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

[Blue-Jay]

Oxford ! Yes I have to also add your photos are real beauties and yes calender worthy. Glad you found us and any other new bean enthusiasts that have come onboard in the last few months. Welcome to all of you.

 

[heirloomgal]

Runner beans are really running! I wonder where they'll go when they get to the top and it's only crossbars? Will they just fall on top? Weave through? I guess I'll find out! If they aren't happy with the trellis as is I might lay some wire mesh across the roof for next year. I hope this works though!!

'Elektra' bush beans!

Old Joe Clark!

I think BEB it'll make it!

Wendy's Late Brother in Law's Bean

 

[Ridgerunner]

I have live traps but I know he'll never go in, rabbits are too cautious.

I've caught rabbits in live traps. Not using bait but giving them a safe place to go. I made a cover so the only opening is from the front. It looks like a dark hole so they think it is a good place to hide. Try setting a trap in his trail or against a fence where he is getting in the garden.

My bean garden rabbit story is one year I had a rabbit eating beans just as they sprouted. Rabbits had unrestricted access to that garden. I permanently removed 16 rabbits before those beans stopped being eaten off. Most of the rabbits were not bothering them but at least one was. Every one of those 16 rabbits were physically in the garden, not just in the area. I shot most of them but did catch a few in live traps.

 

[heirloomgal]

I've caught rabbits in live traps. Not using bait but giving them a safe place to go. I made a cover so the only opening is from the front. It looks like a dark hole so they think it is a good place to hide. Try setting a trap in his trail or against a fence where he is getting in the garden.

My bean garden rabbit story is one year I had a rabbit eating beans just as they sprouted. Rabbits had unrestricted access to that garden. I permanently removed 16 rabbits before those beans stopped being eaten off. Most of the rabbits were not bothering them but at least one was. Every one of those 16 rabbits were physically in the garden, not just in the area. I shot most of them but did catch a few in live traps.

This is good to know @Ridgerunner, thanks for sharing this. I may have arrived at that conclusion prematurely. Last year, early in the season, I had a rabbit nibbling stuff and had a couple traps set out for a few weeks with every tempting item of food I could think, and covered the largest cage with a blanket to try and make it a hidey hole. And he just would not go in, but that may have been that one particular rabbit only. I may not have set the trap up to be as good as I could have to look like a place to hide in.