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I am growing french beans for the 1st time this year(blue lake) but I am unsure  what size they should be before I pick them, at the moment some are about 5-6 inches and I can feel the beans inside the pod. Hope someone can help.Thanks I have

I have been lamenting the lack of growth of my runner beans, stopped at a foot tall and I put it down to the bad season everyone is having. That is until I looked more closely and realised I had mixed them up when planting out. I was looking

Have a large garden , lots of insect friendly plants, but beans are not setting and flowers are dropping, is it the costant rain or has anyone an answer This often happens early in the season-and it has not been sunny and warm-we need the bees

Good morning This  is my first time growing runner beans. I have 30 in pots on my windowsills and they are running away at an alarming speed very tall and skinny. Help , what do I do now ? As soon as you feel pretty sure there won't be another frost

I have planted out my broard beans as they are about 200mm high and nice and strong, but when i planted them out 60% are lying on the ground have i done something wrong or will they come round? Did you acclimatise them first? Maybe they are a bit

I have started of some broad beans in my propagator and they are now in pots on my window sill as they are growing rather quick. When can i plant them outside please. Hello Paslode, Broad beans are pretty hardy. I've got some on my veg plot

Hi only been growing veg for couple of years now but first year that im growing broad beans and my grandad loves them. Is it right if you pinch the tops out it will stop black fly if so when should i do this. They are about 3 foot high with flowers

Is it recommended to pinch out the growing tips of broad beans? Hi Russell, only when they are fully grown (ie about 3-4ft tall) and that is only to prevent blackfly infestation.  I usually wait until one plant has a sign of blackfly, then pinch out

I planted out some runner bean seeds outside and have since realised I should have waited til the weather was warmer, will they still germinate? depends on soil temperatures and how long they've been in the ground to rot.   I would suggest that you

fantasies about making a pagoda in bamboo for the beans next year I put mine on the inside so I can hoe around them without accidentally damaging the stems.