![]() ![]() These pests adore French beans and even when the seedlings are large enough to go in the ground - bigger, stronger and more able to withstand the nightly nibbles - the pests will take their toll. Although the weather is now warm enough to put them straight into the vegetable bed (tradition says the second week of May is safe from frost), starting them this way, raised up on the potting bench, they'll escape the worst of the snails and slugs. ![]() ![]() This weekend at home, I'll be dusting off the tubes I've been collecting, ready to sow my French beans in them. Apart from being obscenely expensive for what they are, they're also made of plastic, another reason why it's nice to not have to buy them. The latter are obelisk-like contraptions, hinged at one end so they can be opened, and seedling and soil removed with little fuss. Roots remain unmolested, cardboard rots, plant thrives in its new home, job done.īesides the satisfying thought of making use of the entire loo roll (and assuming you're not still in the habit of making robots and marble runs), tubes replace the need for root trainers. When it comes to planting out, you put the whole caboodle in the ground. This is particularly so if you're growing plants that make long roots, such as French beans and other legumes, so that early growth is not restricted. ![]()
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