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Triumph at May Dreams Gardens

July 13, 2007 By Carol Michel 10 Comments

Today, I picked green beans.

I have triumphed over the rabbits, who for years have eaten my bean plants as fast as soon as they reach a reasonable size.

I don’t know if my triumph is for this year or all future years. I used so many methods to keep the bunnies away thatI don’t know if it was the combination of all of them or just one in particular that did the trick. I just know I’m eating fresh green beans tonight.

And no bunnies were harmed in the process (I think). So we are all winners.

The two varieties I picked today are ‘Provider’ and ‘Romano’. I have a third variety, ‘Bountiful’, which is not quite ready to pick.

And unlike some years where I get one good bowlful of beans and the bunnies eat the rest, I expect to pick several more good “messes of beans”. I feel so good about growing beans this year that I’m thinking about sowing a fall crop today and seeing what happens. Will the bunnies leave those alone?

Yes, my outlook on the garden is as bright as the colors in this picture.
And did I mention that we got a good quarter inch of rain last night? It’s not a lot, but it’s a start and a welcome bit of “washing off” for the garden.

Friday the 13th is a lucky day in my garden!

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: rabbits, vegetable garden

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  1. Robin's Nesting Place says

    July 13, 2007 at 4:35 pm

    Enjoy those green beans, Carol. I bought some at the farmers market last week. I fixed them with new potatoes and onions; they were so good. Store bought beans just do not compare to the tase of fresh beans.

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  2. Jane O' says

    July 13, 2007 at 5:51 pm

    Mmmm. I love to eat fresh green beans, uncooked, right from the garden. Nothing like it.
    Too bad, bunnies, Carol got to them first.

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  3. Anonymous says

    July 13, 2007 at 6:56 pm

    I’m curious, how many bean plants are you growing? I’ve yet to get more than a few handfuls of beans at once. Total, two servings worth lol. I was hoping to grow enough to freeze some but I’m not seeing that happen this year!

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  4. Anonymous says

    July 13, 2007 at 7:07 pm

    I’m loving that blue bench, Carol. And your beans look great in a bowl there. Enjoy them!

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  5. Molly says

    July 13, 2007 at 10:41 pm

    Maybe it was a good thing that rabbit broke free from the trap. He spread the word to every other rabbit in the neighborhood that your garden is to be avoided at all costs.

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  6. Unknown says

    July 14, 2007 at 2:41 am

    Yay on the green beans! And on the rain. We also had rain–a good and generous soak–but a few miles down the road, nada. Weird isn’t it?

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  7. Sweet Home and Garden Carolina says

    July 14, 2007 at 1:18 pm

    Hey Carol,

    Fix me a ” mess of those green beans” while you’re at it ! Maybe sneak in a little bacon ? We use the “mess” word a lot in the South. For instance, you yourself are a “mess”( character, in this case ! ) and we all love your pithy commentaries.

    BTW, I’ve put my Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day post up a little early so as not to miss out on it.

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  8. Anonymous says

    July 14, 2007 at 2:14 pm

    Carol:

    You are an artist with that blue bench and orange bowl! Orange stimulates the appetite or so I have heard. I have bean flowers so, hopefully, beans in the future! Love the gladiolas!

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  9. Whyite says

    July 14, 2007 at 2:19 pm

    I just harvested some also. But not quite as much as you have there. Hope you enjoyed them.

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  10. LostRoses says

    July 17, 2007 at 6:13 am

    Hey Carol, I have that same plastic bowl only mine is white and there are no green beans in it.

    My mother-in-law was an ardent bean grower. I think I snapped every last one of them, too. I kind of miss it, come to think of it.

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