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Even if they go in wrong way about, they'll send the shoot downwards all by themselves. And if you 'help them' by putting them in on their heads, they'll still put their root downwards. Eventually!
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I hope you find the root to this little quandry soon.
Hey c'mon, if it was going to be anyone....
I'm sure Flum told me that beans are clever little things, and will sort themselves out if left alone. I think I had a similar thing last year - not knowing which way was up - for the bean.
Hopefully our Bean will set down roots and grow the right way up.
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Never bother starting broad beans off on kitchen roll they're really easy to germinate and I just go for the shove them into moist compost in root trainers and they come through in a cold conservatory in a couple of days. Ended up with loads this year as my seeds were about 4 years old and I was concerened that there might be low germination. There wasn't, almost all of them came through no probs at all. No idea which side the root / shoot came out of but they're all pointing the right way up now and almost growing as I watch.
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slightly off the topic of beans, but i had 2 leeks that grew with the root out the top of the soil and the shoot downwards had to pull them up and turn them round ...weird ... my beans have all come up the right way thoughLast edited by lynda66; 06-03-2009, 05:58 PM.
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Clever little things,aint they?!!...I shall stick to my random method of dropping them in & wishing them luck!
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Doesn't matter which way you put them in as they'll sort themselves out [] Amazing how the plant actually knows that the shoot needs to go up and the root down!
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The root came out of the end with the "line" on it, if you see what I mean.
So I guess line side down would make life easier for the bean!Last edited by lainey lou; 06-03-2009, 10:54 AM.
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Originally posted by andi&di View PostSorry Lainey...but can I nick your thread a mo...& I'm actually a little embarrassed what I'm going to ask!!...but does this mean I should be planting my beans a certain way up for optimum success???...I usually just drop them in their little holes...some come up strong& others not quite so good.
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