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dwarf french beans in containers
vivienne gifford
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in Fruit & veg
Hi again you wonderful people,
Having made room in my raised bed for some sweetcorn plugs i've inherited, I now need somewhere to grow some dwarf french bean plants that I've grown from seed in the greenhouse. They are just about ready to go outside but now I have no room for them. Can I grow them in containers? and If so what size? I have around 15 little plants.
Thanks in anticipation.
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Well hello, Vivienne (always wanted to say that since I saw 'Pretty Woman)
Anyway, dwarf beans do grow well in pots.....and to answer your question, about 18in diameter pot would be required, planting them about 6in between plants.
That'll be Miss Vivienne to you then David
Joking apart, thanks so much for your help, I'll pop out and buy one.
They say it's cheaper to grow your own
Hi Vivienne,
Our local Garden Centre does a planter that is ideal for dwarf beans. I bought one last year for my daughter and was so impressed I bought myself one this year. It is a flexible poly planter that has tubes sown into it for canes (daughter grows runner beans in hers). Planter takes about 50 litres of compost to fill it and I have put 8 plants in mine.
I'll pop down the garden in a few minutes and take a pic of it and post here so watch this space. John H
Yer 'tis
PS, I seem to recall they were about £4.99 each and I then filled it with Westlands Veg Growing compost.
Great John...thanks for that. I now know exactly what to look for
That's impressive, John.....they seem so have something for everything these days.