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Each of the fruit trees get’s a couple gallons of fish emulsion in the spring along with 3/4lbs. of dry amendments then a drip timer...

Great knat trap idea! They also love wine! Put out a bit in a glass and the knats will gather!

This may be a bit off topic, but fruit flies are a nuisance in the kitchen. They tend to hop a ride in on produce from the garden and...

This reminds me of a brilliant red mum I bought once. It was so full of blooms for many months. Then winter came and all the flowers...

In mid-July my local mom & pop grocery store put out a couple tables and offered up all their remaining greenhouse plants for free...

The end begins! It's bittersweet, always sad to see the summer end but happy to harvest seeds. There also have a few stragglers that...

Went around to all the pole bean plants today and collected dry & semi-dry pods anywhere I found them. The harvest is really starting...

A few pictures from last week: Ma Williams is a standout variety due to those vibrant pink 6-inch pods. Garden is approximately 30'...

Interesting. I’m wondering about the curly podded/Kipfler strains. I have the impression that the term kipfler is sometimes used...

I'm second-guessing the Coal Camp beans as I'm now suspecting they could possibly be the September Blue. I reserved a few of the...

Some fall bean picks. I am loving the 'Grady Bailey Greasy' from @Decoy1, boy this has been an impressive variety. In a year like this...

With common beans you oftentimes find traits mirrored in populations on both sides of the Altantic. Exceptions to this generalisation...

Usually, you cannot find such beans in cities and supermarkets and you will indeed find them only in small shops or through...

Each of the fruit trees get’s a couple gallons of fish emulsion in the spring along with 3/4lbs. of dry amendments then a drip timer...

Well, it’s been a terrible year for beans here. Our summer up until August only had a handful of days that broke 20C (none over 25C) so...