Help MBE grow his dinner 2011

mrbadexample

A couple of my French beans are sprouting. Or trying to, at least. I think.

I never thought it would come to this but I think I'm going to have to start paying some attention to my lawn.

I've never bothered about it before, but I'm conscious of the fact it has a huge dandelion population, and I'm forever pulling them out of my veg patches. If I improve the lawn, presumably I'd be doing a bit less weeding? I've also got a little buttercup. Didn't someone say they were a bit of a pain in the grass?

annie123

mrbadexample wrote: »

Bybrook Barn.

Looks a nice place and as I drive up and down the M20 once a week I may pop in to have a look on a nice day.

For some reason I thought you lived 'up north', no idea why!

mrbadexample

annie123 wrote: »

For some reason I thought you lived 'up north', no idea why!

I live 187 miles away from Bybrook Barn. :rotfl:



I went and took the folks out for dinner, as it was mrbadexample snr's birthday on 11th.

Lotus-eater

mrbadexample wrote: »

A couple of my French beans are sprouting. Or trying to, at least. I think.

See, told you, have faith McDuff

You'll be picking beans in a matter of weeks. I hope you like french beans? :rotfl:

annie123

Ah that makes sense, didn't think you lived down this way.

mrbadexample

Lotus-eater wrote: »

You'll be picking beans in a matter of weeks. I hope you like french beans? :rotfl:

Soon find out, won't we?

witchwoopiggy

Lotus-eater wrote: »

See, told you, have faith McDuff

You'll be picking beans in a matter of weeks. I hope you like french beans? :rotfl:

do french bean plants give lots of beans ? as i have 10 of them
and 20 runner beans and 10 briotti beans .......


im guessing you going to say yes far too much for one person

Lotus-eater

witchwoopiggy wrote: »

do french bean plants give lots of beans ? as i have 10 of them
and 20 runner beans and 10 briotti beans .......


im guessing you going to say yes far too much for one person

I hope you have a large freezer, lets put it that way

But 10 Borlotti beans? You won't get that many dried beans from that many.

It's all a learning curve, next year you'll have a good idea on what you need. But there are also fluctuations in how well the veg grow each year, so maybe you'll only just have enough?


:rotfl: Nah, you're going to be swimming in beans :rotfl:

Lotus-eater

Yep, plenty of time yet for beans, get them in. What happened to the ones you have?

You had cucumbers today?

I also picked my first strawberries today. My DS had never tried them before and wasn't sure, but soon got the hang of it, lovely they were.

LilacPixie

just been on metcheck.. they forcasting temps of -1 here 1st week in june!!!!! whats the yeild like with mange tout? I have 45 ish... eeekkkkkkk