Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Chicago Beans

It sounds like you got to see a variety of gardens...

2009-06-08T19:49:34.666-04:00

It sounds like you got to see a variety of gardens in Chicago. We have a good system of community gardens in my city, too.

I'm glad the rabbits didn't eat your bean seedlings.

I tried some snap beans this year (yellow wax bean...

2009-06-07T15:59:49.028-04:00

I tried some snap beans this year (yellow wax beans to be precise), planting one packet. The little plants came up nicely and began flowering on May 5th. So far our harvest has been about 1.5 lbs. Total! That's about $2 worth of beans at the grocer's. We made one nice stir-fry.

Now the heat has kicked in and they have stopped flowering. (I have kept them picked. Like the

While the forks look a bit strange I like your for...

2009-06-03T07:27:29.878-04:00

While the forks look a bit strange I like your fork method of keeping the rabbits out of your garden better than the wire fences. Great to finally meet a fellow Indiana blogger.

Wow, your veggie garden looks great! I think it's ...

2009-06-02T13:21:02.507-04:00

Wow, your veggie garden looks great! I think it's a little too late for me to plant my bean seeds but I'll save them for next year. We had a great time, didn't we?

Wow, I really love Lurie. I don't think it was th...

2009-06-02T13:02:09.083-04:00

Wow, I really love Lurie. I don't think it was there when I lived there- the colors are just fabulous. Glad you had fun and I missed joining you guys.

Your bean plants look lovely. For the second yea...

2009-06-01T21:13:07.432-04:00

Your bean plants look lovely.

For the second year in a row I've tried to grow bush beans from large seedlings and just pulled them out because they look terrible and just do nothing.

Maybe too cool in SF?

Your garden looks great and I'm so glad the rabbit...

2009-06-01T19:21:16.046-04:00

Your garden looks great and I'm so glad the rabbits took pity on you while you were away. We were kinda like rabbits, scurrying all about, weren't we? My beans are looking kind of sad, so I might try to put that new packet in and see what happens. (they will probably fry!) It was great to see you again -- I'll be thinking of you on Thursday night!

I love the shiny "bean" and especially the idea of...

2009-06-01T17:14:05.455-04:00

I love the shiny "bean" and especially the idea of One Seed Chicago. I'm going to have to think about that for a local event. We in Franklin County are also launching our Plant a Row project to help supply local food banks and meal sites with fresh produce.

i am enjoying all your blogs! your garden is beaut...

2009-06-01T11:02:40.516-04:00

i am enjoying all your blogs! your garden is beautiful. love all the colors.

Would it be horrible if I said the Ginkgo Organic ...

2009-06-01T10:16:30.214-04:00

Would it be horrible if I said the Ginkgo Organic Garden was the one that impressed me the most of all the gardens we visited?

Not to discount the hard work of the gardeners at botanic gardens and conservatories, but the selfless nature of the volunteers at Ginkgo is a wonder to behold.

Now where are my beans?

What a relief to come back to the garden and find ...

2009-06-01T08:18:06.378-04:00

What a relief to come back to the garden and find everything A OK. Here I am Monday am. looking for posts on the Spring Fling. I hope someone will post a list of all the posts so I can find them all. I'm glad you all had a great time and I can't wait to read them.

"The Bean" attracted me, too, Carol; I couldn't re...

2009-06-01T08:15:27.736-04:00

"The Bean" attracted me, too, Carol; I couldn't resist taking lots of pictures of its reflections of the city. Wasn't the Lurie so impressive?

Your garden looks great despite your being away for the weekend. My weeds are doing fine in the vegetable garden:) And apparently Hubby and Daughter didn't see the sign on the refrigerator that said PLEASE WATER THE PLANTS, so today will be a

Hi Carol! Sooooo good to finally meet you at Sprin...

2009-06-01T00:07:24.363-04:00

Hi Carol! Sooooo good to finally meet you at Spring Fling! And once again, THANK YOU for sharing your Night-blooming Cereus with me! I'll try to properly neglect it. LOL.

I'm going to plant the pole beans, too. I already planted some yard-long beans, but will put some of these right next to them. I hope they won't attract the Japanese Beetles like my 'Fortex' did last year. Geesh! I

i love going to see the "bean" in Chicago!! free ...

2009-06-01T00:01:30.924-04:00

i love going to see the "bean" in Chicago!!

free seeds are awesome. i hope you enjoy them!!

Carol, on Friday I pulled out the dried-up snap pe...

2009-05-31T23:57:27.842-04:00

Carol, on Friday I pulled out the dried-up snap peas and planted a package of Kentucky Wonder beans found in the bottom of the seed basket. Don't know if they will grow with temperatures over 90 but how fun to feel in synch with you Flingers.

That is some serious rabbit protection!

Annie at the Transplantable Rose

Glad the rabbits stayed away while you were in Chi...

2009-05-31T23:28:38.202-04:00

Glad the rabbits stayed away while you were in Chicago! You're absolutely right that the Fling team did a great job. I kept looking at all of us unruly gardeners and wondering how they managed to keep us on schedule so well. Must have been all those great food "rewards." Nice to finally see the real face behind your blog instead of the gal with the mower.

Great post, Carol. I'm glad you're planting the s...

2009-05-31T23:16:48.648-04:00

Great post, Carol. I'm glad you're planting the seeds. I have some of those that I already planted. Your garden looks great.~~Dee