[yummy]

I have had two lots of runner beans killed by frost during the past couple of weeks.

My most recent lot went out on Tuesday afternoon. I checked the BBC forecast and it said min night temp 5c. I popped a frame type thing around them too. I've just been to the plot and they are dead. Other stuff is a bit frostbitten but not too bad.

Is it ever safe to plant out?

[Aunt Sally]

Bad luck  :cry:

Get some more going now.  Soak them over night and chitt then in a box (icecream type) with some wet paper under them.  Get them into the ground as soon as they have hatched  

[yummy]

Ok. I've already potted some more seed but will give that a go too.

[splodger]

like auntie says - get some more on the go - you should sow at intervals anyway - so that you get a crop all though the season as a pose to a glut
 

i went down to my plot today (first time in 6 days-body hates bad weather :cry: )

my spuds and toms ,beans and celery all nipped by frost - and we didn't have one here : :shock: - but i am sure they will all recover ok.

i have everything outdoors - some protected - my hotbed babies (squash, cucumbers & melons) are all ok - but they are quite snug.

dug up a single first early spud today - got 32 new tatties - 20 good sized over egg size : and i'm well chuffed - also pick my first round lettuce and a bunch of radish - chicken is in oven - can't wait    

back to your beans - they might recover - but leave time between sowing - of most crops - so that you have a steady supply of goodies - weather permitting

[vegmonkey]

I've just noticed my broad beans are starting to form very tiny pods behind the flowers! I've just planted some new runners out this evening, to give me a plentiful supply late summer

[David.]

The BBC & Met Office forecast -1C frost for my area Tuesday night (3am Wed), and I spent all day earthing up potatoes, covering up crops with 1m3 of straw, 50m2 of tarpualins, 10 sacks of old net curtains, sheets, table cloths, bedpreads, newspaper, etc. right up to 10pm and it didn't frost. But it would have done if I'd not covered up. Then it rained on the lot before I got there to remove them.

As I always save bean seeds, I always have spares a little way behind coming on in the cold frames. There's always some who will need them if you don't.

[yummy]

back to your beans - they might recover - but leave time between sowing - of most crops - so that you have a steady supply of goodies - weather permitting

yeah I was planning on doing that. I have built several trenches and wigwams in preparation. I'm just pizzed that I now have to wait an extra 3 weeks before I get any at all