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Judith in France wrote:
I had some runner beans which I brough from England. Only 2 have
germinated, I dug down and the rest have all rotted away! I bought
some French runner beans here yesterday, put them on wet kitchen roll
and I will leave them like that until they germinate and then plant,
has anyone else had a failure this year?

95% with "maincrop" broad beans, 99% with fennel, scorzonera and
salsify - and probably also some of my carror sowings.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.