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Old February 26, 2007   #16
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thus the odd 3 x 7.
At least it will be easy to reach over. I'm building a 3'x7' bed for my wife's salad greens this spring. I have a Flowerhouse Starterhouse that I'll put over the bed for a season extender, thus my reason for the odd size, but also an easy reach for her....
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Old February 26, 2007   #17
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That's right. You'll never compact the soil because you won't have to walk in it. It's easy to pick from a three foot wide bed. Good work!
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Old February 27, 2007   #18
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You made your bed exactly the same way I construct mine. It's a great method and will work well for ya.
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Old February 27, 2007   #19
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There's no doubt in my non-opinionated mind :-) that the best bush bean is Roma II. Sturdy plants, big harvest, and best of all is the taste. Once you try them they will be your main crop from then on, and they can up great as well. And they make super dilly beans.
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Old February 28, 2007   #20
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I will have to give the Roma II beans a try.
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Old February 28, 2007   #21
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I planted them today and decided to plant half Blue Lake and half Roma II. I talked with several locals about the inocculant and they said they couldnt tell a difference either way, so I went without it. Hope they do well

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Old February 28, 2007   #22
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I haven't been using an inocculant and mine do fine.
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Old March 1, 2007   #23
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Roma 2's were also my number one Bush bean for quite a few years...they have an excellent flavor and are hard to beat, for a fresh-cooked green snap bean. 3 years ago, i grew Contenders for the first time, and they now superceed Roma 2's, mainly because they hold their flavor better when canned. They are the finest green bean for canning...Other than that one reason, BOTH are TOPS...here. Neither is prone to produce those pesky strings when allowed to fill out good, either. Caint wait for some fresh potatos an green beans...and a slice of sweet onion, cornbread, an ice tea
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Old March 3, 2007   #24
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planted mine on Wednesday, with the cold snap I sure hope they wait a few more days to germinate. Dont want to lose them before they get started
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I went to the store and bought some Roma bush beans before reading this, now I wish I would have looked specifically for Roma II. Darn it!

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