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

[Rillowen]

I used to try overwintering peas for an early crop, usually in the polytunnel for a little protection. But rodents were just so voraciously hungry in the depths of the winter that whatever I did to try to make them rodent proof, they always succeeded in the end.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who had that problem! I felt silly to have not expected it after how much trouble they gave me last summer. My spinach, broccoli, cabbage, mustard and lentils were all the same story for the little varmints. The only thing they left was my backup strawberry plant, chamomile, and cilantro!

 

[Artorius]

It actually snowed here the morning before yesterday, and there was still frost yesterday morning. All right on schedule for the so-called “Ice Saints” here in Europe - four Catholic saints whose name days fall between May 11 and 15 - and when, according to old traditions, the last frost should arrive. After, you can start sowing seeds in the garden. Of course, from a meteorological and statistical standpoint, that’s not true - except this year

I didn't know that in Switzerland there are also Three Cold Gardeners and Cold Sophie. This is how we call these days in Poland.