Morning Light: The Fetchland Gardening Wire

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Markymarkmark May 2020 9:39am, 4 May 2020 11,302 posts	0 Markymarkmark ER, it helped. But I still didn't like them much!
Wriggling Snake May 2020 9:40am, 4 May 2020 26,507 posts	0 Wriggling Snake Yes. You must shuck your beans
Eynsham Red May 2020 9:48am, 4 May 2020 5,760 posts	0 Eynsham Red 😯
Cerrertonia May 2020 9:50am, 4 May 2020 12,425 posts	0 Cerrertonia I don't mind eating field beans straight out of the pod, but they are mostly used to make cattle feed (or exported to north africa to be turned into falafel- or hummus-like things), and as Rosehip said, nitrogen fixing. They're nicer when picked quite small though.
Fragile Do Not Bend May 2020 9:53am, 4 May 2020 5,866 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend I might save the seed if I get any from it, and plant them for ornamental plants, the flowers are very pretty.
Dvorak May 2020 11:09am, 4 May 2020 19,659 posts	0 Dvorak Borlotti beans are much nicer, and I actually managed to grow a few, unlike other types of beans I tried. Parsley and coriander just showing through yesterday and other things continue. The bees are busy on the fruit bushes. Three of my six courgettes were munched though, grrr! By, presumably, the snail sitting on the corner of their tray, which was the largest I've seen outside of a zoo Lucky there was anything left, I suppose. Right, time to head out and see how many marigolds have been nibbled overnight. There was rain! Forecast dry another three days now.
Garfield May 2020 12:32pm, 4 May 2020 12,648 posts	0 Garfield I have some very tiny dill plants...very tiny!
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) May 2020 1:46pm, 4 May 2020 30,005 posts	0 Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) I have just planted out the peas I have been growing, runner beans and french beans need to be planted out soon too but I am worried we may still get a ground frost.
Rosehip May 2020 2:33pm, 4 May 2020 15,883 posts	0 Rosehip I have put the two biggest runner bean plants out, might as well stagger them in case of frst nd maybe to extend the glut Have hidden some rainbow chard in the new flower border - don't think husband will realise they're veg Today has mainly been moving soil from one place to another, trying to flatten the area behind where the old pond was to move the log-store there out of the way (and weather). Good exercise.
Cerrertonia May 2020 2:45pm, 4 May 2020 12,432 posts	0 Cerrertonia I pulled up a few dozen rainbow chard seedlings out of one of the flower beds this morning. They do work well as ornamental plants, but be careful about letting them self-seed...