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Old 05-05-2018, 10:23 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Peter Robinson Peter Robinson is offline
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Default Runner beans - sown direct - which way up?

Chris Hogg wrote:

Positive phototropism
Stem tip grows towards light To get maximum light for photosynthesis


Ah, but when an inch or so underground and in the dark, how does it
know where the light is? :-)


Negative geotreopism.

Peter