The pinto beans are starting to close the rows. They are shooting ‘feelers’ and blooming like crazy.
Last evening, after changing water in the corn field, Terry and stopped and checked the beans
Not only are they vineing out and blooming they are setting pods.
In four, maybe five more weeks we will start the bean harvest.
(( sob)) winter is fast approaching.
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Wooo—that field looks GREAT —so green and healthy…. You will be busy soon… What am I talking about???? You are ALWAYS busy…. ha ha …. Guess I should say that you will be busier soon….
In the meantime, enjoy your SUMMER…. It’s almost AUGUST… Goodness–where does time go????
Hugs,
Betsy
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I was with you and all happy for the harvest until you dropped that bomb about winter. Try not to think about it too much. Such thoughts can ruin a good mood. 😉
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I really prefer winter (cold) over summer (hot hot hot). The only thing I like about summer is growing things! I’ve already started a few plants in my southeast bedroom so we can (hopefully) have a few veggies during the winter.
Love looking at your beans. Nice and neat rows of beautiful protein. I have several varieties that will hopefully be ready to harvest before our first frost. As you know, we got a late start.
Looking good! Vikki at http://vikkisverandah.blogspot.com
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The dreaded winter in Colorado. I hope you get a nice long Indian summer.
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Enjoy the green while it is here! At least we have another couple months of warm weather.
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Your beans do look very nice!!
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It already feels like fall here and we have not even got any ripened tomatos. That’s unheard of around here. By now we are rolling in the toms. Like sick of them. Throw them at cars. Give them to neighbors. Strangers. That kind of tomatos. But this year is so cold it’s taking forever to get them.
Glad your beans are growing. It looks impressive in your photos!
Thank you kindly for your lovely review. I loved the part about the 8 year old reading to the little ones. : )
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That is an amazing sight of a crop of healthy beans. The harvest should be financially rewarding
after all the hard work of planting and irrigation. Since you started the reporting on these beans, I have
become fascinated and have tried all over Brisbane to find them – today success at last, but in
a really small packet and except that it says “pinto beans” on the package, you could think that they
are black peppercorn seeds.
I am eagerly awaiting further progressive reports on this crop and seeing the end result – that is,
a “Colorado” pinto bean.
Great work Linda and Terry.
Cheers
Colin (HB)
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((sob)) Summer is coming here! 🙂
It´s supposed to get to 36 C/97F this week. And this is winter!
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My goodness those beans look great – it’s amazing how fast it feels winter is approaching. Already the days seem too short, it’s dark when I get up… 😦
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Nice looking field! Winter can just come right on!!!
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They look great!
Suzanne
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