From Daria Zovi, The Quarry Collective
From Daria Zovi, The Quarry Collective
Our most successful crop in 2025: Romano beans!
The original seeds came from a biodynamic farm in Pitt Meadows almost 10 years ago and we have been saving seeds from our plants ever since. I start the seed at our nursery and transplant in out caterpillar tunnel early, usually in the first or second week in April in a single row one foot apart. I train each plant on a single string off the frame of the tunnel and the vines climb to the top and back down creating a green wall in the middle of the tunnel. I introduce predatory mites twice in the season to help control two spotted spider mites. Occasionally I seed carrots on the same bed, one row on either side of the beans. In 2025 I harvested approx. 700 lbs of beans from an 80ft row from June to October, harvesting two-three times per week with a ladder. I mostly sell the crop to restaurants and wholesalers for $6-8/lb.
Take care, Daria
