Anyone Buying New Seed ?

Loofah · Mar 8, 2022

shiney said: ↑
In the old days they always used to dig a trench about 2ft deep and lay old newspapers at the bottom which retained the moisture. Then backfilled with soil and compost. It's rarely done nowadays but was very successful, particularly if they didn't have access to much water.
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Now, if you get your news online you have to line the trench with iPads!

Tinkerbelle61 · Mar 8, 2022

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I sow some of them mid April and then in succession. You will need to keep them indoors on a bright windowsill or in a greenhouse or propagator. If that is not practical for you then don't sow them until early May - still under cover. If beans germinate quickly they may get too tall before it's time to plant them out. So I would suggest you err on the side of caution and wait until early May.

Preparing the ground is important. Clay is very nutritious for them but they prefer well dug soil with plenty of compost in it. As they are vigorous growers they need plenty of water, and you're in a drier part of the country, it would help to dig the soil fairly deep. In the dry weather whilst they are growing outside it is better to give them a heavy watering at least twice a week rather than a light watering every day. This will take the water deeper and encourage the roots to take a stronger hold lower down. You also get less evaporation loss that way. The beans will love you for it.

In the old days they always used to dig a trench about 2ft deep and lay old newspapers at the bottom which retained the moisture. Then backfilled with soil and compost. It's rarely done nowadays but was very successful, particularly if they didn't have access to much water.
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Thank you so, so much @shiney for all the wonderfully detailed advice and information. With this amount of guidance we should have runner beans coming out of our ears, hopefully. Thank you again for taking so much of your time to reply, it is greatly appreciated, now I just have to follow it to the letter
Kind regards
Tink

shiney · Mar 8, 2022

@Tinkerbelle61 you may like to look at this thread I posted ten years ago

I've Bean Meaning To Start This Year's Thread

Tinkerbelle61 · Mar 9, 2022

shiney said: ↑
@Tinkerbelle61 you may like to look at this thread I posted ten years ago

I've Bean Meaning To Start This Year's Thread
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Thank you, will do have a good day.

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