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Title: Broad beans and testing kit from dow
Post by: manicscousers on November 05, 2009, 16:09:33
here is a pic of the beans now, one in muck and one in mp compost..the one in muck looks strange but, as they were not my bean seed, can't say too much..the kit from Dow arrived today, notice, no compost or saucers  ::)
so, will start the experiment with their beans on monday, just as well it's not groowing season proper  ???
Title: Re: Broad beans and testing kit from dow
Post by: grawrc on November 05, 2009, 16:57:15
I like your yellow pots! What does their kit consist of? Pots and beans?
Title: Re: Broad beans and testing kit from dow
Post by: manicscousers on November 05, 2009, 17:00:40
yep, 8 pots and 32 bean seeds  ::)
says stand each pot in an individual saucer, will ahve to go buy some
Title: Re: Broad beans and testing kit from dow
Post by: grawrc on November 05, 2009, 17:04:27
You could always phone/email them and say you didn't get the saucers? ;)
Title: Re: Broad beans and testing kit from dow
Post by: 1066 on November 05, 2009, 17:07:25
or nip down the charity shop and get some saucers from there
Title: Re: Broad beans and testing kit from dow
Post by: manicscousers on November 05, 2009, 17:10:29
I was going to use the plastic meat trays my daughter gets but it's going to take some room up, may put them in the poly for a while  :)
Title: Re: Broad beans and testing kit from dow
Post by: tonybloke on November 06, 2009, 09:24:12
they mean you should stand the two groups of four pots into two seperate trays, so as not to cross contaminate the two samples you are testing via the watering . ;)
Title: Re: Broad beans and testing kit from dow
Post by: manicscousers on November 06, 2009, 14:35:11
no, tonybloke, the instructions say put each one in a separate saucer so they don't get contaminated  :o
Title: Re: Broad beans and testing kit from dow
Post by: sunloving on November 07, 2009, 12:48:09

I got mine today
I ordered two kits and i asked if i could have more as i was testing several new stables.
It would seem that you can have more than one kit so get asking.
Pots are giant for purpose. Will be very good for pumpkins and fast growers.

:) shame that all the manure i would have used to feed the beds to grow the pumpkins is contaminated by a greedy environmentaly hazzadous chemical company.
x sunloving
Title: Re: Broad beans and testing kit from dow
Post by: 1066 on November 11, 2009, 16:10:39
sorry if I missed it but where's the contact details for getting 1 of these testing kits? I've looked on Dows site and can't find any mention of the testing kits

thanks
1066
Title: Re: Broad beans and testing kit from dow
Post by: Unwashed on November 11, 2009, 17:51:04
Try this (http://www.manurematters.co.uk/).
Title: Re: Broad beans and testing kit from dow
Post by: 1066 on November 11, 2009, 17:53:19
thanks Unwashed
Title: Re: Broad beans and testing kit from dow
Post by: cornykev on November 13, 2009, 18:57:43
Still haven't tested mine yet.    ???    ;D ;D ;D