Runner beans? which way up?

[Guykp57]

Hi viners, I,m puzzled about which way up beans are planted in pots or ground, read somewhere on here that they go scar down but have just read in Garden News scar up. Please help.
I grew them scar up I think and it worked. Roll on the warm weather.


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[Bren In Pots]

I've always sown mine scar down have a read at this thread :-

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...n-d_57881.html

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Guy! I honestly don't think it really matters! Most plants/seeds grow toward light anyway!

Seen a thing last year, about putting "Daff's" (Bulbs that is) on there side who corrected themselves!

[Stu8706]

My kids do all my planting... I'm just lucky it ends up in the mud who knows which way is up!


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[veggiechicken]

If you chit them first in a little bag of compost you'll see the root emerging. Then you can plant them whichever way up you choose

[Guykp57]

Thanks for replies friends.


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[RedThorn]

As a rule, the roots go down and the growing tip goes up no hassles and irrelevant of how you plant, every now and again you see a funny one that takes a bit to sort itself out. Ain't nature wonderful

[binley100]

As a rule ...but I had some courgettes that decided to wave their roots at me ..

[RedThorn]

And peas too

The way I look at it though, nature don't plant in specific ways so the seeds need inbuilt methods of sorting themselves out.

But as noted this sometimes goes awry

[veggiechicken]

As a rule, the roots go down and the growing tip goes up no hassles and irrelevant of how you plant, every now and again you see a funny one that takes a bit to sort itself out. Ain't nature wonderful

Bit like people really

[Chippy Minton]

They have a way up?!?

I don't have time to be worrying about which way up they are, a hole is produced, a seed dropped in, if it's lucky it gets covered over, then it has to fend for itself. Tough love, it's all I have time for

[bearded bloke]

Bung them in & see what happens ..... my family motto on the coat of arms (wheel barrow rampant with crossed rakes)

[mothhawk]

I plant mine sideways.....

[arpoet]

I plant mine sideways.....

So do I... In loo roll centre's.

[Penellype]

I've always planted my beans with the scar sideways...

They have always grown with the leaves up