Hi Shortie, The two i grow are climbing French beans and are grown like runner beans up poles. I start mine of in root-trainers with good seed compost, that are placed on the window sill at the beginning of April. Once they come through, i remove the cover to let more air to them. Once they are about 5" high i start to harden them off taking them out in the morning and bringing them in at night for 14 days. After that i leave them out in the cold frame at night and lift the base of the root-trainer off the ground, this helps to make more root growth.

Plant them out to their final bed, as long as the last frosts have been in your area. Plant to the same depth as the root trainers. Tie in the plants to get them climbing with soft twine. Water in well and mulch with spent hops. If strong winds are forecast, cover the poles with fleece to an hight of about 2 or 3ft. Pinch out when they reach the top.

The two types that i grow are Cobra and Blauhilde

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good Diggin, Chuffa.