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[Grandmas Coop]

For some reason legumes seem to be taking their own sweet time growing this year. I was just about pulling my hair out waiting for the peas to (1) sprout (2) grow (3) trellis (4) bear flowers. It seemed like extra months were added into the process. Patience is a virtue which apparently I'm lacking.

I planted peas March 13th and they popped up April 5th, they are doing great despite the spring mouse issues and having to replant some, I did get 4 mice in traps , I did the best I could with what I had on hand to make climbing trellises, I then had to wrap chicken wire around all the boxes

 

[ronott1]

not at my house, we dont get a lot of rain, 19 to 23 inches of rain, on average, per year

We are similar for rain totals.

Davis had 7.73 inches of rain up to May. That is 41% of normal for rainfall.

We have not had rain since May.

 

[ronott1]

This seems appropriate after our drought posts!

Almond trees are being removed from orchards currently.

 

[bruceha2000]

Not surprising. I understand nut trees need a ton of water. California hasn't had a ton of water for a lot of years. One good year and everyone forgets they are essentially living in a desert.

 

[lovesfarms]

@microchick - on a mammogram, why would extremely dense be high risk for cancer?

 

[Sally PB]

my green beans I planted from seed are STILL yellow,

In the picture, they look to be a yellowish green. Maybe the plants are just that color? It surprises me how different varieties of the same thing can look so different.

 

[microchick]

@microchick - on a mammogram, why would extremely dense be high risk for cancer?

Because of the density of the tissue it is hard to visualize any lesions or early cancers.

I got the same problem. I had so many false hits on my mammograms that I finally said 'no more' I know what's normal for me and what isn't. I couldn't take the stress and finally went to the Susan B Kolman center in Peoria who did a detailed mammogram on me and said, you're fine. You just have dense breasts and a small calification that has been stable since day one. They didn't know what to look for at our small town hospital.

 

[microchick]

my green beans I planted from seed are STILL yellow, I have don all that I can and is listed on all the "what to do" ---I took the bean trellis I made down ,,,I have about given up on them
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And I REALLY wanted some fresh green beans, dog-gone-IT!!

Are you watering them too much? Sometimes that can make plants bleach out their color.

I have a lot of that patience problem too. My green beans didn't want to come up. I tired force germinating some in the house and they were shooting out roots in 48 hours so I knew it wasn't the seed. Went out, dug around, found some of the seeds, just not germinating. Granted some were gone like the birds had been after them so I got my bag of seeds and replanted. A week later...still no sprouts so I started poking more seeds in the ground determined that SOMETHING had to sprout. Well, finally they did and now I have green beans coming out of my ears.

I'll be processing them with my eyes closed again.

Seriously, Bruce, I used to sit and watch tv and string and cut beans. Still have five fingers on each hand and the right amount of joints per finger, LOL.

 

[Alaskan]

Because of the density of the tissue it is hard to visualize any lesions or early cancers.

I got the same problem. I had so many false hits on my mammograms that I finally said 'no more' I know what's normal for me and what isn't. I couldn't take the stress and finally went to the Susan B Kolman center in Peoria who did a detailed mammogram on me and said, you're fine. You just have dense breasts and a small calification that has been stable since day one. They didn't know what to look for at our small town hospital.

And @lovesfarms Dense or otherwise difficult to see through breasts = even more important to have regular mammograms.

With fibrous or dense breast tissue it is easier to hold up a new mammogram, and compare it to an old one and say "ah! All the same!" Than to look at all of the dense or fibrous masses and try to figure out what in the world is going on in there.

Comparison is so important and helpful.

Early detection is half the battle, truly.

As to how often it needs to be done.... depends on family history.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

In the picture, they look to be a yellowish green. Maybe the plants are just that color? It surprises me how different varieties of the same thing can look so different.

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