Beans! Spiced, Pickled, and Dilly (UPDATED) Beans! The bush beans were ready to pick! Joel and I went out to the garden and picked all those that looked big enough. Among others, we grew the Blue Lake variety, which are a tasty green bean. We have some pole, or runner beans as well, but they are still flowering. Here are some of the beautiful flowers close-up. The first is Trionfo Violetto, a gorgeous purple flower which turns into a gorgeous purple pod. … [Read more...] about Beans! Spiced, Pickled, and Dilly
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Cabbage Pest Deterrent
Do you have a pest problem in your cabbage bed? There are little critters that also tend to go after other brassica plants as well, such as broccoli, brussels sprouts, kale, cauliflower, and more. The 1-2" flying bugs look so innocent. I could not get a photo because they move so fast! They are little white butterflies with some blackish spots on them. There is also a cabbage moth which isn't quite as cute. So far, I've only seen the butterflies. They lay the eggs on the underside of the … [Read more...] about Cabbage Pest Deterrent