tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868417525210476495.post4718077327749782316..comments2010-01-11T22:56:21.932-06:00Jennifer Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13129049968192643766noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868417525210476495.post-80726768082076401202010-01-11T22:56:21.932-06:002010-01-11T22:56:21.932-06:00Beans will be a first for me so this should be interesting. I did OK with tomatoes this year, and my friend says it is not fair that I did so well on my first try. I don&#39;t have a big vegetable garden yet so I have to limit what I plant.Jennifer Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13129049968192643766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868417525210476495.post-85005340004066342942009-12-30T16:05:36.898-06:002009-12-30T16:05:36.898-06:00I&#39;m just north of St. Paul, so I know what you mean about only window-shopping!<br /><br />I&#39;m looking forward to trying the <a href="http://www.motherearthnews.com/Organic-Gardening/2003-04-01/Best-Early-Melons.aspx" rel="nofollow">Blacktail Mountain</a> watermelon this year, and Scarlet Runner beans. I really enjoyed the Aussie tomatoes we got (I cheated and bought plants from Linder&#39;s), and I have read that &quot;Bi-Color Cherry Tomatoes&quot; are supposed to rival Sungold and have seeds that can be saved. I&#39;m hoping so; I absolutely loved the Sungold tomatoes I grew a few years back, so I&#39;ll try Bi-Color this year.<br /><br />I&#39;d like to try beans but that&#39;s not something I&#39;ve ever grown in the garden (nor did my mother) so I have NO experience in what to pick - I&#39;d love to hear what variety/ies you end up with and why!<br /><br />Haven&#39;t picked specific varieties for most other types yet; I don&#39;t have many years&#39; experience to draw from, and my mother always grew hybrids from catalog seed so I don&#39;t have that experience either. I think I&#39;ve got several years of experimenting to come!phishladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139149275548988503noreply@blogger.com