French beans in Belgium

Anton · « **on:** May 10, 2012, 16:48 »

Fellow gardeners,

I've have my French bean seeds planted in paper pots and they are now beginning to show their heads. How soon should I plant them out please (I'm worried about them getting all spindly (which I remember they become lanky very quickly)?

Anton

m1ckz · « **Reply #1 on:** May 10, 2012, 17:05 »

hi anton,,i think ur weather is much the same as ours,,next few weeks should be ok,,as long as theres no frost forcast,,,keep an eye on the weather map m8 gl

Anton · « **Reply #2 on:** May 10, 2012, 17:40 »

Thanks, but I mean how developed should the plant be, because they shoot up so fast. Should I wait for leaves to form?

Anton

Yorkie · « **Reply #3 on:** May 10, 2012, 18:32 »

I usually wait until there's a couple of pairs of leaves. Make sure the plants are in decent light until they go out, and take time to harden them off outdoors gradually before planting out.

Anton · « **Reply #4 on:** May 10, 2012, 20:13 »

Thanks, Yorkie, but I've just planted half of them in the mud bath which I call my allotment. My paper pots are about jam jar size. I slightly ripped the bottom part of the pots and I saw a lot of roots were already pokling through the bottom, so I think it was time to put them out. It is 22 degrees out there (8 pm) so I think my greatest worry is the slugs.

Anton

Yorkie · « **Reply #5 on:** May 10, 2012, 21:46 »

Blue pellets of death it is then

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