It’s done! In honor of the New Year I have finally shelled, frozen, sorted and stored all the beans from the 2011 growing season. Well, all the ones we didn’t eat, that is. We’ve alr… more →
From Dirt to Dinnerwrote 1 month ago: Broad Bean Plants are really easy to grow. Here’s how we grew them from a seed to a plant. 1. … more →
wrote 1 month ago: And then after so much winter, the winds shifted and spring finally arrived. Its signs are everywher … more →
wrote 1 month ago: No matter how you eat ‘em, cooked or uncooked, beans are full of vitamins, potassium, calcium, … more →
wrote 1 month ago: by Pegi Groundwater, WSU Master Gardener In this three-part series, Pegi helps us decipher the somet … more →
wrote 3 months ago: National Beanpole Week 2013 (13th to 21st April 2013) OK, so you haven’t heard of this before … more →
wrote 4 months ago: home grown turtle beans While the debate about gun control rages around us, we are quietly getting r … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Working Pretty Well I love beans, all types of beans, and fresh picked beans are the best. They are … more →
wrote 8 months ago: There are pole beans and bush beans. Pole beans grow on a vine and can be trained to climb up a pole … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Just about two months after planting, the garden is coming into its own and providing food for the d … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Bushy, low growing beans are usually referred to as dwarf beans. Runner beans are climbing beans and … more →
wrote 10 months ago: This year I made a giant bean teepee, one I could stand or sit in. The beans are really taking off. … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Many of us live and garden in locations that are dominated by the dreaded “Red Clay”. W … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Everything in this garden-to-be has a story. Everything came from somewhere (or someone). Take the … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Living in a desert with only two seasons – Summer and Fall-winter-spring – makes one app … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I believe I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again, “Gardening is hard work! … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The first picture in my last post was taken this morning. The second one shows the leaf measurement … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I’m chalking it up to excitement – my bean isn’t 3 1/2 inches high, it’s onl … more →
wrote 1 year ago: New discovery – I have to measure the size of my one leaf. Since my bean lost one of it … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I went out side this morning to see my bean and there it was! That “pesky wabbit … more →