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French beans
Anne Waddington
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Hi, is it to early , to sow French beans in a cold frame, they are for the allotment
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Far, far too early Anne! They can't stand low temperatures or any degree of frost so you don't really want to sow French beans until all danger of frost has passed. They grow quickly if not checked by cold but cold-stunted plants never do well and later sowing always do much better than plants so affected.
I sow french beans at the beginning of May under glass, for planting out at the end of May, when risk of frost has passed.
Same here, sew mine in May in GH.