Will I have one more small green bean harvest? / myLot

@TheHorse (205716)

Walnut Creek, California

October 8, 2018 12:25pm CST

With Fall here, I'm planting snow peas on my balcony. But I still have one green bean plant that's doing pretty well, and it was throwing a couple of flowers the other day. Will I actually get a couple more green beans to put in my salads before Winter sets in? Inquiring minds want to know. Any bets?

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Oct 18

I bet you will - or maybe not.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Oct 18

@JudyEv Maybe we will find out. Maybe not.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Oct 18

Well, that's a safe bet. Does @Vandana7 know the word "tautology"? I bet @Maluse does.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Oct 18

@TheHorse I wonder.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458066)

• Switzerland

9 Oct 18

Yes, you should have two more, I do not think you will get a freeze in the next couple of week. I suppose that Maluse knows the meaning of "tautology" because this word comes from Late Latin tautologia. This is something I knew.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458066)

• Switzerland

9 Oct 18

@TheHorse aetiology from Greek "giving a reason for". Etymology (easy) the study of the history of words. Entomology is is the scientific study of insects. There is no possible confusion among those three words. I use etymology a lot.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Oct 18

No, I don't expect a freeze until late November. Ah, thanks for the etymological lesson re: "tautology." Heh. Now I'm thinking about how I distinguish between three of my favorite "fancy" words, etymology, entomology, and etiology.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Oct 18

@LadyDuck I just have to pause when I write them.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (159008)

• Boise, Idaho

8 Oct 18

I bet you will.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (159008)

• Boise, Idaho

9 Oct 18

@TheHorse ......Hope they come out for you.

The Horse

@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

8 Oct 18

I watered this morning.

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koopharper

@koopharper (7477)

• Canada

9 Oct 18

You probably will. We're out of luck here though. We had a hard frost that froze out the tomatoes even though we had them covered. Didn't end up with a bad crop but to have this hard of a frost that early was disappointing.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Oct 18

Oh, that's a bummer. Will you pull the tomato plants? Or cut 'em back and let them try to survive? My last tomato plant is holding on, but it might be too late for it to give me any more tomatoes.

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koopharper

@koopharper (7477)

• Canada

9 Oct 18

@TheHorse The plants were a write-off. My wife ripped them out yesterday after salvaging the tomatoes that looked like they could ripen in the window sill.