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It's facing east, but it was drier than normal because I didn't realize til halfway through the summer that there was a kink in the hose leading to its drip system. I did see someone say that spraying their plants with water every day kept their spider mite population in check, so I'm thinking...

Oh, that's an interesting idea! I need to clear out some brushy areas of the yard anyways, so I will definitely give that a try. The mites moved via the ground (not via wind), so I can see how it might help. I've never seen spider mites in the garden either -- it's been some new problem (or...

That could very well be the case, and I've just been growing them long enough that I've acclimated them to my area somewhat. :D Now that you say that, I'd be curious to see whether these seeds have 'broken out' and will grow ok anywhere now, or if they continue to be picky and do poorly in...

Hi all! Been a loooooong minute. I was going to report in on the 2025 thread, but we'll start fresh with the new year. My 2025 bean season had a handful of successes, despite a couple large setbacks (and if any of you have tips or tricks re: spider mites -- which were a new thing this year --...

Everything went off the rails again, but I have them ready to go with a USPS package pickup request for tomorrow. I just put a variety of the Davis in, separated by plant, in case you want to keep them and/or work with them. That's what was throwing me the most -- the plants and green beans...

That's a really good way to look at it... it always feels like such a failure when a variety does poorly (or doesn't make it), but it really is logistically impossible that every variety will always sprout and grow perfectly.

@flowerbug, you are totally right, that's got to be what I did. You are always so good with the tech tips! I updated the pictures, and will attach the Davis pictures separately since we're limited to 10 pics. I've never used Google Photos before so it's been a learning experience... my phone...

Welcome to the Latest (2022 Bean) Show on Earth! 🎪🎪 *hangs head in shame* It was just one thing after another all winter, until I got into the cycle of being ashamed it was taking so long that I put it off longer… like ya do. Well, hopefully this will at least get y’all psyched up for planting...

Okay, I found three seeds left in the original LEBN envelope, and a bunch from the 2019 growing season. I usually bag enough blossoms to at least fulfill the LEBN return, but all the bagged ones got used up this year and last year; the 2019 ones are all unbagged. @Artorius , I'll send the...

I did a trade with a gentleman in Beligum a few years back. It's such a small world! :D I laughed so hard when he told me his method of getting beans through customs un-officially; he says: "I think my English is not so good and I accidentally write 'beads' on the form". I've never had any...

I figure I can send some back to @Bluejay77 , and then he can include them in your "official" import box next year? That way hopefully they won't go missing in customs before they get to you. Since they're cursed. ;D Let me check how many I have left, and then I'll split them between us. I...

T They're really neat! Nobody I've talked to here has heard of one before, even though they're native to the Pacific Northwest and apparently fairly common. It took my biologist sister a couple hours to track down what it was after it popped out of a burrow next to me when I was bushwhacking...

@Bluejay77 , do you have enough starter seed left for Artorius? If not, I can send you most of the ugly seed I have, so he can give it a try next year. Seems like the first step in curse-breaking is always discovering the curse. Now that we know it's cursed, we can fix it! :lol:

They were transplants with a couple sets of leaves on them; the rabbits didn't actually bother them in the spring when there was a bunch of other greenery to eat, but once that 100+ heat wave set in in the summer they started chewing through the stems of the pole beans. Extremely frustrating to...

I loved Kroatische Stange. I remember it growing like crazy, although I just checked my records and it produced about 4 ounces of seed. I'd only received two seeds from Bohnen-Atlas, though, so it still felt like a good return. :D I'm going to grow it again next year as a control bean.