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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: cooperman on February 07, 2008, 22:13

Title: French POLE Beans
Post by: cooperman on February 07, 2008, 22:13

do I treat these the same as runners?  I have bought some heritage seed to try out......

Title: French POLE Beans
Post by: richyrich7 on February 07, 2008, 22:19

Must admit to never growing french beans before, but I've got some seed off DD. and plan to grow them like runners.

Title: French POLE Beans
Post by: gobs on February 07, 2008, 22:27

yes,  8) , you do not make much difference other then more tender to eat. :)

Where is DD, BTW?

Title: French POLE Beans
Post by: richyrich7 on February 07, 2008, 22:29

Quote from: "gobs"

yes,  8) , you do not make much difference other then more tender to eat. :)

Where is DD, BTW?

On his jollys i think

Title: French POLE Beans
Post by: gobs on February 07, 2008, 22:34

????

foreign remember, easy to lose me :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Title: French POLE Beans
Post by: richyrich7 on February 07, 2008, 22:38

Quote from: "gobs"

????

foreign remember, easy to lose me :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

 :oops: I forget,    Jollys = Holiday  :wink:

Title: French POLE Beans
Post by: gobs on February 07, 2008, 22:41

Ta. he is having loads of them. :lol:

Title: French POLE Beans
Post by: richyrich7 on February 07, 2008, 22:46

Quote from: "gobs"

Ta. he is having loads of them. :lol:

 :lol:  I know lucky devil  :D

Title: French POLE Beans
Post by: splodger on February 07, 2008, 22:46

not all french beans need tall supports - many are dwarf varieties and need no more than 3ft high pea stick style supports

there are only two varieties of french bean that i have grown that climb high - and about 12 diff varieties that don't climb  :wink:

Title: French POLE Beans
Post by: richyrich7 on February 07, 2008, 22:48

Cheers Splodger

Title: French POLE Beans
Post by: Ice on February 07, 2008, 22:59

I've grown both under the same conditions as my runners and found the dwarf beans to be better croppers.  That may just be luck, soil or the weather but I am definately doing them again this year.

Title: French POLE Beans
Post by: splodger on February 07, 2008, 23:09

Quote from: "Ice hockey mad"

I've grown both under the same conditions as my runners and found the dwarf beans to be better croppers.  That may just be luck, soil or the weather but I am definately doing them again this year.

i have to agree with you ice - i think dwarfs (beans thats is - not little peeps) give you alot more productivity

and i like them more than runners and flats too - and great raw  :wink:

Title: French POLE Beans
Post by: Ice on February 07, 2008, 23:11

We couldn't eat them fast enough. :shock:

Title: French POLE Beans
Post by: Ann on February 07, 2008, 23:30

We grew dwarf french beans last year I think they were Opera and they didn't need any support as they weren't very tall.  Lovely crop and very tasty.

Title: French POLE Beans
Post by: Rob the rake on February 08, 2008, 00:23

Have a look at my posts on this thread for tips on growing climbing french beans indoors.

http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/viewtopic.php?t=12886

Title: French POLE Beans
Post by: cooperman on February 10, 2008, 21:03

thanks for the input - I will be growing both types this year - and will see which suits me best....

Title: French POLE Beans
Post by: muntjac on February 10, 2008, 21:08

both are great i grow them together in the same bed   :D  ,see muntys bean frame for tips  :wink: