Category Archives: Beans

Storage and Seeds

Posted on November 7, 2011 by itfarmer

While the warm season harvest may be over, there is lots of work pertaining to the warm season left to do. One of the biggest challenges is organizing all of the food that was packed away. The canned items should … Continue reading →

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Back on Track

Posted on July 21, 2011 by itfarmer

The zucchini patch is doing much better these days. It seems the ground hog that I have yet to eliminate has decided to munch on only one of my zucchini patches, and leave the other alone. While I’m happy for … Continue reading →

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New Beans and Colorful Chard

Posted on June 22, 2011 by itfarmer

I’m always trying new things in the garden, and I’ve been surprised and disappointed in the past. The pole bean above has surprised me already with it’s very cool looking leaves. They are more compact, and smoother then most bean … Continue reading →

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Preparing for Frost

Posted on September 27, 2010 by itfarmer

The garden has begun it’s slow transformation from a land of plenty, with rapidly growing plants to a shadow of it’s height in summer. Most of the plants are showing their fatigue for the year, and many have withered completely. … Continue reading →

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Weekend Roundup 8/29/10

Posted on August 30, 2010 by itfarmer

I’ll admit it, Saturday, I slept in, and really didn’t do much of anything other then take pictures for my sister. So when I awoke Sunday, I was rearing to go, and not in the mood to sit around. I … Continue reading →

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Zen Harvest

Posted on August 18, 2010 by itfarmer

Here are some of the beans I harvested today. They are dry beans, with a distinctive Ying – Yang looking pattern on the bean itself. I planted these in the hopes of getting my neices excited about the garden, and … Continue reading →

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Things that make me say “Wow”.

Posted on July 28, 2010 by itfarmer

I’ve seen a very high trellis on a back road, in a far removed garden, and always thought the owner got carried away when constructing it. I guess the beans are the actor getting carried away thought. These beans have been … Continue reading →

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This Year’s Firsts

Posted on June 30, 2010 by itfarmer

I’ve had a lot on my mind lately, and yesterday, I had another item added to the long list. I have enough trouble sleeping on a good day. When I found my insomniac self unable to sleep yet again last night, … Continue reading →

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Tomatoes in the Fog

Posted on June 10, 2010 by itfarmer

While doing my daily inspection of the Garden, a time when I look closely for pests, I noticed one of my Sheboygan Tomatoes is Already setting small gems. These are canning tomatoes, but I’m a bit perplexed; It’s only June … Continue reading →

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Ying Yang Beans and Blue Corn

Posted on March 2, 2010 by itfarmer

I finally got my shipment of White Tomato seeds, and along with them, I ordered some other seeds that peeked my interest: Yin Yang Beans, and some Blue Corn seed. Both of these are new to me, but I thought … Continue reading →

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