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    Official TEG Poll: What’s the Real Reason You Love Backyard Gardening?

    almost all of them plus: outside! exercise! birdies! froggies! bugs! toads! worms! dirt! water! mud! crayfish! fresh air! <random stuff>
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    What is the song or poem weighs up how you feel today??

    an album i listen to at times: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ndKp5WhdBgN0LBxU1QxYJyO5IRpL0mCjM
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    stubbed toes and mud pies

    stainless steel burners will be an extra expense, but we don't want to go through this again in the future so it will be worth it.
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    Coffee

    yes, they're pretty reliable plants if you can get the ones that do finish their seeds in time before the frosts come along. the seeds are popular to give away. :)
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    Funny Business

    not quite but close. if you've ever swam in unprotected parts of Lake Superior you may think you've froze your tooter off... years ago, one warm day in May, even in the Portage Canal i took a dip. it lasted only a few moments before i determined it was a bad idea. brrr! in sheltered bays...
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    stubbed toes and mud pies

    furnace repair guys came this morning. said the igniter and burners were already rusting and they cleaned them up but recommended we get them replaced with some stainless steel ones. will see what the guy who installed it says as this is under warranty... i hope. also had the propane refill...
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    2026 Little Easy Bean Network – Plant A Garden, Water Your Soul, Join Our Family

    yesterday i took some beans with me to the library to sort as they have a nice big table and good lighting. :) i got through a bunch of containers and got them somewhat sorted but there is still a ways to go. i have plenty of working material now for the Purple Dove variations, in most cases...
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    2026 Little Easy Bean Network – Plant A Garden, Water Your Soul, Join Our Family

    oh that sounds so Italian when i say it. :)
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    stubbed toes and mud pies

    yesterday was garden club meeting. i didn't expect anyone else to show up but i took some beans with me to sort as they have a nice big table and good lighting. :) i got through a bunch of containers and got them somewhat sorted but there is still a ways to go.
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    Funny Business

    morning hasn't ever been my best time of the day but at least i know it improves... or at least i think it does... :) hang in there!
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    Your Weather, 2026

    it rained a lot here this morning but was mostly done by the time i had to run out for an errand.
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    A Seed Saver's Garden

    i've managed to eradicate Queen Annes Lace here on the front part of the gardens. not because i dislike it (i don't) but because we had a lot of more formal gardens with hollyhocks that Mom really liked and so i kept weeding them out when they'd sprout so they weren't competing with the...
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    2026 Little Easy Bean Network – Plant A Garden, Water Your Soul, Join Our Family

    @Artorius 's bean and breakfast wayside retreat for the bean afficionado...
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    Funny Business

    ok, i finally got it... some days i'm slow... glacially slow...
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    Funny Business

    why is Bob carrying a mop?
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    2026 Little Easy Bean Network – Plant A Garden, Water Your Soul, Join Our Family

    oh is that a nice range of colors and shape. :) and a bush bean! does it work for snaps/fresh beans?
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    stubbed toes and mud pies

    i liked that they took an old brownfield, cleaned it up, and planted corn in it but also because of the ties to the local native tribe that used to be in that area. i've not had enough time though to go through all their projects or continued efforts or ... just caught my interest for a while...
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    "Not for human consumption" seeds. Have you snacked on some?

    a old friend of mine (many years ago now) put some in green jello (the great midwestern jello salad binder for almost anything) and said it was ok. he was in a very poor time of his life and that was what he had on hand.
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    Birds

    Cardinal started chirping this morning. Sunny and warmer will get them going.
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    2026 Little Easy Bean Network – Plant A Garden, Water Your Soul, Join Our Family

    first of all get your light consistent and then check white balance and see how that looks and then go from there. however, i have a hard time getting what i consider decent bean pictures. i had a friend with a very good camera set up take some of my beans to get pictures with and he decided...
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