Dedicated Bean Pole Thread

LOL....TUBBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! dang it now i feel as if i've been on price is right!

I wonder if the winner is the closest person, "without going over" ? LOL

Sorry, I fell asleep (senior citizen cat nap)

Virginbred - yes, 1st pick until no more to pick, most bush beans mature in a short grow cycle
Jay - you're hired
chris- number please, without going over !!

My guess is 101.5 pounds

Gymgirl guesses 87.75 Lbs. Total harvest.

Today's harvest 5.2 oz It's ramping up

Here's today strawberry pickins Sunny, 90 degrees, 30 mph winds

Ok, I was gonna wait a month before I guessed, (LOL) but my guess is 30 lbs.

I want those strawberries, they look delicious!
I am an official "coco-nut"
I just ordered coco coir from Bob for my new stackers! Cant wait to get started!
chris

Hi Bob, my guess is 96.7 pounds. My garden is getting ready to begin. They are calling for flurries here tonight. Sheesh............ Susan aka Chainsaw (the Dog)

Syrumani's guess is 73.5 pounds.

Here she is today

One more- a close up

Too fun! I can only hope my beans look half as good when it finally gets warm enough to plant. I'm going to guess 37 pounds.

I'm guessing 85 lbs. Thanks Bob for this fun contest. Will be really interesting to see the end result!

yes, it will. I am very anxous to know the eventual yield of this expeiment. If the yield is good, I may have to sell the cow for stackers! Ooops I already sold the cow. I will find something to sell!

Ha, this number just popped in my head. 101. I wasn't even going to do this, but the number just came to me. We'll see.

I never win anything so I was just going to watch.

This message was edited Apr 7, 2009 1:14 PM

I really want a set of those stackers, but I am possible even more interested in the yield. Common sense tells me it cannot work very well. Roots need more room than that. The pictures show that common sense is not working. Obviously the plants are thriving. The final test is the yield.

Me thinks the roots are under the stacker middles. eh? And they may not need as mch room since they can stretch out to their heart's content in the coir.

I have not had the opportunity to use coir. I would like to try it sometime. I wish that I could get some locally. It is on my wish list. I will order some as soon as I can. It sounds like a good growing medium from everything that I have read about it.

Um, D,
I think you should share your design in public on the "Self-Contained" forum...

Kathy#####,
As I was planting out this weekend, the more aggravated I got with the the potting mix collecting under my fingernails, the more I vowed, "I'm using coir next time!"

I hear ya on the "under the fingernails"! Gloves bog down with the weight of the dirt so they are no help. Loss of dexterity is not bad enough with gloves and then they get covered with dirt to make it worse. I always laugh at Martha and her pretty clean gardening gloves. Coir is definitely high on the wish list.

I think I'm the only male gardener with clean fingernails and smooth skin thanks to the coir. I used to put hand cream on every night because my skin would crack. Kathy I would take advantage of the special price of $5.95 right now if you want to try it?

I've been using surgical gloves. But the sweaty squishing sound is getting on my nerves.

Tplant, are you saying coir has a special price of $5.59? Could you please direct me to that source?
KRae

Funny that you should mention the $5.95. I was looking at it on the 5th. Until I go back to work, I can order nothing. Don't you love the way employers can work it so their employees do not qualify for unemployment? I have been working only 4 day a month all year. I should be hearing from job possibility by the end of this week or beginning of next week. Coir is on the list after paying my mechanic and catching up on a few other things. Mechanic is coming today to work on my van. Ignition switch went out over the weekend. The blessed man is willing to wait for payment. There better be a special place in heaven for folks like him.

Okay Tplant. What do you know that we don't know?? I just checked at the IG site. didn't see any specials there like that. ???

LOL you started something. I was assuming the reference was to the free sample for $5.95 shipping.

oh..[sigh....dissappointment...]

I definitely have to try something that gets that quick an interest in a special!

D,
You've got mail!

You two got two many secrets.

Yeah, I agree. LOL
I just paid the sale price of 9.95. I was very happy.
Cant wait to get my 4 blocks of coir.

We're just sayin good stuff about you Jman

Okay, I'll take a shot and guess 58 pounds. Betty

Yeah, Jay, talkin' 'bout you! It's a surprise!

I guess 66 lbs
Annie

I have no clue, but I'm gonna guess lower than most.....24 lbs.

Today's harvest 8.5 oz (a 1/2 pound) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Everybody has one chance to change their guess.

I think I will change mine to 35 pounds