glallotments wrote:WE don't plant out runner beans 'til June as even without wind they suffer if the temperature drops and we have had some cold nights in May. Our first French beans that are out first often go through a dodgy patch before they start to grow away - we have almost pulled them up - forgotten to and then found they have grown into really strong plants
Thank you 'Glallotments' . . . My old bean bed was very sheltered, but a 7ft fence shaded it, I noticed the French beans took a time to get going after planting last year, then grew as though life depended on it!
This year, a new more open bed, loads of sun but exposed . . . the weather obviously has not helped. I think??? I'll get away with the the belt and braces fixes? But next year, a rethink on timings and extra hardening off.
. . . I still dont understand why the Swiss Chard scorched, no BF&B, and grew from seed direct in the bed outside????
Thanks once again all for your input . . . I have learned a lot
CJS