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Old 04-07-2008, 08:19 PM
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MMMMMM!
First French Beans: plot to plate = 35 mins.

Variety: Tendergreen (dwarf) out of date seeds for 5p
Sowed: cell trays in cold greenhouse April
Planted out: 19 May

lovely!

I got some summer PSB too - I'd forgotten I was growing it.
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Still have no French beans at all - some are now flowering but I lost the first batch that I planted out.

Majorly annoying as I have a brand new bean slicer that I am dying to try out - we have broadies but it's just not the same.
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Our first crop, off the dwarf french beans.


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my 1st crop of peas, chilli and basil all ready to make a nice spag meal
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Hope you all enjoy your beans. Mine are flowering now - so won't be long.
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Mine are just beginning to pod up - they are dwarf borlotti and already showing interesting streaks of red!
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Congrats! I have beans coming out of my ears. The landlord brought over a couple of kilos! Not to mention the ton I have growing. They're all in the freezer now.
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Patiently waiting for my french beans... they are flowering at the moment, so hopefully will not be too much longer. All of yours look fab!
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i have managed to crop a small batch of opera and rocquencourt dwarf beans which i swapped on the forum
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Picked my firs runner beans yesterday, White Lady. only 4 beans but the first on out patch of allotments.

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Picked our first crop of opera today. The Cobra and runner beans are just starting.
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Picked my second lot of Cobra today quite surprised that they are out already as the plants are really skinny and not very bushy at all
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