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    Hi guys

    Decided to plant out the beans on Sunday as my GH was overflowing.

    Because of the good weather recently they had all grown quite big when I planted them out.

    A few days in and I was looking at them this morning. The all look quite healthy but I can not work out if they may need some staking I know people say dwarf beans don't but they look a bit floppy to me.



    I crammed them in a bit using sfg spacing (kind of). What do you think guys?

    Btw forgive the use of pellets, had a nightmare with slugs a couple of years back and am determined it isnt going to happen again!
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    Last edited by tumbling tom; 12-05-2011, 11:14 AM.

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    I usually find they are self supporting. They might be a bit spindly though growing on so long in greenhouse conditions. I don't sow mine till late (I think I actually did them on April 29th this year) and I leave them outsoide in the day and only put them in the greenhouse at night. They grow up lovely and tough!
    Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

    www.vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated March 9th - Spring

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    • #3
      Originally posted by tumbling tom View Post
      forgive the use of pellets
      Sorry no I can't ... you've thrown far too many down. The packet will say one pellet per about 4-6 inches. Using more than that is very likely to kill anything else that accidentally eats them: hedgehogs, frogs, blackbirds, pets etc

      Even though the manufacturers say they don't harm wildlife, they do: I've seen a hedgehog bloated up like a football after eating pellets, it was a very unpleasant & upsetting sight

      Rant over

      Your beans will toughen up and stand more to attention, the more they become used to the outside - you did harden them off properly?
      Last edited by Two_Sheds; 12-05-2011, 01:55 PM.
      All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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      • #4
        Your beans look OK, but you have definitely gone for overkill on the blue Smarties!!

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        • #5
          Hmmmm... agree with TS on the overuse of pellets... You must have had a heck of an infestation a few years ago!

          Are these metaldehyde pellets or the new ferric phosphate ones?

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          • #6
            i start my beans outside and i sow them very close together so they support each other ......and i never ever ever ever use slug pellets even tho i have wild areas growing right next to my piece of land.
            http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...gs/jardiniere/

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            • #7
              I bought a container full of dwarf beans last year (was a bit late getting my seeds into the ground) and I had problems with a few of them toppling over in the wind.

              This year I have grown from seed and they look quite sturdy but just in case I have stuck a few kebab sticks in for the plants to lean on. Probably not necessary but didn't cost me anything.
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              • #8
                They'll soon harden up and be ok, I wouldn't worry. As for the slug pellets, well, you'll find if you use them as directed (sparingly) they'll still protect your plants, but have you tried some traps instead?
                Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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                • #9
                  They won't do much for your bird populaton though.
                  Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

                  www.vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated March 9th - Spring

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                  • #10
                    I find that dwarf beans tent to flop so I put a stick each end of the row on each side and run a string about 12 ins from the ground all round. Keeps then under control!!
                    Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet

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