it says in the hessayan veg and herb book to pinch out the runner bean growing tip when it reaches the top of the wigwam.. does anyone else do this? wanted to ask before i took the tip off and killed it
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Yep........it forces the plant to put out sideshoots as well as keeping it tidy!My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
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Originally posted by craiglockley View PostI agree, pinch the tips to stop them growing so they put more effort into making flowers
the others have got 2 or 3 feet to grow till they're as tall as the first one so i'll pinch their tips off when they get a bit bigger
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Mine ones just outgrew me(I'm 5'6'')and noticed they have side shoots that are already climbing up following the top.Although it's my 1st year with runners and I don't know much about them I'm going to leave the top for a wee while longer(side shoots growing anyway).Last edited by coreopsis; 29-06-2009, 07:46 AM.
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well.. i pinched out the tips and they're still bloody growing! they've grown about a foot in 2 days
also they haven't got any side shoots coming out of them.. in fact where are the side shoots supposed to come out of? (and don't say the sides )
i've got lots of lovely flowers coming out of the elbows though
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I pinched mine out - as I always do - and they keep on growing - asthey always do - and I have lots of runners.. as usual.
I dug 2 separate loads of compost into the runner bean bed: one lot in autumn and another in winter.. to ensure it holds water. Judging from the rain we have had.. and then the heat - and the rapid growth - it appears to work.. Lots of flowers...
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Originally posted by ckfe View Postwell.. i pinched out the tips and they're still bloody growing! they've grown about a foot in 2 days
also they haven't got any side shoots coming out of them.. in fact where are the side shoots supposed to come out of? (and don't say the sides )
i've got lots of lovely flowers coming out of the elbows thoughGranny on the Game in Sheffield
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