Sheldon wrote:
> On Jun 11, 8:02�am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:

>> Thanks for that tip. �I planted them according to directions and
>> now I have to thin the plants. �These are the bush type.
>
> Yes, thin them. Actually if each seed is spaced according to
> directions there's no need to thin, beans typically all germinate

This I noticed. I thought Next time I will only plant one bean,
not three, because I don't think one failed to come up.

> people to share, you'll get tired of eating them. No matter how
> diligent your harvesting regimen you will still miss a lot. Those 6"
> beans can be de-strung and sliced into 1" lengths and frozen in zip-
> locs, they are great in winter stews as they hold up well to long slow
> cooking.

Thanks for all that information, and taking the time to spell it
out for me. I appreciate it. So far this has been more fun even
than tomatoes.

nancy