Curly beans

 Could anyone please tell me why some of my french beans are growing
curly?

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Do you mean curly or just curved or bent?

Half or more of mine are curved, some like a horseshoe. I don't know the
reason but in the 3 years I have grown them they have been like it. They
all taste the same.

I watched something on iplayer recently about carbon footprinting and
French beans grown in Kenya. They reject anything that is not straight
because Asda, who they supply to, demand all French beans are straight. The
consumer obviously demands this too. Why? No idea. What a waste.

Baz

 
I don't mind what shape my beans, carrots, parsnips etc are, they do
all taste the same. Most of my beans are normal, but I have had a few
that are literally curly. I just wondered if there was anything that
could be the cause.

 
I've found 'wrong shape' carrots are less appealing cos they're harder to
clean, as they have more bits to get soil caught in.  Beans that are curly
are ok as long as they don't have 'fault' bits in them, which need cutting
out.  If you have them all straight, you can just line them up to top and
tail all in one go!

 

I still do not know 'curly', does this mean that they go through 360
degrees, in spirals? Or simply curved. I know what the dictionary says, but
very very often, to posters here the dictionary is a bit of a relic.

Baz