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Sunday the llth of May I set up my 192 styro cups with potting mix and seeds. I watered them the next morning and by that Firday the...

Well, I took the plunge. I'm in mid-Michigan also, and forecast says no frost for the next 8-10 days, at least. My network beans are all...

yes both. :) any recipe really, they are a mild pinto flavor but smaller beans so they cook faster and have a nice creamy texture...

We have an abundance of deer but they seem to leave the gardens alone. It could be because the beds are spaced about 30" from the fence...

We have so many deer walking through the neighborhoods here!

Baby rabbits managed to get through my fence last year and chewed off the hyacinth beans as they were just starting to flower. Only...

Two stories I consider related to this topic. Both happened when I was in Arkansas. Rabbits could get in my garden but were usually...

Glad I didn't get in a hurry and plant any beans yet as our predicted last frost date was a week ago and yet it's currently 35°. Quite...

It's a good system you have there @Blue-Jay. I may need to do something like this if rabbits do indeed turn out to be a problem; I've...

Rabbit's Yikes is right ! I buy this vinyl lattice at Manards. Don't know if Manards is in Canada. Comes in 2 feet wide by 8 feet long...

So far I've only started some runner beans in pots and need to do the same with Hyacinth beans. Voles are still a major concern as I...

I saw three rabbits today while out doing errands in my neighbourhood. Yikes. Hopefully the weasels, foxes and coyotes will balance...

i did get the peas planted yesterday. no beans planted yet.

We are dry, dry, dry here. One of my colleagues at work put in his tomatoes this weekend but I am still being cautious. Also I haven’t...

i managed to get some of my room cleaned this morning - i haven't dusted/vaccuumed the other futon off in probably 10 years... so that...