“I saw another sign of spring!” This is the battle cry against any lingering winter at my house. My children are very into pointing out the signs- a warm day and short sleeves, crocuses in the green grass, twittering birds, pussy willows and forsythia, daffodil buds, a bee, and lots and lots of fresh air. Read more »
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Provider vs. the Gold of Bacau
For the past eight years, excluding last summer, I have grown Provider bush beans. They were my prolific, full proof, canning, freezing, fresh eating green bean. Last year I turned my back on them. Completely disregarding any common sense I have, I planted six different varieties of string beans, everything from the french bean, Fin Read more »


