Poor year for runner beans

 

My runner beans have been awful this year.  I've got two lots, one lot
in the garden and the other up in the allotment.  They've both failed to
produce a decent crop.
Is this just a poor year for them?

Peter

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He spoke with a certain what-is-it in his voice, and I
could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far
from being gruntled.
P.G. Wodehouse 1881 -1975

 

POOR????????????

Lack of preparation of the bed for them

Waaaaaaaaaaay before you are ready to plant, dig trench. Lay old newspapers
in said trench. Fill with old well rotted compost. Two beans to each stick.
Water well. Water well.  Water well.

Give surplus crop to neighbours after you are fed up with them and the
freezer is full.



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Unfortunately, I only got my allotment in mid-May and was unable to do
any preparatory work other than dig it over, and rush to plant out some
vegetables.  The reuslt was a disaster as the rabbits got the lot.
However, since then the Council have put in a rabbit proof fence, and
I've fenced my plot off as well, and replanted.
But as I said, the runner beans were a disaster, and the french beans
not much better.  However, my  cauliflower are magnificent the curds
are the size of beach balls, and the leeks and cabbages are doing well.
I'll get some over-wintering onions in next week, and the fruit should
all arrive this month for planting out.
I'll be better preapared for next year, that's for sure.

Peter
--
He spoke with a certain what-is-it in his voice, and I
could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far
from being gruntled.
P.G. Wodehouse 1881 -1975

 

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On Sep 2, 4:56 pm, pfjames2...@googlemail.com (Peter James) wrote:

Our's have produced a very good crop but then we are in France so
maybe I can't compare to the UK?  I have given a lot away but still
they come and that doesn't include those I planted, later,
deliberately.  I don't like them frozen, unfortunately and I am on the
way to looking like a green bean :-)

 




It probably depends more on location.
I am in Cheshire, where are you ?

Just a few plants, but the freezer and our tummies are filling fast.
We have also  come across a delicious green bean and tomato (also in glut
mode) soup that freezes well.

We don't do much preparation - the whole veg plot is rotovated and the
(saved)seed is buried in its usual position.
and a bit of chicken pooh pellets and water  occasionally.

All this trench business is just too much hard work (:-(

Regards
Pete
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