Runner Beans---TRIFFID!

gilly1964

Good Morning,

I planted some runner beans outside in pots, but is it too early to leave them out overnight?

One of them is looking very sad - can a plant look sad

The leaves look shrivelled, I covered them up last night, but would it be better to bring them indoors?

TIA
Gilly

Lotus-eater

Yes, yes, yes

BabyKat

on my bean packet it says do not plant out until after the 5th of may until the threat of frost has passed

Jack's_mummy

About 2 weeks too early

Davesnave

Milton Keynes is about as far as you can get from the sea, so late frosts are more likely there, but I think this is really about acclimatising. Put the little dears out in daytime, provided it is reasonably warm, and bring them in at night. In a week or so it'll be 5th May and by then they'll have hardened-off.

gilly1964

Thanks all for your replies.

I will bring them indoors.

Just curious, does anyone know why 5th May is so specific

Davesnave

Just curious, does anyone know why 5th May is so specific

About the date of the last possible frost in most of England. It's not actually that specific and exceptions do happen!

Farway

Davesnave wrote: »

About the date of the last possible frost in most of England. It's not actually that specific and exceptions do happen!

It was an exception that took my runners one year, so do keep an eye on the weather forecast

Mid to late May would be fine, they only tend to sulk if it it is cold anyway


PS I am in Hampshire BTW

pompeii

My Runner bean were planted on a windowsill about a month ago in a cold room, i then had to put them into my plastic greenhouse as i was going on holiday for 2 weeks. When i came back they had started to come through and now after another week they have all come up. I have left them in the greenhouse i lift the cover up during the day and tuck them in at night.

This is the first time i've grown them from seed and plan to pot them up in buckets soon, like i did with their parent plants last year.

comping_cat

Ok, may seem a silly question, but i want to make sure i do this right!!

Ive started off growing them in pots in my kitchen, and they are now looking big enough to plant outside. Now i know when they get big enough i need them to grow up the canes so what i need to know is do i plant them in a single row, or two rows (i hope that makes sense!!)?