Does anyone plant beans by the moon and signs? On my planting calendar, for May 2022, for example, it shows bean day 2 days at the beginning of the month and 2 days at the end of the month. Can they also be planted during “above grounder” days? In case those 4 days in the month are weather prohibitive?
Where my family comes from in the UK, the way to tell when the soil is ready for beans is to drop the trousers and wiggle your cheeks in the soil. Sit there for a minute. If it feels comfortable and not cold, then it is time to plant.
The weather where I live now, tends to follow Easter and usually corresponds with the last killing frost. This year we had a fairly late easter combined with La Nina and we haven't really felt any signs of winter ending yet. For many years, I can get my beans in the ground by the middle to end of March. Not this year. Even my komatsuna isn't warm enough in the soil to germinate.
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r ranson wrote:Where my family comes from in the UK, the way to tell when the soil is ready for beans is to drop the trousers and wiggle your cheeks in the soil. Sit there for a minute. If it feels comfortable and not cold, then it is time to plant.
World Naked Gardening Day is this coming Saturday! (May 7th)
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