the fourteen kids in my daughter's class, a third of them have parents with drug problems...

it's all over. a sign IMO of a very sad world/society that isn't doing well.

Yes, seems likely. As everyone knows Canada is having some pressure applied to it (for good reason) in regards to the border situation...

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

This is a first & I'm super shocked. They actually opened my package. Thank goodness they still sent it along and I got it alright...

We have about the same @jbrobin09 , but with typically quite heavy snow cover. That is quite demanding of the perennials I imagine...