Chookie,
I've grown Rattlesnake runners right through summer in Newcastle - onto my
third planting now. Fantastic cropping stringless beans and seem resistant
to most everything - we've had very erratic weather and they have coped very
well. I left the second planting to go set seed - stopped watering and left
the big ones to dry out which they have done - but then we got a bit of rain
and they flowered again. Only place I have found them is at Diggers
Club - but I have saved some seed :-)

Staycalm,
From my recollections of gardening in Melb its probably a bit late for
runners, and perhaps a bit early for broad beans. The broad beans will grow
well through winter, but even if you don't plant them until Jun/Jul - they
will still crop about the same time - Oct/Nov As per others comments -
winter greens could go in now - you should be able to get crop of broccoli
or cabbage before you plant the broad beans. Caulis could also go in now but
usually take a bit longer to grow.

Cheers,
Geoff


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"Staycalm" wrote:

I am just pulling out my four cucumber plants as I was a bit careless and
watered too much of the leaves and eventually got wilt. I have a lot to
learn. Still, I had loads of cucumbers from them.
Can I plant a couple of different varieties of beans in the same place?
How
should I prepare the soil? There is a wired support going across the bed.
I am in Melbourne.

I agree with Johnno. I tend not to prepare much for legumes; they don't
like
rich soil. My next experiment is to plant some Scarlet Runners (possibly
today). I haven't worked out when is a good tiime to plant climbing beans
in
Sydney; I think our summers are too humid and will try them now.

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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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may
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