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I do good until I hear the coyotes howl and then I suddenly remember that I can't run as fast as I could a year ago. :oops:

Last evening I went out with a Sharpie and refreshed the fading tags. Actually the tags that had faded the most I used a different brand of permanent marker on, but the Sharpie was fading too. I ended up not labeling one because the name was too far gone even though I was pretty confident of...

First blooms on two varieties of bush beans this morning: Ukrainian Comrades and Cold Creek. Railroad has buds and I'm sure it will be blooming by the end of the week. We've been getting a bit of rain and varieties that were just over the top of my head have shot up at least another foot.

Thankfully the Wren's Egg plant has been the only casualty. I have three plants that have surpassed my height as of this morning - Nona Agnes, Grandma Barnett and one whose name escaped me as soon as I shut the garden gate (Coal Camp). I purposely requested Nona Agnes and Meerbarbe this year...

Had a Wren's Egg plant struggling for the last week and it finally succumbed. Dug around to see if voles were an issue and nada. Thankfully the other plants are flourishing.

The only time I've ever had any plants that looked remotely like mosaic was back in 2020 and I blamed that on a bag of herbicide tainted Black Kow manure I added to that bed when I filled it. That was the only bed I added it to and the only bed with any issues. When I started researching...

Now that the network beans are all in the ground and doing well, I've been going through my seed stash and selecting mostly new-to-me varieties to fill in any empty spots in the garden. I have a few half runner varieties that have a pretty short maturity date and adding several bush beans to...

So if the virus were to present itself, the best course of action would be to eradicate the plants and destroy the seed as well? If it was determined to be seed borne of course. So far I'm not having any issues (knocking on wood) but want to be prepared just in case.

Happy to report they made it through the day unscathed. Planning to put a few more out tomorrow. I'd honestly have to research a bit before I replanted at this point. I encountered a bean last year that took 90 days before flowering and I was constantly covering it from frost so I could...

I am taking the plunge today and transplanting some of the bean plants to their new home and putting shade cloth over top to help combat the heat. We did get some rain last night and the bed is heavily mulched with shredded leaves from last fall, so I'm really optimistic. First day in many...

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...

I still have a few pole varieties to transplant but I'm happy to say I have 80% of the Network beans in the ground. Ditched my planting plans when I realized I didn't take seed color or type (example greasy) into consideration when I made them. Original plans had white-seeded varieties and...

It's official! All Network beans are either in the ground or in pots awaiting planting. Been a very wet and cold spring.

Unfortunately Vesey's no longer ships to the US. :(

Can I ask where you found the root trainers? I searched for them a few years ago and the only place I found them available had a minimum order amount of over $200 I believe.

I usually have beans in the ground at this point but we're having some weird weather. Last night temperatures dropped to 37° and the highs have been in the upper 50s to low 60s. Looks like this cold snap will last until at least mid-week. I guess that will give me a few more days to make...

Honestly many years ago my hubby had brought home two new rolls of aluminum soffit destined for the dumpster. I unrolled one of them and made a barrier around the beans. Didn't look very pretty but it worked.

We have an abundance of deer but they seem to leave the gardens alone. It could be because the beds are spaced about 30" from the fence too. If something is hanging over the fence or within reach, they will help themselves. Jerusalem artichokes near the edge of the fence always end up even...

Baby rabbits managed to get through my fence last year and chewed off the hyacinth beans as they were just starting to flower. Only other beans they bothered were the red noodle beans but I soon put a barrier up and had no other issues. I am happy to add that my cats have killed two rabbits in...

Glad I didn't get in a hurry and plant any beans yet as our predicted last frost date was a week ago and yet it's currently 35°. Quite a pain putting all the plants back into the greenhouse for the night but at least I know they're reasonably warm.