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"very nice painting...I have a couple paintings I have done of my fence with a clematis blooming and one with the fence and all the colorful flowers in front. great job. Is this oil or acryllic??
sorry bout your tulips. I can't…"
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This is what the garden looked like when I bought my house.....oh are we going to have fun!
Karyn Ferguson replied to Betty B in Michigan's discussion Bush Beans and playing Hookie in the group Michigan"Bush beans grow as a bush and take up more space than pole beans. They will produce more at one time. They take less care (watering, weeding, staking). They are good if you want to preserve your beans. I almost planted bush beans but I tried pole…"
Barb z6 MI & z10 FL replied to Betty B in Michigan's discussion Bush Beans and playing Hookie in the group Michigan"Betty Bush Beans require no staking. Keep them picked as they come in for continous beans....Nothing better than fresh beans from the garden :o)"
Pat Merewether Z5 MI commented on Betty B in Michigan's phototulips
"Lovely painting!! Moles only eat grubs and bugs - it's more likely the squirrels got the bulbs. Try planting some daffs around the tulips - nothing will eat daffs and it sometimes throws squirrels off the scent. Deer LOVE tulips - so if you…"
Pat Merewether Z5 MI left a comment for Betty B in Michigan"Hi - We only live about 1 1/2 miles from the Ren Fest - our kids worked there every summer when they were in high school - if you go again, give me a call and come visit!
I never had good luck with starting seeds before this year when I used the…"
"oops ....i just tried to send a message and it went haywire and I lost it!!!! Anyway......thank you so much for your comment on my page. I looked all over your site and am really inspiried. Especially your discussions of starting plants from seeds.…"
"ahhhhhhhhhhhh what a great weekend!!! I had a garage sale and weeded my ENTIRE garden! As people came to my sale they ooo'd and ahhhh'd over my flowers and so I ended up giving tours....AND get this...a man saw my white bleeding hearts and…"
"thanks for the kind words Alice, assuming I will know what to do when my bush beans arrive!!! Ha...i have this vision of them overtaking my entire back yard!!! We will see!!!"
Bush Beans and a wonderful day!
First of all I planted some bush beans and I dont know what they are or what can I expect. Will they climb a trellis?any experience will be appreciated....second, i played hookie today from work and had a marvelous morning in the back garden where I moved things around, trimmed some things and rebuilt a retaining wall that fell over during the winter..Ahhhhhhhhhhhh...my legs and butt are sore but it sure looks nice!!!bety in michiganSee More
Julie Grinnell z5 MI replied to Betty B in Michigan's discussion Bush Beans and playing Hookie in the group Michigan"Yep, bush beans are just upright plants, about the size of bell pepper plants. That's what I plant, so I don't have to worry about trellising.
Can't think of a better reason to stay home from work... ;)"
Bush Beans and playing Hookie
Hi Everyone..I have a question. What are bush beans....i planeted some but have no idea what to expect..will they grow on a trellis...or are they really just "bushes"I played hookie from work today to work in my back garden. What fun it was to clean up a flower bed, prune some bushes, plant some forget-me-nots and rebuild a retaining wall that fell over this last winter....my legs and butt are so sore and I took a 4 hour nap this afternoon but it was all worth it....betty in jacksonSee More
Darlene Shemanski left a comment for Betty B in Michigan"Betty--thanks for the kind words about my garden--I 'll be taking some pictures next week and will post the latest---can't wait to see what you've done."
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I bought this little house surrounded by overgrown gardens. There is not a blade of grass on the property. Althought all I have are these 4 "Before" pictures you can get an idea of how much in disarray the garden was!! I shreaked when the realitor showed me the house because it was the GARDENS that sold me. She couldn't see it...all she saw was WEEDS...and weeds there were! 15 ft. Nettles! It was a mess but I had fun, fun, fun taking my time and "going in there".
The woman who put the gardens in origionally worked at a nursery so what ever varieties I have I have at lease two...and sometimes three or four (like the lilys and lilacs)....Oh what a treat.....
I will write more later....how I cleaned up the gardens...the wonderful discoveries and what has happened in the three years I have been here....
betty
The woman who put the gardens in origionally worked at a nursery so what ever varieties I have I have at lease two...and sometimes three or four (like the lilys and lilacs)....Oh what a treat.....
I will write more later....how I cleaned up the gardens...the wonderful discoveries and what has happened in the three years I have been here....
betty
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Bush Beans and a wonderful day!
Posted on June 3, 2009 at 8:22pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
First of all I planted some bush beans and I dont know what they are or what can I expect. Will they climb a trellis?
any experience will be appreciated....
second, i played hookie today from work and had a marvelous morning in the back garden where I moved things around, trimmed some things and rebuilt a retaining wall that fell over during the winter..Ahhhhhhhhhhhh...my legs and butt are sore but it sure looks nice!!!
bety in michigan
any experience will be appreciated....
second, i played hookie today from work and had a marvelous morning in the back garden where I moved things around, trimmed some things and rebuilt a retaining wall that fell over during the winter..Ahhhhhhhhhhhh...my legs and butt are sore but it sure looks nice!!!
bety in michigan
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- At 8:03am on June 13, 2009,
Alice Tengler said… - Bush beans won't take over but if you ever decide to grow bird house gourds make sure you have plenty of space!
- At 10:37pm on June 9, 2009, Pat Merewether Z5 MI said…
- Hi - We only live about 1 1/2 miles from the Ren Fest - our kids worked there every summer when they were in high school - if you go again, give me a call and come visit!
I never had good luck with starting seeds before this year when I used the little peat pellets. In past years I'd have all kinds of problems with damping off and plants not germinating. This year I covered the trays of peat pots with plastic wrap (lightly - not wrapped tight) and had excellent success! I had some pots that nothing sprouted in, so I just put more seeds in them and tried again - now I have tons of stuff - onions, Brandywine tomatoes, beets, carrots,dill - you name it! I've been saving seeds from the tomatoes, marigold, zinnias, dill, and others and they grow great - just have to be sure to purchase 'open polinated' seeds - these will produce viable seeds - many hybrids and GM's won't.
- At 8:25am on June 4, 2009, Alice Tengler said…
- The bush beans can pretty much stay on their own. The pole beans are the ones that need to be trellised. When they start growing you'll know what to do!!
- At 6:15pm on June 3, 2009, Darlene Shemanski said…
- Betty--thanks for the kind words about my garden--I 'll be taking some pictures next week and will post the latest---can't wait to see what you've done.
- At 8:29am on June 3, 2009, Alice Tengler said…
- Can't wait to see your loving work in there. I see the beauty that you see. Have fun!
- At 6:53am on June 3, 2009, Darlene Shemanski said…
- Welcome Betty--
My friend and I bought some property on Skiff Lake in Jackson County, Liberty Twp. We are about 5-6 miles South of the city. Unfortunately, the real estate market has stopped us from building our retirements homes, but we will get there eventually. I would love to see what you've done to place--can't wait for you to get pictures of your current garden...Sounds like you had a challenge, and it also sounds like you were up to the challenge...
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