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that oh so Beauty Full little bean from the other day?   This morning.  A stump.  There is part of a single leaf remaining,  meaning it's is possible that it will be able to just go….but probably not.

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there was one more but i guess i deleted it.  So…these remain and i'm trying to call forth all the Findhorn Point of View about sharing.  I'm pretty certain it's the sow bugs that do a magnificant job of breaking down mulch.  There are Zillions Out There.  Literally,  and if i knew a word that is MORE than Zillions i would say that with confidence.  Anywhere there is moisture,  they thrive.  So….Will they share?  Tomorrow i'll put in some new seeds.  Try again.   I REALLY want beans.

 

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the shelling peas,  with no mulch yet, are doing fine. 

 

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these scraps are talking to each other

 

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10 responses to “sharing”

  1. Mo Crow Avatar
    Mo Crow

    ah slater beetles or we called them roly-polys when we were kids, here’s a link, try to keep the mulch away from the base of the seedlings by a hands breadth all around when they are still soft and tender
    http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s2748796.htm
    the cloth conversation is looking full of ancient mystery

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  2. jude Avatar
    jude

    every seedling gets snipped off here, mostly by birds. I keep them covered with old plastic cups and plastic bottle bottoms halves that I found over the years, holes poked in them. till they get the second set of leaves. that seems to work.

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  3. Michelle in NYC Avatar
    Michelle in NYC

    Good tip Jude…and M’s LINK about sow bugs is right on if you mean to have a healthy crop…worth the effort.

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  4. Martine Bos Avatar
    Martine Bos

    I’ve put chickenwire over my most precious seedlings. Not for birds but for my cat. She wouldn’t leave my beloved bears garlic alone……..

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  5. grace Avatar
    grace

    daughter used to call the Sowie Alice’s. Don’t know why. just did.
    a hand’s breadth…who might imagine it would made a difference, a hand’s breadth, but i did that today…put my hand there, and cleared

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  6. grace Avatar
    grace

    maybe i need to do that, i am so into the aesthetics of stuff, i resist

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  7. grace Avatar
    grace

    i DO. I really WANT green beans

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  8. grace Avatar
    grace

    cat here is polite

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  9. sue Avatar
    sue

    love the earthiness here.. the colours in that first pic and your cloth. I hope your beans grow.

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  10. grace Avatar
    grace

    me too, the beans. today, Thursday, i squatted and looked.
    some chewed up leaves remain to catch the Sun
    maybe for them,,,,,,
    and i poked in new seeds, maybe for them too
    yes. i hope they grow.

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