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I received some beans from Spain this year that have without exceptions all been fabulous. I don't always succeed with these because they can take too long to mature. But all are growing and producing really well. However, one of them had a rather severe problem with cutworms and every single...

That darn young orphan bear was back very early this morning yet again. He was trying to get at DH's new bird feeder (the trouble that feeder is, I won't get into it) he demolished the wooden trellis panel propped beside the feeder against the garden bed, which was supposed to keep the rabbit...

Wow, reading your post makes me feel grateful that, all things considered, the number of critters I contend with are very small. Of course, it only takes one to do significant damage but I can imagine what many would do. I have seen only one squirrel once this year, a very large black one that...

My main method of contending with the appetites of the chipmunks is to prematurely harvest my pods/vines before they dry down fully, and put them in my sunroom. I don't consider this ideal, but it seems to be working. I've considered the hardware cloth @flowerbug, it's a good idea, being the...

Congratulations @Zeedman, I wish you the best in this new chapter of your life! You too are missed on TEG. I hope someday to be able to read again your informative posts about all things garden & seed saving. :)

Hard to believe but it's taken me...I've actually lost count at this point. I started these flexuosums in either 2022 or 2023. Whatever the case, a long time to get these. Was it worth it? I dunno, I like a challenge and it is a hot pepper that puts a spark in you and then instantly fades...

The flowers are doubles and they'll come true from seed? Oh my gosh, if this is so I hope I can find some of those. That name actually sounds a little familiar. I'm going to peek around and see what I can find by that name.

Those little ground critters are formidable opponents. I have some peas this year very precious to me, and both a large black squirrel and a couple chipmunks started helping themselves as they started to dry down. I don't think there is really much that can be done to stop those guys. At...

Update on Luca the happy to bite & attack, reactive, insane Catahoula. I see a lot of dogs in these board and trains, and some of them make it, some don't. Most do, but there are some that you look at the intake video and think, yikes. That's what I thought about Luca. That level of ramped...

The garden this year was blessed from mid-June to mid-August with sunny skies, and nice hot temperatures for growing beans and tomatoes. A solid, deep rain once a week for about 5 weeks. Just the range that they like really, though the runner beans admittedly were not thrilled with stretches...

Thank you @Shades-of-Oregon :) I love hollyhocks too, I wish they would come out with some open pollinated double blooming varieties!

I think your pea seeds look great! 😀

Not sure how visible they are, but there are at least 12 bees and there were more hovering. I don't know if I've ever seen bees so attracted to a flower besides maybe borage. The cosmos are popular with them, but not this popular. They like the little ones too. But not quite as much. I...

The earliest network bean this year, and one of the earliest pole beans of them all - 'Barry Island'. I usually start the beans in pots about 3 - 4 weeks ahead, but this year I couldn't do that because it was too cold. These got only a little head start in pots. When I noticed the plants...

I love the hat @Blue-Jay !! 💙 Sorry to hear about your bush beans. Not the best bean season for anybody it seems.

I didn't know about it either, until I talked with this seed saver who dabbles in breeding , which includes sunflowers. It looks like this inbreeding depression is recognized in the seed saving texts since I looked it up, so they recommend 20-50 plants and mention loss of vigor and so forth if...

Yikes is it cold. 🥶 With a turtleneck and a hoodie I'm still cold out there, it was 13C/55F today. Miserable. But it's going to warm up again. Looks like lots of places are having a cold spell too. Can't wait for this to be over!!!! I admit though, it's a nice break from watering! 🤣 Some beans...

Off the top of my head, let's see, Fat Man, Nickell, Juanita Smith, Granny, Ruth Bible, Ranger, Rattlesnake, Old Joe Clark, State 1/2 Runner (this year, so early!) Mountaineer, Frank Barnett, Red Eye Greasy (this years bean) is quite early too. Hastings is another good one. There's probably...

This is good to know @Decoy1, the next time I plant it I'll find a sunnier location, I didn't realize it was a later maturing variety. I'm even more glad now that it's getting some developed pods considering that it's in a slightly shaded spot. Some varieties from Italy, Portugal and Spain are...

I doubt they were cross pollinated ducks, an avid pea seed saver I know tells me it really is not that common for crosses to happen in even very large pea patches. And I've never seen it myself. Not impossible I guess though. It's possible the plants were dry as the peas were maturing, so the...