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How We Finally Got Pole Beans to Grow (After Two Failed Tries)

Sep 21, 2026 | Farm

This year we got about a bushel of pole beans off one trellis in the garden at Wild Woods Retreat & Farm. That doesn't sound like much of a headline, until you know it took us two failed years to get there. The first two times we tried pole beans, the chickens found...

Garlic Bulbils, and How Our Patch Is Growing One October at a Time

Sep 19, 2026 | Farm, Retreat Center

We grow organic garlic at Wild Woods Retreat & Farm, and this bucket is proof of how slowly and steadily that's actually going. What's in it are bulbils: small, seed-like bulbs that form at the top of a garlic scape, the curling flower stalk that hardneck garlic sends...

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How We Finally Got Pole Beans to Grow (After Two Failed Tries)

Garlic Bulbils, and How Our Patch Is Growing One October at a Time

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How We Finally Got Pole Beans to Grow (After Two Failed Tries)

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