French Dwarf Beans

[kittykat8]

I have 3 very large pots in my polytunnel with 7 Plants in each they are now getting quite large and full of flowers, the pots are getting in my way, can I place the pots outside.


Marion

[joey]

I'm trying them in hanging baskets.

[Hole Digger]

I have 3 very large pots in my polytunnel with 7 Plants in each they are now getting quite large and full of flowers, the pots are getting in my way, can I place the pots outside.


Marion

Try popping them out in the day and back in again at night for a week or so to get them hardened off if you're growing them outside. BEWARE they don't like cold, i grow about 20 dwarf frenchies in poly/t and they love it [and so do the slugs]

[kittykat8]

how long before you get beans from the flowers


marion

[celticmyth]

I have about 14 plants,I think i'm going to plant them in the garden.
I've heard pigeons love to eat the tips though,is this true? if so i'll have to cover them up.

[Two_Sheds]

how long before you get beans from the flowers

Not long at all.

[Two_Sheds]

I've heard pigeons love to eat the tips though,is this true?

I grow them every year ... I've never known a woodpigeon to be even slightly interested (but they love brassicas and peas) I believe they go off to the countryside for the summer anyway http://www.bto.org/gbw/PDFs/FocusOn/Focus_WOODP.pdf

[Hole Digger]

how long before you get beans from the flowers


marion

Around 2 to 3weeks if i remember right,a lot will depend on whether their happy in their surroundings or not

[TonyF]

I'd bring them outside now and leave them outside unless you have a frost forecast in your area. I have all mine outside now and they're doing fine, just move them if it's going to be particularly cold.

And pigeons may nip out the tops, problem is even with netting it may not solve the problem, use bird scarers.

[Bassman]

I leave mine out all day and bring them in last thing at night, I will be planting them as soon as i get the time.
Didnt thik of the birds, I may just put them in a polytunnel.
If i put them in a polytunnel how often do you need to take it off if at all?