A Windproof Bean Support! Diary of a Rocket Gardener
It’s third time lucky for me and my beans! My beans succumbed to August gales the past two years, toppling over quite quickly when the strong winds blew in and…
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Blight on my Beans? Diary of a Rocket Gardener
Argh, there’s something wrong with my borlotti beans! I really really hope it’s not going to spread and affect the whole crop, but I have a nasty feeling that I’m…
How to freeze beans for best results
There is some debate as to whether it is best to blanche beans first or not, so here’s our definitive opinion on the matter… Firstly, it’s important to say that…
Slow growing beans – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
Well, my French climbing beans have been growing incredibly slowly this year. I planted them on May 2nd, just before the weather suddenly turned cold and then I had to…
Salvaged Borlotti Beans – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I thought I’d write a little update on my Borlotti Beans for anyone who might be struggling with the same problem. In a nutshell, my beans got very wet and…
A Borlotti Bean Mishap – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I’m a bit gutted. I think my amazing crop of borlotti beans is doomed… so far I’ve had to get rid of about 50% and I’m not feeling confident about…
My Chilly Beans!
Over Easter, I thought I’d seize the opportunity to plant out some of my veggies. Most were brassicas and leaves, so even if it turned a bit colder I figured…
Building the best Bean & Pea Supports for the job
Climbing beans, peas, mangetout and sugarsnaps all need something to support them, but each grows to a different height and climbs in a slightly different way. Here’s our guide to…
Top tips for drying beans
Borlotti beans and French beans can both be dried out on the stalk before being podded and stored, but we’d urge you to read this first to make sure they…
Let your borlotti grow on for dried beans to store
If you’re growing borlotti beans why not let them just grow and grow, allowing them to dry out on the plant before harvesting them and storing them, ready to use…
A bean disaster
This week has been something of a bean disaster. I’m a bit gutted as I absolutely love French beans, and I was really trying to give them a good start…
How to dry beans
Most veg growers find they have a few oversized beans growing on their bean plants at this time of year. If that’s you then you may want to consider drying…