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    Am I Going Mad

    Hi All
    I was inspecting my french beans the other day, They have struggled to germinate this year.
    Anyway - I saw a very strange looking one, on closer inspection it was growing upside dow ---- YES upside down. The roots were popping up out of the soil and the leaves, when I pulled it out, were opening under the soil.

    I have never had this before -- has anyone else.
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    Yup, they occasionally get confused. Just turn it the right way and give it a nice water.

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    • #3
      I grew some in rootrainers and half a dozen grew upside down. I thought this might have been because their space was fairly restricted and they didn't have room to cockle over - now I know they can struggle to cockle over even in big spaces, I won't abandon the rootrainer idea altogether
      'May your cattle never wander and your crops never fail'

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      • #4
        I always sow mine scar down lengthways on the horizontal, I've never had one do this.
        I read about this way years ago and it seems to work well for me.
        "Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"

        Please ignore everything I say, I make it up as I go along, not only do I generally not believe what I write, I never remember it either.

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        • #5
          Yup but do the same as Zazen....
          Never test the depth of the water with both feet

          The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory....

          Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.

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          • #6
            They eventually work their way round the right way up. (Usually!)
            I saw the roots of one of my Seed Guardian plants last week. One of the chicken ran across the patio where the pots were our for an airing and pulled at a leaf. The little plant shot out with its thick white roots in the air. I've never seen a chicken scream and jump backwards before!
            Replanted the bean but, as Rolf Harris would say, "The little guy didn't make it."
            Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

            www.vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated March 9th - Spring

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