Rosa Mio Gardino

Ventured out into the yard to find the variety I have.

Anne Miller wrote:St Patrick's Day came and went.

How did the peas turn out?  Or did they?

I wasn’t about to hack 2 inches into frozen ground to plant them🤣

M.K. Dorje Sr. wrote:Depends on where your sis-in-law  lives and what the weather is like there this year. If you supply us with more info, we can help...

She lives 5 min away, same zone 3/4. Our ground is only thawed 2” tops, below that is still frozen.

Has anyone had success planting peas on St Patrick’s day?

My sis in law is trying it this year but I’m not so sure.

This is a stupid question, but, did you trim their wings?

Inge Leonora-den Ouden wrote: ...

Unexpected: some of my red runner beans gave white seeds!

Mine, posted story on this thread, did the same! I planted my white beans in one part of the yard and the other spotted ones in another location. Both locations gave mixed spotted and white beans!

When I have land I’m going to try to stabilize the beans by colour.

Husband & I during each visit to great grams place clean out a ‘spot’.

Grams is living in assisted living but as dementia has firmly set in she still thinks she /just/ got there and will be returning home soon…it’s been +5 years. We only ‘clean’ what we are instructed to do by our aunt. No we can’t sell the place as the power of attorney docs don’t give the daughters authority.

Anyway, 3 years ago we found bean seeds that were well over 10+ years old. They were her own scarlet runners that she brought over from Germany…fun fact, we found a picture of her DAD in a field of them growing on teepee trellises.

I planted half of the seeds, the rest I sent to her other daughter who wanted them. I started ALL 20 of them and 18 took. I have 1.5pint mason jar full of what I collected and every year I plant out a few. These plants are massive!

To crack my peach pits open I’ve used a vice as my grip/crush strength is not enough. In the vice you can hear the shell crack and then are able to pry it open.

This post reminds me that I should be starting a few peaches now so they can take advantage of the summer growing season 😉

Benson Smith wrote:people talk about plants "around here " a Lot - can we see the region they live in please?

Here is Zone 3/4 Alberta. I am in a major city and my yard is relatively sheltered by fences / trees. I’m not sure what variety I have as the tags are on mine but it’s -10°C and I’m in my PJ’s

We have a ‘berry’ farm near here and their plants are legit trees with several varieties.

William Bronson wrote:
Would the trunk still have thorns?

Mine, yes I went out into the snow to check, do not have thorns. As I’ve grown mine up I’ve been knocking them off and they don’t seem to grow back.