My next batch of bush bean plants are ready and full of beans!

This was an experimental patch. I tilled a bit of the land and planted my seeds. I didn't add fresh soil or fertilizer. I watered them for around a week until I saw little plants pot up and then...I forgot about it. I planted the seeds close to a period where we got rain for 10 straight days. I really didn't check my garden much during that time. The hill where I planted the bush beans is steep and I fall easily on it. I avoid it when it rains because it's too slick.

Even after the rains passed I didn't water this patch much. It interestingly thrived all on its own. We had a cool July so a little water went a long way. Even though I've ignored it, this patch has done great. The plants are big and bushy. There are lots of beans.

Beans and Weeds

Since I left this patch to survive mostly on it's own, I didn't tend to any weeds. Right now the beans and weeds are thriving. We tried mowing today but the hill is steep in sections so it's hard to get a push mower up and down.

Flowers first and then the beans come. You can see baby beans growing and lots of flowers. The purple flowers indicate purple colored bean plants. White flowers are for yellow and green beans.

I have two more patches that were planted after this one to stagger when we get beans so we can have a continuous supply for a while. So far, the beans I planted earlier in the season never thrived like the patch shown in this post. I planted from previous patch in fresh, good soil with fertilizer. They didn't flourish like the second patch I planted directly in my hill's dirt. I guess the soil on our land is really good and great for growing plants.

We still have tomatoes, watermelons, and corn growing in the gardens. We should be harvesting up until the first frost.