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Jeannine

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wall of water things
« on: April 30, 2016, 20:25:44 »
My bean plants need to go out and it is still a bit too cold. I have some wall of water things I have never used does anyone have any idea if they would work to protect my beans for a couple of weeks.

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Re: wall of water things
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2016, 21:37:41 »
Not heard of those before ( just looked them up). Interesting idea!
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Re: wall of water things
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2016, 23:04:47 »
Apparently you can make theme it of two litre plastic bottles joined together in a circle. Not so easy or convenient to store when empty as the real wall of water is.
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Re: wall of water things
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2016, 10:13:42 »
Bob Flowerdew has loads of suggestions for crop protection and self watering in his organic veg book, and shows you how to make them....
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Re: wall of water things
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2016, 14:06:07 »
Thanks all, I have figured it out, I am going to grow them in a huge tub with a ring of bamboos..oh that is a wigwam I think LOL. anyway I can keep the tub in the greenhouse for a few weeks. It is actually quite warm here but the night times are still a bit cool for beans and stuff like that.
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Deb P

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« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2016, 18:30:43 »
My beans seem rather fragile this year, leaves were showing cold damage the day after I took them out of the propagator, into a heated greenhouse! I'm still getting huge temperature swings despite a new greenhouse heater, plants don't know if they are coming or going!
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Re: wall of water things
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2016, 20:36:15 »
I've not sown my beans yet so it's not a problem!

My problem is that I'm going away for 10 days from 13 May which completely messes up my sowing schedule. I've got to sow things just before I go rather than from now on. I may pass on some things this year.

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Re: wall of water things
« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2016, 21:45:32 »
like teegee I use an old frame that had swing/seesaw/slide as we are in a really windy spot and its so heavy it never moves.  I have for some years now planted straight into the ground as I find where beans are concerned this seems to work better and I think I get a stronger plant this way and they don't snap like they do when I've tried to get them out of there pots. Hope you all have a nice bank holiday. regards Taurus.

 

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