"David Hill" wrote in message
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When you say Jiffy pots, do you mean the peat pots or Jiffy 7's
If the latter I would say they were just to wet, they don't like cold and
wet conditions. you could try soaking them over night in warm water then
sowing onto compost that is just damp and cover them with paper or
polythene, they will have taken up enough water to get them growing. When
you see the roots starting to push out of the seed then put them into
pots.
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Thanks for all your advice. The pots are fibre, I did as the person who sold
them to me advised and pre-soaked them in warm water before filling them
with seed compost and sowing the bean seeds. I will do as recommended,
bring them in from my cold greenhouse and put them on my kitchen window
sill.
Might it also have something to do with the variety of runner bean, in my
case 'Polestar'?

Bella