Help with Dwarf Beans!!!

[cardiffsteve]

I have some late dwarf beans (Hestia) that have just come into flower.

Is it too late for the beans to form or can i protect them with something to get beans?

I do not have a greenhouse to keep them in.


Cheers

Steve

[bearded bloke]

Agricultural fleece maybe,thats what I intend to drape over my peas

[Two_Sheds]

Much too late I'm afraid. My quickest beans take 3 months from seed to pod

[Flummery]

They are not frost hardy so they'll fold up as soon as we get a hard one.

[cardiffsteve]

Doh!

Had a feeling I left it too late

Will try fleece and place the pots against a wall maybe i will get some but dont think so.

Nevermind, roll on next year better start planning now.

ps I love this forum. Everyone so knowledgeable and helpful

[annacruachan]

Both my Hestias and Serbian pole beans refused to flower until September, but they seem to be fruiting fast - maybe they know something that we don't! You might well get a handful of beans if you protect them. They taste wonderful even if they're totally confused!