Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

saved runner bean seeds sprouting

Collapse

X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 1
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous template Next
  • #1

    saved runner bean seeds sprouting

    Some of my beans i have removed from the dried pods and stored on a tray at home have begun to sprout.

    I am guessing they are now useless, so have separated them out. I am wondering why this has happened, and is it worth just sowing them in the ground as a green manure while the weather is still ok.

    I know they wont last but if i am chucking them away anyway, is it worth it?
    Tags: None
  • #2
    The seeds need to be dried properly and then stored in dry airy frost free conditions. We don't have access to see your place of storage but you should know what isn't quite right

    Comment

    • #3
      Thanks for your reply
      I put them on some cardboard near-ish a radiator. Not all have sprouted, only about 5%, so not sure what went wrong along the line.

      Comment

      • #4
        Well they need moisture to germinate so either weren't dry or they were in a damp atmosphere?

        Comment

        • #5
          I guess they must have been damp.

          Nice one

          Comment

          • #6
            If it's any bonus, I grew some cracking Runner Beans over winter in the polytunnel.
            sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
            --------------------------------------------------------------------
            Official Member Of The Nutters Club - Rwanda Branch.
            -------------------------------------------------------------------
            Sent from my ZX Spectrum with no predictive text..........
            -----------------------------------------------------------
            KOYS - King Of Yellow Stickers..............

            Comment

            • #7
              wow, did not know that was possible

              Comment

              Previous template Next

              Latest Topics

              Collapse
              View All

              Recent Blog Posts

              Collapse
              View All
              Working...
              X