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longlad

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runner beans
« on: May 15, 2012, 21:24:01 »
evening this will no doubt be a quickie for the sages out there:-

we have a very windy plot and were which way round to plant the beans facing the wind backs to the wind or with the wind?????

thanks I hope it makes sense!!!
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Re: runner beans
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2012, 22:00:53 »
I would tend to plant the rows running N/S so that each side has a good chance of the sun, or SW/NE so that the wind blows up the row and  not against it.
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longlad

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Re: runner beans
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2012, 22:11:32 »
the line would be SW/NE that's the down side that's the commonest wind route :(
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