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Wow! Gorgeous seeds @Blue-Jay, that is a seriously early bean!

Thank you @Artorius for letting me know! I don't know why I assumed it was Polish?! 🙃

I watered for half an hour or so this evening, making sure to soak the peas nice and long after a very hot, very windy day. And hours later it poured. Note to self, check weather first.

As a last minute thought in early June, I planted a row of 'Midnight Black' fava bean seeds. I never do that. I like to put all favas in as plants, but circumstances required something which would be okay with a bit of shade if need be. I'm testing a garden bed this year as a nearby flowering...

Voles, such a varmint. I found a track today leading to my beans from the tomato bed. I saw the fluffy dirt and exposed the tunnel, close call. I am tempted to buy a gas bomb for tunnels and plunk it in there, but I'm not sure how well they work for voles. They definitely work 100% for...

Tried to get out there and take some photos today. Was a bit late in the day, but was able to snap a few. Network bean, a bush type (tag spells the name, I could never remember to spell that!) , is at this point - There has been so much to do that I haven't been looking real close at the...

Wonderful pod set @Branching Out! 🤩

Some of my bush beans are also oddly slow to make pods this year too. Not all of them, but a fair few. My Babcia Aniela bush beans haven't even flowered yet.

Have you ever tried eating them as green beans @Decoy1? If I had planted more I would try them, but given how few plants I put in I feel like I shouldn't eat any, lol.

It's an interesting year because I'm doing a 2nd grow out of several bean varieties I grew last year. I don't often do back to back grow outs like that. I had made assumptions about how they grew because 2024 was not a good bean year on the whole (compared to more ideal years) but I can see...

The sunchoke plants this year are HUGE. The few I grew last year were not like this, maybe they weren't in a great spot and got crowded in. Whatever the case, the plants are SUPER bushy, not the tall spindly plants of the wild variety I had. And they are mostly all like this, Will Bonsall's...

Is each bunch a different variety?

New bean bed photo, waiting for soil. DH nailed some old strips of siding inside to hold them all together, and prevent soil seeping through the cracks (which happens a little with my other log built raised bed). I didn't measure it yet, but I'm guessing it's 7 feet by about 10? Just a guess...

Oh oh oh some good news today! We built a new raised bean bed in the front yard! It probably won't be only beans in there, but certainly lots. I didn't measure it, but it's large for a front yard. 🤣 DH cut up the cedar logs from a tree felling a few years ago into 10 inch pieces and we lined...

Glad to hear things went well with your surgery ducks. Rest well and take it easy in recovery.

Lots of great selection in that Irish Eyes Company. The 2 potatoes I'm growing this year are in their catalogue. I've grown a few they have in years past too. Always been curious about Katahdin, seen it around at the nurseries; Rose Finn Apple and Makah Ozette look buttery delicious. Very...

Is the flavor of these greens comparable to any other green?

I'd love one of these. I might gain a few pounds if I got one though.

Such a unique photo - what is the name of the plant in the foreground? It's stunning against the pink flowers (zinnias?) 🤩

I found an annual pansy this year with a pinkish lavender color I really, really like. The blooms are nice and large, so suitable as a potted plant. But it has this very odd tendency, the blooms are trending to white? I haven't paid close enough attention to know for sure, but it might be as...