"T i m" wrote in message
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On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:32:53 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
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"T i m" wrote in message
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Hello T i m !

Bonjours. ;-)

You can get copper mesh strips at garden centres, they're very good.

Ok, I'll have a look round. I was hoping to find an old hot water
cylinder and then I';d have all the copper I'd need but they are too
valuable these days ;-(

That's how we made our first ones then we were buying new copper sheet
anyway and Spouse used some of that. It's thinner than cylinders so easier
to work and results in rings which are a small fraction of the price of
those from garden suppliers.



I have also got some more beans (as advised by K a while back, blue
lagoon or summat g), started them off in one of those little
propagators and they all came up well. As soon as they reached the lid
I just took it off and now they are just growing as is. At what point
should I put them in the ground (replacing the other slug damaged
runners) please?

I'd say do it NOW. But you know how bossy I am :-)

Well they are only likkle (~8") and I wasn't sure what would be wrong
with keeping them up out of the way of slugs in their little tray a
while longer?

Well, here in dark, wet Yorkshire I pinched out the tops of min some weeks
ago, at 6'. There are now 2" long pods. I'd say get them in, they're already
late.

Well that sprout climbing things when they are old
enough .. could that be my prompt?

I don't understand that ...




I didn't want it near the new toms / beans so (partly as
an experiment) just re-located it the other side of the garden. Will
this be ok (will they just carry on out of the way) or should I have
disposed of the lot?

I'll be interested to hear what happened to them.

Well I'll pop them in the post then Mary (sorted) ;-)

I look forward to it :-)

Mary