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French bean Cobra

valerierobertsvalerieroberts Posts: 726
in Fruit & veg
Wow, just had our first boiling of French climbing bean Cobra. Planted in propagator 28 th February. Under a large light bulb in porch Until warm enough to be planted out in cold greenhouse. Fleece covered when sudden freeze came. Delicious! Valerie 
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  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Crikey,you got a 7 foot plant in that time. I normally do runners and dwarf,I've done cobra this year for the first time
  • valerierobertsvalerieroberts Posts: 726
    This is what’s left, I love Cobra
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    That's a very nice large neat green house. Are you in the UK? I found some runners I saved 2017,no idea what happened to last years seeds,they are germinating. This is the first time I have grown Cobra. They are outside and second batch sown yesterday.
  • valerierobertsvalerieroberts Posts: 726
    Hi Nanny Beach, 
    yes we are in the Uk, we never put Cobra outside even as we are in a nice warm area very close to the sea. I think our greatest help is a very large light bulb I bought years ago and didn’t use much. Lowered on a line over the top of the beans. I’m putting runner beans outside for a late crop and will sow them in June. I can usually freeze the crop not eaten and use them till this crop is ready. I ran out last week, so not too bad. I’m trying to find a tomato that freezes well. If anyone knows of one I’d be happy to try it. Stipa is a new one for me this year.  Valerie 
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    I have yet to find a tomato that freezes without going soft, but the best to date are Roma.
  • NewBoy2NewBoy2 Posts: 1,813
    My Cobras are just popping up in the modules.
    Everyone is just trying to be Happy.....So lets help Them.
  • valerierobertsvalerieroberts Posts: 726
    Thank you @purplerallim , I’ll put that on my list. Valerie 
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    NewBoy2 said:
    My Cobras are just popping up in the modules.
    Mine too.  I have 6 types of beans all coming up at once, so the weather better pick-up quick!  GH is already chocka.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • valerierobertsvalerieroberts Posts: 726
    NewBoy2. Yours will only cost you the seeds and time, mine cost from the moment I put them in the propagator. I try to eat veges within  3 hours of picking as I believe that was the only thing that kept our grandparents going under adverse conditions till nearly a 100. Something to do with enzymes that I don’t think we understand enough about. Valerie 
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    I put mine out for the day. They are going back in tonight. Thus starts a week of the hokey cokey. I hope it stops raining soon so I can get on the soil. Sweetcorn will be ready to go out soon as well.
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