Mutiny in the veg patch
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I have one runner bean that grew to 4 ft then turned around and twiddled back down the cane. I untwiddled it 3 times and redirected it up the cane. Now it has dried up at its turning point and I am waiting to see what will happen to the growth below. A friend said it must be Australian as they twiddle the other way round down under and the water swirls in the opposite direction to The U.K. going down the plughole. Something to do with gravity and the moon ? Is he pulling my leg ?
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He's not pulling your leg as beans do follow the moon, or the tides, or something or other and do all grow anticlockwise. Not sure about your antipodean bean though... are you sure it wasn't still going anti clockwise just upside down, or would that be the same way?
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I'm just happy if they climb, don;t really mind which way - will go out in a minut and have a look, though - interesting thread.