2026 Little Easy Bean Network – Plant A Garden, Water Your Soul, Join Our Family

[Rillowen]

I've only noticed bean transplants at one garden center a few years ago that was on the way to the hospital when my grandma was ill. Looked very sad indeed.

Ironically I grew a variety called Early Frost(y) one year and they were the only ones that the frost and cold seemed to negatively affect. Ended up losing half the bed while the variety in the next bed was unscathed. I mulch with shredded leaves and if they're just popping up, I add a few more leaves to insulate them a bit. After they're larger, I usually use a row cover.

I would invest in some row covers, but as a general rule if I don't have it or can't make it ill have to do without.
All 4 varieties are up now! At least half have sprouted, but im confident that number is going up quickly.

 

[Heliena]

I've only noticed bean transplants at one garden center a few years ago that was on the way to the hospital when my grandma was ill. Looked very sad indeed.

Ironically I grew a variety called Early Frost(y) one year and they were the only ones that the frost and cold seemed to negatively affect. Ended up losing half the bed while the variety in the next bed was unscathed. I mulch with shredded leaves and if they're just popping up, I add a few more leaves to insulate them a bit. After they're larger, I usually use a row cover.

I have sugar snaps under row cover right now up here in the north, and they are doing great!

If any of you have other, equally delicious and home garden friendly snap pea varieties, I would love to hear about it. I want more diversity of crop variety, and I am feeling uncomfortable with just one pea variety in the garden, which is also the big commercial variety, which in my mind means that mother nature is almost certainly cooking new diseases for it.

 

[Rillowen]

Well 80% of my beans have sprouted now!
I made a mistake though, I didn't realize you aren't supposed to plant them next to the alium family. Half the blue jay are next to garlic, the other half next to alium flowers! we will see how much of a crop i get.

 

[flowerbug]

Well 80% of my beans have sprouted now!
I made a mistake though, I didn't realize you aren't supposed to plant them next to the alium family. Half the blue jay are next to garlic, the other half next to alium flowers! we will see how much of a crop i get.

i don't think it really matters that much to the beans, but the garlic will not do great if it gets overgrown.