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Tag Archives: greasy beans
Harvest Monday September 12, 2022
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. We got a bit of rain last week, though not as much as I hoped. After a dry August, any precipitation is welcome around here. The … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Cats, eggplant, greasy beans, peppers, pole beans, tomatoes
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Harvest Monday September 5, 2022
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. We’re celebrating Labor Day here in the U.S. today, and it should be a quiet day here at Happy Acres. I’ve been busy harvesting and preserving … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged eggplant, greasy beans, hibiscus, hot peppers, Juliet, pole beans, tomatoes
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Greasy Beans, Half-Runners and Other Bean Talk
The last few years I’ve become fascinated with growing various types of heirloom pole beans. Many have interesting descriptive names like “greasy beans”, “cornfield beans” and “half-runners”. It was confusing to me at first, but I managed to learn the … Continue reading
Harvest Monday August 5, 2019
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. We’re getting a bounty of summer veggies now, so many that I think I will share a few group photos of what I’ve been bringing in. Centercut is … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged bread, cucumbers, eggplant, emmer, greasy beans, green beans, okra, pepitas, pole beans, sourdough bread, squash, tomatoes, tromboncino
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Photo Friday: 2018 By the Month
Lacking any real activity in the garden this time of year, I thought I would share some photos today to show some of my 2018 activities. January saw us undertaking a big kitchen renovation. We had been planning this for … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Friday
Tagged Ace, Ally, asparagus, Cats, greasy beans, homemade, kimchi, kitchen makeover, lacto-fermentation, ornaments, sauerkraut, seed starting, sweet potatoes
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