beans

With all due respects to those who are desperate for an early start, I think the OP is after some simple advice.

In the main, that advice is "wait".

Most don't even try sowing beans in March ---- noticed Aldi had some dwarf bean plants for sale yesterday (along with cucmbers, courgettes and tomatoes)  :blink:

The garden centres will happily take your money, especially if you have to go back in a few weeks to replace the now dead plants. Good business if you can sell them to people who dont know better!

I normally have a planting session during the mayday bank holliday, thats when my runners and french beans will go in.

I like Gandans idea, but its too much work and hassle for me, and I can wait an extra couple of weeks, as I'm still running on frozen french beans from last year! ( a 9 foot row was too much!, itll be 6 ft this year)

oh wow, i like the plastic bag idea a lot.
going by the weather up here i may not be sowing until june! - it was trying to snow this morning...eeekkk.
i was going to sow early to mid may - indoors and harden off in the garage before moving out so i think this method will work well for me.
could you leave them in tubs that size to grow on (without the plastic bag)and feed them or do they need more ground space? i have 42 ltr trugs.
any pics of them in the ground?