Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[ValerieJ]

Only predator we've ever had were the bald eagles. Maybe it's the electric wire around the fence and the secure coop for nighttime. Never had a problem with any ground predators.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Never had a bear here thank heavens.

 

[ValerieJ]

We got another gallon bag of green beans yesterday. It's the vine that just keeps on giving.

 

[Smokerbill]

We got another gallon bag of green beans yesterday. It's the vine that just keeps on giving.

Pole beans?

 

[ValerieJ]

Pole beans?

yes. I'm wondering if we should keep some of the beans for next year. I did order some already, but these have been so great.

 

[Smokerbill]

I was going to save bean seeds but ended up picking them all to eat, so I'll be buying seeds next year. The Blue Lake pole beans produced all season, the Provider bush beans gave me one big picking and another smaller one.

I couldn't make myself wait until tomorrow to candle the eggs so I did it today, on day 6. Looks like all of them are fertile and growing inside. I saw dark spots in all of them and some veining in most.

The dark spots moved around some when I rotated the eggs over the light. Is that normal?

 

[ValerieJ]

I was going to save bean seeds but ended up picking them all to eat, so I'll be buying seeds next year. The Blue Lake pole beans produced all season, the Provider bush beans gave me one big picking and another smaller one.

I couldn't make myself wait until tomorrow to candle the eggs so I did it today, on day 6. Looks like all of them are fertile and growing inside. I saw dark spots in all of them and some veining in most.

The dark spots moved around some when I rotated the eggs over the light. Is that normal?

That is totally normal! You have life!

Blue Lake is what we planted this last year and it turns out I ordered the same thing. I also have seed left in the package from this last year. Not sure I would need to use them, but I haven't thrown them away.

 

[Smokerbill]

I think bean seeds are good for several years.

 

[Hinotori]

They are good 3-5 years on beans. Some even sprout after years longer