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Where the (insert curse word here) did those beans come from?

By CATHERINE IDZERDA ( Contact ) Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 10:45 p.m.

OK, so that might be the longest blog title ever.

It's been a brutally hot couple of days. There is no AC at the Fulton Township compound, and the heat is starting to make even the Tall Man cranky--but only in the sweetest way possible.

Here's the cool thing about the heat: Seeds are popping out of the ground in record time. All of a sudden I've got beans up to my ankles.

So how are your gardens surviving this hot spell?

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frogger
Jun 9, 2011 at 9:31 a.m.
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Ever try to use the keyless entry to your car to get int he house???

donnaw
Jun 8, 2011 at 6:12 p.m.
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Scooby... Yeah...my age is showing cause I also just tried to change the tv channel with the portable phone! Wow!

scoobydo
Jun 8, 2011 at 5:49 p.m.
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donnaw, did you mean Memorial Day? I had some stray lettuce shoots and a couple pole bean plants peak through from last year's plantings, but that was totally unplanned. I'm now waiting for the surprise guests I usually get from using compost - wayward cherry tomatoes, squash and melons. Kind of fun!

donnaw
Jun 8, 2011 at 3:15 p.m.
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I planted cucs, beans and lettuce (I know it's late and hot for lettuce but my grandson wanted to plant them) on Labor day and they started coming up one week later! Never happened this quickly befor. Tomatoes doing well too.

frogger
Jun 8, 2011 at 12:58 p.m.
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I had three-4 beans pop up from last year.

cardtrader
Jun 8, 2011 at 7:38 a.m.
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My tomato plants are doing very well, my peppers are coming along good, and as far as my cucumbers go awesome. I water nightly for about ten minutes all is well.

pastamom
Jun 8, 2011 at 2:30 a.m.
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I've been getting little pockets of seeds sprouting all over my garden and in my pots. Only thing I can figure is that a chipmunk is burying seeds (non-sterile seeds from a bird feeder?) all around my garden!

janesvillean
Jun 7, 2011 at 11:33 p.m.
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