The Gardening Everyday

This year my family planted several varieties of heirloom bean seeds we purchased from Seed Savers Exchange.   We tried Painted Pony, Calypso, Speckled Cranberry, and Brockton.  We planted the seeds directly into the garden in early June after our long, wet spring.  Since we only purchased one packet of each, we were able to seed [...]

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We live in a rural area and are surrounded by fields of weeds, hay, and rocks.  In fact, our own property fits this description as well.  This makes for a wonderfully peaceful place to live and raise our two boys.  This beauty also comes at a price.  This year it is the grasshopper pressure. We [...]

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