French Beans

[Moggle]

I have finally given in and bought some French Bean seeds, Cobra variety  ;D ;D
Now I just have to wait for my potatoes (in containers) to be ready as I have no space anywhere else to grow the beans.
What I really want to know is, if I sow seeds in individual pots outside, how long it would be before they are ready to transplant to their final growing place(two 15" x 15" pots). I don't expect the spuds to be ready for another 2-4 weeks. I have guessed about 3 weeks, but want to know if this is wrong.  :-\
I got so excited with buying the seeds that I jumped the gun as usual and sowed a bunch yesterday, I will leave them outside to germinate and not need to harden them off.

[Moggle]

[tim]

As an example, sowed 23/4, put out 16/5. = Tim

[philcooper]

Moggle,

3 weeks might be a bit short.

I grew some in modules in a propagator (~20 degrees) and they took 4 weeks to reach planting out size

[Moggle]

OK, so 3-4 weeks was a reasonable estimation, I am glad to hear that. Thanks Phil and Tim

Now I just have to hope for some sun and warmth, so the beans will germinate.  :)

[Doris_Pinks]

Moggle, you do realise that cobra are a climbing french bean variety? (well the ones I am growing are! ;D) And by the way, they are heavy croppers and delicious!!!

[Moggle]

Yep, I know they're climbing, going to put up a little wigwam of canes in the pots. I have a feeling that the canes I've got aren't going to be tall enough though  :-\

Glad to hear that they are yummy and heavy croppers, make best use of my limited space!  ;D ;D

[Debs]

went down to lottie this evening and saw green shoots of my french beans poking through!

The joys of gardening  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Justy]

I have just planted out my Tendergreen french beans - do these need canes too?  When can I expect to be harvesting?  ???

[Doris_Pinks]

Justy check out http://cgi.www.johnsons-seeds.com/cgi-bin/www.johnsons-seeds.com/detail/detailmain.pl?code=0524&groupID=119&type=1
They look good!

[Moggle]

Excellent site DP, it tells me that my Cobra beans grow to 1.3 m (4 Ft), which is exactly the height of the canes I have.  :D
And Hurrah! Debs to your bean germination  ;D Hope mine germinate soon in this sun.

[Doris_Pinks]

Mine have all been munched overnight?! :'( I HATE slugs >:(

[Moggle]

Oh Nooooooo  :( :(
Death to all slugs!!!  >:(

[busy_lizzie]

What a good site DorisP.  Have bookmarked it for future reference - useful one to have. Thanks.  :) busy_lizzie

[Doris_Pinks]

Death isn't good enough for them Moggle! ;D
Was pure chance I came across that site BL, will have to go back and have a better look meself ;D

[Moggle]

DP I just consider myself very lucky that slugs seem to have a hard time climbing up to the second floor!  ;D ;D
I seem to not have any slugs at all. Shame I can't say the same thing about aphids :-\

[Doris_Pinks]

 ;D Moggle!   Seem to be a lot of them Aphids about this year!!

[Mimi]

Aphids, dont talk to me about aphids Moggle.  I have  8 mature sycamore trees in the garden and every leaf is covered in the little b****rs.  >:( There isnt that much derris dust in the world.  When I go out into the garden I come in looking like the Not So Jolly Green Giant :'(

[Multiveg]

As long as the aphids are on the sycamore and not my beans.... etc...

[Mimi]

Sending some your way M.V. :D ;D :D

[Moggle]

Well I sowed some beans on 31 may, and quite a few were starting to emerge from the compost yesterday  :D

Now I just have to wait for them to be big enough to plant out, oh and the pot to be empty of spuds.  :)