Anyone planted out their Runner Beans yet?

[squashysu]

mine went out two weekends ago and wow, what climbers they are, they are loving it, i still have fleece to hand just incase and they are protected by nets.

SS

[rustylady]

Mine are growing in toilet roll inner tubes in the unheated greenhouse, now being put outside during the day for a few days, and then all the time in preparation for planting on the lottie next weekend. Main thing is not to take them straight from a warm protected environment onto a cooler windswept plot - they need to acclimatise gradually. We should (hopefully) be safe from frost now.

[BarleySugar]

I put mine out 2 weeks ago too, along with the climbing french beans. They only had their first leaves then, now they are climbing well and looking very happy. Even the slugs haven't found them yet

[bridget mc laughlin]

I jus sowed mine direct into the soil today

[Demeter]

Ours went out a few days ago or so. A couple have been nibbled but not terminally! (More slug traps went down tonight lol)

[Callie]

Well thanks for all your kind messages. I shall harden them off for a few days, then plant out. This is a really busy time of year. Loads of stuff coming up in the greenhouse, but I am behind with the rotovating. We are on a slight slope and it's heavy ground. Earlier the ground had been too wet, now it's the opposite. Can't win really.
Still gardening is very satisfying, and keeps me healthy.

[hamsterqueen]

Mine went in yesterday (small plants), I'm on teh South East coast, so Spring has been here for a while. I planted climbing French bean seeds the day before in a raised bed. My main problem has been the neighbour;s dog burying stuff in the beds!

I like the idea of sweet peas to attract pollinators. Did you plant them with the beans?

[Flummery]

I've planted sweet peas and beans together in the past Hamsterqueen, but I found the beans swamped the sweet peas. I now give them their own wigwam. My climbing frenchies are going in day by day as they've been fully outdoors for a week and were outdoors for daytimes for the previous week. Might as well be in the soil and away I think. Putting Climbing Borlotti, Bird's Egg and Ruth Bible in today. (and some chard and an achocha - what am I doing procrastinating here!)

[Callie]

Yes I grow sweet peas too, I too make a separate wigwam for them. Looks like it's getting colder next few days. I'll be ready with the fleece, just in case. We were spoilt with the lovely weather we have been having, but at least the past few days the rain has made it easier for me to do more rotovating.

[JO,JO]

mine or out but looks like a drop in temps is coming/so i may loose some have sown some more beans just in case this happens x