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When I was a kid, our long time next door neighbor died of this. He was a big time gardener but was using some kind of sewage as a fertilizer. I have no idea why he thought this was a good idea. He contracted something from that which killed him. Tragic.

I'm still working on this darn tomato list. But I'm inching closer. Driving me a bit nuts is these 'Berry' tomato seeds that a woman gave me as a gift at Seedy Saturday. I remember her talking about some fellow they were associated with and their origins, but for the life of me I cannot...

It's actually kind of amazing how those seeds look just like @Decoy1 's seeds. Twins. I can only guess that maybe Purple Dove genes are rather dominant.

New word. 📝 'Thigmomorphogenesis' is a plant’s response to physical touch or mechanical stress—things like wind, rain, brushing, or even repeated handling. The term comes from Greek roots meaning “touch” (thigmo) and “form” (morphogenesis). When plants experience these stimuli, they often grow...

No, I grew Purple Dove once in 2024 and saved seeds. I had also grown Zimbabwe Stones beans that year, not far from Purple Dove. I sent some of the Zimbabwe Stones seeds to @Decoy1 and she noticed a plant that was a little different, purple I think. That was a cross that likely happened...

Actually, I may be remembering that a little incorrrectly...I think maybe it was Zimbabwe Stones that crossed with Purple Dove, and I could see the Purple Dove influence in the Zimbabwe Stones seed. It was those 2 that were growing very close to the runner bean trellis in 2024. And I think it...

Runner beans and pole beans can't cross pollinate, thankfully, the problem tends to be that while regular pole beans have low to medium attractive flowers for bees, runner beans are a very high level attraction for bees. The bees in my yard tend to be all over the runners and then start looking...

I don't do them that close either @Blue-Jay, I'm surprised they recommend planting that close together really given the size of bush plants. I for sure do 6 to 8 inches between bush plants. I probably squeeze them a bit tight between the rows, but so far it hasn't given me problems. That...

I grow a lot of beans, and I don't isolate them. I don't grow bush beans in with the poles generally, but that's it. And I've seen very few crosses. The few times I've seen it, it tends to be regular beans growing in proximity to my runner beans, the bees wander off from the runners and...

Even better news for you @Heliena, the chart that provides that distance I think is outdated or something. Because when you look at the bean seed saving page it says this - Spacing Requirements Plant bean seeds about 2-3″ apart. Space rows 12-36″ apart. Garden spacing is the same whether...

Oh wow, this is good to know. I had no idea about that. I guess the bees are very attracted to the flowers of limas, like runner beans? I'm glad I read this before planting time.

Tonight's agenda is to - finally - create the tomato list for this year. I've been so swamped with so many things there has not been time for it, and it's so fun! So I'm kinda excited to get to it. I do have all the other plants mapped out and documented, so this is the last grow list for the...

Thanks for the tip @Neen5MI! It's so pretty!

Touchdown! The beans have arrived! :weee Thanks so much @Blue-Jay! Wow, feels like And thank you for the tomato seeds! Definitely on the grow list for this year!

Wow! You're getting the snow too! We finally got out to a walk the dog today and there's such deep snow accumulated in the forest that the moose and deer have resorted to using our machine groomed snowmobile trails to be mobile. They left a bunch of gifts on the trail.

I can honestly attest that those bagged carrots were as good as any homegrown carrots I've ever had. I would never have believed such a thing could be possible, but they are that good!

So excited, looks like all my beans will arrive tomorrow! I guess given that we just had the snowpocalypse it might be an extra day I guess. Not all the streets are open yet, but I'm hopeful! 🤞

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A shocking discovery. On a whim I bought a bag of 'rainbow' carrots, most of which was whitish ones with one or two oranges and a purple in there. I can't decide if they're actually white ones or not, because peeled they look a wee bit yellow to me. Anyway, these are the finest bagged carrots...