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Dwarf French Beans 2ft spacing????
Pete.8
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Thought I'd get some dwarf french beans in so just bought some. I was surprised to read they should be spaced 2ft apart. It's been some yrs since I last grew them, but I'm sure they don't grow that big.
Any suggestions please?
Billericay - Essex
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That seems a big gap to me too.
I go roughly with this http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/french-beans-grow-guide/
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Not great advice on the packet then!
Thanks Dove - so glad I can have more than 3 plants
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I grew Annabell dwarf french last year direct sowed just a couple of inches apart, got a fantastic crop I would say a kg from each plant. Mind I have bought bulbs recently from Aldi they dont say how deep to plant them, and the dahlias and acidanthera arent hardy told them off they thanked me!
I grow dwarf french beans every year and space them 2 inches apart and about 12 inches between rows and always have good crops. The instructions on your packet seem ambiguous between the 'sowing outside' instructions and 'Growing' instructions.
I do square foot gardening for all my veg, which basically means pack them in tight. Generally 1 - 4 plants in a sq foot depending on the plant (lots of pics on google if you search). Goes against conventional spacing but works great for me and no weeds!