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judith
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pookie
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ken69
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pookie
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Vanessa
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cab
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 08 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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pookie wrote: |
ken69 wrote: |
You could try cutting them down, this will increase the root size, protect in the meantime with fleece. Keep cutting them down until time to plant, end May.
Make it a trial, prune some, run some, nurture some, chuck some in the corner.See what comes out best. |
ooo that sounds like a plan! |
Also sounds like stopping them from 'running'. Its a rather old fashioned and quaint way of keeping the runner bean plants dwarfed, you have to pick them out above a certain height and you get neat, short rows of productive plants that don't shade anything out. Rather like dward bean varieties. Of course, most people who want to do that these days buy a dwarf variety like 'hestia' (sweet little plants, not as productive as big varieties of course but ideal for small spaces). |
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TimNeo
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AnneandMike
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TimNeo
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TimNeo
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cab
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ken69
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cab
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ken69
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TimNeo
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