Thread: Runner Beans
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Old 30-04-2009, 11:14 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:51:39 +0100, mark wrote:


This evening I planted out 24 runner beans. As they are flopping about
like er..um ..something floppy I would like to tie them to the canes to
give them the idea.
My question is: which way do they grow, clock or anti?


Like all plants they follow the light, i.e. the sun. Does that give you
any clues?


Er - not all climbers coil the same way.

Flanders and Swann
# "Said the bindweed to the honeysuckle..."
/Flanders and Swann

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