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    Saving seeds from dwarf green beens

    At the moment im growing my green beans in containers had an accident with one of the plants where it got sun scorched and all the leaves died and shrivelled up ive left it in the container as the stems seem healthy enough with hope of it regrowing the leaves that I removed.
    Ive since moved the container and the plants are doing really well ive got got loads of flowers forming and opening so fingers crossed a bumper crop.
    Im looking at saving some of the beans to regrow next year im not sure how to do this.
    Do I remove the beans and dry them out in tht airing cupboard or do I leave them on the plant
    Inside every older man is a younger man thinking what the heck happened
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    Just leave some of the beans on the plant until the pods go brown, and until the beans rattle inside. Then, put into a paper bag until the pods are dried and they curl back.....and then the beans can just continue to dry out so just leave them in the bag, somewhere on the warmish side of cool and dry, until ready to sow next year.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by zazen999 View Post
      Just leave some of the beans on the plant until the pods go brown, and until the beans rattle inside. Then, put into a paper bag until the pods are dried and they curl back.....and then the beans can just continue to dry out so just leave them in the bag, somewhere on the warmish side of cool and dry, until ready to sow next year.
      Crikey that simple even I can do that thanks for the reply
      Be intresting to see if I do right next year
      Inside every older man is a younger man thinking what the heck happened

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      • #4
        Just make sure you use a paper bag, not a plastic one. If the beans are even slightly damp and you put them in plastic they will sweat and go mouldy

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          Originally posted by rustylady View Post
          Just make sure you use a paper bag, not a plastic one. If the beans are even slightly damp and you put them in plastic they will sweat and go mouldy
          Thanks for the tip im going to use a paper envelope that way I can seal it shut mark whats in it and not end up with beans everywhere.
          Would putting them in the airing cupboard do them any harm ?
          Inside every older man is a younger man thinking what the heck happened

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          • #6
            Originally posted by MrToggs View Post
            Would putting them in the airing cupboard do them any harm ?
            Much too warm, cool room temperature is best

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