I'm using weed fabric in an area where I'll be planting 3 sisters. The speaking squash and pumpkin plants will limit my ability to get in that area and weed. While the purpose of the squash and pumpkin in 3 sisters is to shade out weeds and keep the ground shade to retain moisture, my garden proved quite weedy last year when where pumpkins were growing and I decided to take further measures this year.
weeds are great, aren't they
Thank you - I almost stopped at the garden store on my way by yesterday to buy the purple ones. But I was lazy, lol. That's exactly what I do with my beans thanks to @Wee Farmer Sarah, blanch, dry, lay them on a cookie sheet to freeze then bag. They've worked so good that way & DH has been eating them with most of his lunches all winter. Just the other night he asked for them for dinner. I'm much more of a fresh veggie girl, not huge on veggies so if I'm going to eat them they need to be fresh. I may never find a green bean I like frozen, but it can't hurt to try them all!I grew both purple (not sure which exact variety) and Dragon Tongue. The Dragon Tongue out performed the purple by quite a bit. I think they are more of a wax bean, but I thought they were tasty too.
It's fun to cook the purple ones, though. They turn green and the water is aqua-to-bluish. If you have small kids, you turn that into a magic trick...
Last year, I blanched and froze about 20 quart bags of beans. I like them so much better than canned. And so much easier to do, too. No pressure cooker, no jars, just blanch, chill, and put into bags. I could do a big bowl of them in less than an hour.
EXACTLY! I wouldn't catch a word of it. I'm a visual learner, if I'm not seeing it, it's all blah blah blah to me.
I went to a friend's house last summer to weed her strawberry bed. (She was feeling very overwhelmed with work, etc.) We turned it into a "get together with friends." Her hubby said I looked like I was having fun out there on my hands and knees, weeding. I said, yup.
MP3 players actually seem to be getting popular again. Especially with hikers and other people who want music but can’t afford to run down their phone battery down. I actually want one for when I’m in the garden. My phone battery is bad and will only last about an hour playing music less in the cold and if it’s warm it overheats
I had to weed last year, because mulch was in short supply here. I need about 30 bags this year and I'm NOT missing it. Weeding was a PIA.
