[peanut97]

The next door plot owners have planted out there runner beans today. Said the plants were going mad inside and needed to go out. I haven't even sown the seed yet, wasn't going to until may.

They are planting everything from grapes to apricots, will all these grow?

[DD.]

The next door plot owners have planted out there runner beans today. Said the plants were going mad inside and needed to go out. I haven't even sown the seed yet, wasn't going to until may.

They are planting everything from grapes to apricots, will all these grow?

And you're right.

One frost - they're a gonner.

[Aunt Sally]

:shock: Plant now...  Cry tomorrow  :cry:

[noshed]

I learnt that lesson last year. My soil temp is 8degC at the moment. I don't think runners would do well in that.

[shaun]

noshed will you stop sticking your thermometer in the soil    

sown those flowers you gave me last year (love in the mist) and they have germinated realy well,but the thing is i dont know what i'm going to get.
go on giz a clue ?

[ytyynycefn]

I had a bit of a moment of madness in that department today  :oops:   After a whole weekend of family commitments, I went to close up the greenhouse this evening, and my five broad bean seedlings got transplanted.  I only planted them under glass because the nipper wanted to sow some seeds, so we set them in newspaper pots last month in a tray in the GH.  So I put them on the step to begin hardening off this morning, and then had a complete red (green?) mist tonight, and planted them in my freshly raked bean bed  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:   Not sure what came over me!

So they've been put to bed under bell cloches tonight.  Fingers crossed!

[muntjac]

they are wasting money even thinking about it . they must think global warming means that we are gonna have heatwave in the next month peanuts ..... are they foriners ?

[WG.]

sown those flowers you gave me last year (love in the mist) and they have germinated realy well,but the thing is i dont know what i'm going to get.
go on giz a clue ?

Google Images for "nigella".   Then try to ignore all the piccies of gorgeous Nigella Lawson!!   :shock:  :shock:

[GrannieAnnie]

My runners and peas definitely won't be going out yet.  The few peas and broad beans that I sowed in the greenhouse early to see how they do, are doing well, so I'm going to put them in the plytunnel to see how they go, but the next lot will be ging outside in May

[leeky]

I was given a big bag of beans by a freindly fellow allotmenteer, and he said he will be putting his straight into the ground on April 21st after 24 hours soaked in water.  so many conflicting tips!    

[muntjac]

no its not ...its a good one i will be putting plants in about may to give em an early crop .,the chap is quite right the seed  will germinate in a couple days na dbe off to a good start . i do the plants and then sow seed a few weeks later . your pal is right as thye wont be far behind my plants  

[leeky]

you should see my hazel bean trellis thing Munt! you'd be proud  

[muntjac]

well post the pics lolo

[leeky]

tomorra!  

[flowerlady]

noshed will you stop sticking your thermometer in the soil    

sown those flowers you gave me last year (love in the mist) and they have germinated realy well,but the thing is i dont know what i'm going to get.
go on giz a clue ?

Next time mix them with your carrot seed.  

a) it helps space the carrot  
b) the flowwers are blue and it confuses the carrot fly
c) you could also add in spring onions ... they also hate the smell of onions