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Gardening

Curmudgeoness

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4. Because I am ignorant of large scale farming,

Reply to KurtNYC (Original post)

Fri Jul 25, 2014, 01:38 PM

Jul 2014

I have to ask.....if you pick the beans by machine, would that mean you could only harvest the plants once instead of the several times you are doing now? Wouldn't the machine destroy the plants?

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Beans are so easy! (and much more fun than watching blight spread across my tomato plants) [View all] KurtNYC Jul 2014 OP

Maxibel are a great variety. I like Jade a lot as well - and this NRaleighLiberal Jul 2014 #1

Cosmos look good KurtNYC Jul 2014 #2

Jade and EZ Pick are very long and straight... NRaleighLiberal Jul 2014 #3

Because I am ignorant of large scale farming, Curmudgeoness Jul 2014 #4

Yes. The machine destroys the plants KurtNYC Jul 2014 #5

I am always amazed at mechanical harvesting. Curmudgeoness Jul 2014 #6