Planting out in current high temperatures

[littlemoney]

I have 7 dwarf french bean plants growing in old toilet roll inners. They are about 2 to 3 inches tall. Some have a couple of roots showing at the bottom of the tube. I have them in the shade to protect them from the heat. I have never need to plant anything out when temperatures are over 30 degrees.

Would it be better to wait until they are taller and the temperatures are only in the mid twenties. The bed they are going in is in full sun for most of the day. Thanks for tour help.

[roitelet]

They are not going to do anything as they are. I would plant them out and puddle them in well. If possible give them some shade to help them establish then only water then every few .days giving them a really good soaking to encourage the roots to go down and not remain near the surface. If you can mulch them to keep the roots cool.
Best of luck

[littlemoney]

They are not going to do anything as they are. I would plant them out and puddle them in well. If possible give them some shade to help them establish then only water then every few .days giving them a really good soaking to encourage the roots to go down and not remain near the surface. If you can mulch them to keep the roots cool.
Best of luck

What is puddling them in well?

Would a net curtain provide shade or would it make the plants hotter?

Unfortunately I don't have any mulch.

[ameno]

Puddling them in means planting them into a slight hollow and filling that hollow with water.

And I agree that you are better off planting them out now. Even though the plants themselves may not have much root yet, they are still better off in the ground as a large volume of soil holds water much better than the small volume of compost in each pot, and as the soil around the roots dries out water will be drawn into it from the surrounding soil by capillary action, something which can't happen in a small pot.