Attempted container growing......please please help!

[cupcake]

These are my climbing French beans. I find that this is a foolproof method, last year I found that 50% rotted in the pots before germinating. Never had a casualty withthis method.

[Maddie106]

Hi all,

I'm also new to growing (literally, never grown a thing lol), and have started off quite well I think.

I'm growing Tomatoes (moneymaker and some cherry variety), chilli's, aubergines, peppers, runner beans, strawberries, and a partially trained apple and pear cordon.

My runner beans are already 6 foot, and my living room is starting to look like something out of Jumanji o_O

P.s. I'm also a tenant, so everything is destined to be container grown (the beans and tree's obviously already in large containers).

Are your runner beans REALLY 6 foot??
My seeds are still in the packets...I plan to sow into small pots late April and then plant out around the 2nd week in May after hardenning off in the cold frame.

Growingmyown, try sowing some Rocket in a florist's bucket ( some supermarkets will give you them free)....about 10 seeds. It's really easy to grow.

[markyHD]

Are your runner beans REALLY 6 foot??
My seeds are still in the packets...I plan to sow into small pots late April and then plant out around the 2nd week in May after hardenning off in the cold frame.

Indeed they are. Bare in mind I planted them in Feb (will try and sort a photo out tomorrow for you), as indicated on some silly B&Q kiddies grow your own thing. It said plant from Feb - May !!!!

If I would've known they would get this big i'd have waited until I could stick them outside lol

[bramble]

Markey, this gardening business is a steep learning curve. Doing it on your own is the best way to get experience.
Just make sure you keep a diary of all the varieties and date you planted them. Next year you can look back and be armed with better information.

[Shadylane]

Wow thanks everyone.

Shadylane - Im growing a variety called Crisphead Webbs Wonderful. Do u think this method would work for them? If so that would probably work out better than harvesting 3 lettuces all at once.

Oooh sorry for lateness - not realy sure not heard of that one but there are so many... Am I right in thinking crisp heads are like iceberg? If so I'd say at a guess you'd be better growing these normally and getting a cut and come again type to grow like I described. Lettuce seed is mega cheap and you'll have some variety. You'll soon be a seed addict like everyone else

[markyHD]

And here are my runner beans. Only two plants in the tub, with my custom frame I made lol.

My intention was to make a wigwam, but then I realised the pot curves inwards as it gets deeper, so it was very narrow.

I bound the tops of the bamboo canes with string, I felt like I was in a scene out of castaway, building a raft or something

The left hand plant is now being trained across the horizontal cane until it meets the middle.

[Shadylane]

Oh my, that's bonkers Are you planning on sowing any more next month? You might not get much from two plants and they erm look erm a bit...leggy (?) Still be interesting to see what happens with them

[markyHD]

To be honest, I'm not really bothered about yield, just wanted to do something for the kids.

The chillies and tomatoes I'm growing however, are specifically because I want to munch them!

[Shadylane]

Coolio. I think it's fab getting kids into growing stuff - a good way to get them interested in veggies too. My mum (last year) noticed all the cherry toms had vanished off one of her plants in the conservatory and then saw my niece with her face looking like a hamster's