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Went to the GC looking for Aquadulce today, but they only had the Sutton, so I bought em. They said sow Nov - April ish on the back, but it's a bit unclear if this is with a cloche or not.

Has anyone sown them in Autumn without protection?

Cheers

Yep - I in-filled my aquadulce when the meeces ate some so it must have been pre Christmas that I put them in.  They caught up fine and tasted just as good.

The Sutton is a lovely bean, it does very well on my marshy soil and is nice and stumpy so no staking, even though it is windy on my plot too ;D

Sounds like I should sow them soon then  :)

Thanks Baggy and Marshwiggle

Hi Moggle, have just sown these myself and for the same reason as you - no Aquadulce! From what Baggy and Marshwiggle say, sounds like a good 'un :) My plot is reasonably sheltered and quite a sun-trap but have got the cloche handy just in case...

Cheers,
Rob ;)

I am a Sutton fan too, they have been very prolific on my soil. I pinch of the tops and eat them steamed, as soon as they are flowering, yum. Then eat the beans when they are weenies as mangetout (scandal on the plot!) ::)

I've got Sutton ready to go in this w/e

They have a great flavour, and I like the idea that they are not too tall so that they can stand up against the winter winds ;)

Agree with Supersprout, growing tips steamed, with a little butter, scrumptious :)

Quote from: supersprout on October 13, 2005, 21:13:38
.... Then eat the beans when they are weenies as mangetout ... ::)

I reckon it's the best way to eat them - I have them chopped, and stir fried with a little butter and black pepper (mouth watering here to think of it)

Just an update on these, they didn't germinate until around a week or two ago (sowed them in the beginning of November?), and yesterday when the ground was frozen solid they still seemed to be okay. I guess I will have missed most of the advantage from sowing in Autumn, but at least they have survived so far  :)

Just a thought - are you SURE they didn't germinate?   :-\

Mine did, but I'm sunned at the ravages of the meeces.   >:(  It's been one plant for me and one seed for them!!   >:(

Those little plants remaining are now safely under individual milk bottle cloches.   ;D  Wished I had thought of it sooner.  I will now have to sow a few indoors to use as gap fillers.  Either that or shorten the row drastically!!

We grew a small amount last year, got a lowish yield but very tasty beans. They were eaten young and raw, and not many made it home from the plot!