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Can I plant peas, green beans and lettuce this early?
The weather this year has been exceptionally mild here in northern Illinois, and I am thinking of planting my peas, green beans and lettuce in the next couple weeks. This is probably a full four weeks ...
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How do I get tender green beans?
We have successfully grown a nice crop of green beans this year, but in contrast to store-bought beans the skin is quite tough.
Is there a trick to cultivating more tender beans? Or is it a matter of ...
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Harvesting beans to prolong cropping - but how thorough do I need to be?
It is said that if you let your runner/french beans reach full maturity, the plant stops producing.
So I harvest my beans (even if only to throw/give them away) regularly to prolong cropping.
How ...
