Borlotti Beans-hints & tips?

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snowdrops

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Re: Borlotti Beans-hints & tips?
« Reply #15 on: April 05, 2013, 08:09 »
You could plant them in to a large tub & put a wigwam of canes for them to climb up,then keep them in the greenhouse until warm enough to put out for an early crop. Sow some more as previously suggested as a back up & to stagger cropping,worth a try in my book.
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Re: Borlotti Beans-hints & tips?
« Reply #16 on: April 05, 2013, 08:26 »
Excellant thanks for that snowdrop, I have just the tub to put them in!   
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Re: Borlotti Beans-hints & tips?
« Reply #17 on: April 05, 2013, 08:42 »
I really empathise with Ally.
I am such a clutz and always sow far too early, although I am trying really hard this year as the weather is so rubbish but I went ahead and sowed a few French beans in a propagator to see what would happen. What was I thinking?? What happened, as you would expect, is that they germinated and now I have dwarf french beans about 4" tall with nowhere to go. Fortunately I have some more seeds and I have promised myself that I WILL NOT SOW ANYMORE UNTIL NEXT MONTH but it is so hard to resist.  :mellow: :wub:
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Re: Borlotti Beans-hints & tips?
« Reply #18 on: April 05, 2013, 09:50 »
I know what you mean,when I was new to this growing malarky in a 2 bed tiny terrace house & no window ledges I sowed far to early & nearly went mad moving stuff here & there. This year I've gone totally the opposite & still not sown anything,I'll probably be posting in the autumn that nothing is ripe & ready to harvest :lol: Win some lose some.


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