staking dwarf beans

**Flummery** · 12-05-2011, 10:33 AM

I usually find they are self supporting. They might be a bit spindly though growing on so long in greenhouse conditions. I don't sow mine till late (I think I actually did them on April 29th this year) and I leave them outsoide in the day and only put them in the greenhouse at night. They grow up lovely and tough!

**Two_Sheds** · 12-05-2011, 12:54 PM

Originally posted by tumbling tom View Post

forgive the use of pellets

Sorry no I can't ... you've thrown far too many down. The packet will say one pellet per about 4-6 inches. Using more than that is very likely to kill anything else that accidentally eats them: hedgehogs, frogs, blackbirds, pets etc

Even though the manufacturers say they don't harm wildlife, they do: I've seen a hedgehog bloated up like a football after eating pellets, it was a very unpleasant & upsetting sight

Rant over

Your beans will toughen up and stand more to attention, the more they become used to the outside - you did harden them off properly?

**rustylady** · 12-05-2011, 07:07 PM

Your beans look OK, but you have definitely gone for overkill on the blue Smarties!!

**Lotsaveg** · 12-05-2011, 07:09 PM

Hmmmm... agree with TS on the overuse of pellets... You must have had a heck of an infestation a few years ago!

Are these metaldehyde pellets or the new ferric phosphate ones?

**Jardiniere** · 12-05-2011, 07:59 PM

i start my beans outside and i sow them very close together so they support each other ......and i never ever ever ever use slug pellets even tho i have wild areas growing right next to my piece of land.

**Gemmalaveen** · 13-05-2011, 06:47 AM

I bought a container full of dwarf beans last year (was a bit late getting my seeds into the ground) and I had problems with a few of them toppling over in the wind.

This year I have grown from seed and they look quite sturdy but just in case I have stuck a few kebab sticks in for the plants to lean on. Probably not necessary but didn't cost me anything.

**Florence Fennel** · 13-05-2011, 06:52 AM

They'll soon harden up and be ok, I wouldn't worry. As for the slug pellets, well, you'll find if you use them as directed (sparingly) they'll still protect your plants, but have you tried some traps instead?

**Flummery** · 13-05-2011, 08:20 AM

They won't do much for your bird populaton though.

**roitelet** · 13-05-2011, 08:21 AM

I find that dwarf beans tent to flop so I put a stick each end of the row on each side and run a string about 12 ins from the ground all round. Keeps then under control!!

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