Bean Day On The Farm

Another day planned on the Yambol City farm, but it had been snowing overnight as I woke up to a white Yambol City and had doubts whether any grafting on the land would be done today. All I kept thinking about was my lettuce seedlings I have planted two days ago. All the Bulgarians had planted their under home made clotches, mine were exposed to the elements, had they survived the snow?

Bean Day On The FarmBy lunchtime all the snow had disappeared, the sun was out and it was just like a summer day. So off I go with a plan for beans.

On arrival I checked the lettuce they were all in perfect order and now thriving in the rich dark chocolate coloured soil, this was a relieve - I had got away with it and previous thoughts of the first failure disappeared. The ground now was perfect for sowing, not too damp to work with as I hacked away at breaking up the soil ready for the laying of two sets of green beans. Within no time the first variety had been sown in five channels. This was done using the same techinique taught to me a couple of days with the potatoes which was to prepare a soft bedding and cover the seeds up making a grave like mound only this time on a smaller scale.

Bean Day On The FarmBy the time the second variety of beans were sown the factory was closing for business as the workers began to set off home, I could have stayed longer, but didn't want too overdo it. Most of the workers there tell me to just spend 20 minutes a day there, 'Leka po leka' they'd say, which roughly translated means little by little. I know there is no rush and always start off really slowly, but of course I'm English and after a few minutes it's 100 mph again over a four hour session. It's not even April yet when the real work on the land really begins - I'ts a good job I'm fit otherwise this could be very bad for your health, even fatal.

There was another 10 minutes or so before the factory locked up so it was out with the radish seeds and sowing a 4 metre line parrallel to the lettuce already standing to attention after two days in their new home. The radish don't take up much space and won't affect the progress of the lettuce crop. Jobs were now completed for the day.

Bean Day On The FarmAs I walked out through the factory gates onto the road where the Lada was parked, I could see the plot clearly. How lucky we are to have this to work on and get the rewards later in the year, the money our family will save on food will be quite substaintial during the coming year. There is also the additional produce from the village farmhouse that will stretch saving even further! Life just doesn't get better than this right now with 8 months of warm weather to look forward to as well.

Back home, Galia had prepared a simple meal of salad, fantastic bean soup as small glass of rakia and ice ridden ayran to wash it down. This is a life well worth waiting for.
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15 comments:

  1. Martin.great post , you are really in your element working in and planting, the city farm and also the one in the country. When I was in America ,I planted a huge garden and shared it with all the neighbors and the year, before me and Ciejay came to Thailand we sold our garden produce, plus produce from other gardeners in the area from the back of a ole pick-up truck we parked on the side of the road and we made enough money that summer to remodel our house we had purchased the year before while on vacation in Thailand , you can see part of that job in one of my first post . And of course a side benifit was that we and my neighbors and my sons and their families, had fresh veggies,they would come by every week-in and load up with fresh veggies for the week.We had plenty of daily vistors to our little stand , and made lots of new friends . Some of them have even come to Thailand to visit us , but thats another story.
    I'm so glad you enjoy working in the garden and raising your own food , gardening has always been the high light of my summers for as long as I can remember..
    Be sure and check out my next post I'm going to share the story of saving money for the big move to Thailand . Malcolm

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  2. Martin one of my favourite veggies.

    I was somewhat of an expert with runner beans, always did well in the village show and breed my own strain.

    Great fun and a tasty healthy treat.

    Oh for new potatoes and green beans!

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  3. The snow has melted, the soil is tilled, the seeds are planted, next up are the sprouts!

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  4. Beans, lettuce and potatoes. Life's looking good on the produce front. Twenty cents a day from Project Wonderful, things are looking good everywhere. Well done and keep on enjoying your work. Best wishes to Galia.

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  5. Malolcm and CieJay - you comment are worthy of a post! Thanks, I look forward to your next blog.

    Mike - I kow exactly where you are coming from!

    Sixmats - No sprout here I'm afraid, not a Bulgarina favourite.

    Martyn - 20 cents? Blimeuy I didn't even notice, well that's half a loaf of bread every day.

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  6. Hmm I was thinking of planting this too in our farm but it is way to humid there so it won't survive I think.

    I can understand the excitement you have in working in your farm ;)

    Friday, I'll be off to our vacation in the Philippines. I'll probably schedule some posts but I might not be able to visit you back for awhile.

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  7. Wow! Snow, followed by 8 months of warm weather. It's interesting to note that you are saving money on food by growing your own vegetables. It seems that it's more expensive to grow your own food over here, and you have to have the expertise to do it right.

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  8. I am impressed by your garden work, Martin! It was always too hot to garden in Texas. And in England, well, we're hopping from house to house. One day I hope to grow a few things for the table. In the meantime, I think I'll take notes from you! Have a lovely day!! It's a beautiful one here in Blighty.

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  9. Wow, that will be a lot of rootcrops in the coming months.

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