Purple Beans Return

Saturday, May 05, 2007

When I was out at the plot earlier this week, I was surprised and delighted to find that two of my Ruby Moon hyacinth beans had reseeded themselves. On Sunday, I didn't see any evidence of them. On Tuesday, they were fully emerged from the ground and already pushing out their colorful leaves. I think they are so interesting looking, like miniature purple fire-breathing dragons.

Now I have to find a good place to put them. My plot neighbor, Steve, has his tomatoes planted directly on the other side of the fence, and I know these beans, once they grow up to their mature height of about 5 feet tall, are going to block his afternoon sun. He put up with my unruly, sprawling purple bean experiment last year (when I first planted them), but I'm feeling like I shouldn't subject him to it again. I'm trying to practice good plot-iquette.

So I'm going to move these to a different area of the plot. Where? I'm not sure yet, because I already feel like I planted more things than I realistically have room for. The Ruby Moons are staying, though, for sure. So I'd better make a decision about moving them, and soon, because obviously they grow fast.