2025 Little Easy Bean Network - Growers Of The Future Will Be Glad We Saved

[Branching Out]

Yesterday I planted out 3 week old seedlings of Koronis Purple, a bush dry bean. The area had layer of Ginko leaf mulch, which I removed and placed it in a bucket before planting. In a few days I'll put the mulch back, to shade the roots. This bed is at the bottom of a hot, dry slope that only has sun until late August, so I'm hoping the plants can put out a crop and dry down by then.

 

[flowerbug]

...This bed is at the bottom of a hot, dry slope that only has sun until late August, so I'm hoping the plants can put out a crop and dry down by then.

from nosing around i see a mention of planting to mid-June so you should get some kind of return.

i've grown many RL purple beans and some others of his too and they seem to be pretty reliable.

 

[ruralmamma]

All the direct-seeded beans are up and doing great. I've been using castor oil to deter voles and haven't seen any signs of them (fingers crossed) for several weeks, but I think the cats and our new flock of chickens are partly responsible for that. Potted plants are doing great in the greenhouse and I'll be moving them outside today under partial shade to prepare them for their new home. After three weeks of rain, we are to finally get some sunny but very hot (90°+) days.

 

[flowerbug]

yeah, we're gonna bake this week here too Sat-Wed...