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Beans – the magical fruit

Beans at various stages of maturity from scarlet runner and other pole bean varieties.

Beans have me entranced.  Each year I plant ever more varieties for drying and shelling. The colors, patterns and sizes, the smooth coolness clicking through my fingers, the ease with which they grow, and the tasty and nutritious […]

Favorite z4z varieties

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scarlet runner pole bean (growing with purple peacock beans)

Going through the newly arrived seed packets, I see a good mix of both old friends and new acquaintances.

This week I’ll plant Napoli carrots in the hoop house, a favorite for cold season sowing and sweet, early summer harvests. Inter-planted will […]