runner beans, french dwarf beans

[gunners71uk]

is it ok to put them in pots toilet rolls peat pots soon indoors.
how long do they take to germinate
being up north they go out 1st or second week in may.
what you reckon???????????

[ina]

I would get them started around now... Once they've germinated, you'll see what the weather is like and whether you want to bring them on quicker (i.e. higher temperatures), or more slowly, i.e. keep them in a colder room.

[gunners71uk]

cheers me darl lol

[albert onglebod]

Last year I'd just got my veg patch started ,it was still a briar patch then so I couldnt plant anything before about July.That's when my French Beans went in and we still got a crop from them. This year I've decided to sow them in May straight into the ground.

[Millymollymandy]

Personally I find things grow much quicker if you wait until the weather is warmer then sow them outside, either in pots or direct into the ground. Saves an awful lot of faffing around.

For example I sowed basil in my propagator at the end of March last year, and then some more directly in the ground in about May or June. They both were pretty much the same size by July!

[ina]

Depends on your weather... If I don't get things started inside, I can forget about harvesting anything - apart from radishes maybe! Ok, the peas went in direct, too. But whereas you could probably get several crops of peas, because you can get the first lot in the ground a month before us, they then grow much faster, and you can get the last lot in a few weeks after us, I'm lucky to get one good crop, or two in an exceptional year!