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David Hill · 16-05-2013, 10:27 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening

On 16/05/2013 10:01, Martin wrote:
On Thu, 16 May 2013 09:45:47 +0100, Martin Brown
wrote:

On 16/05/2013 09:12, wrote:
In article ,
David Hill wrote:
On 15/05/2013 21:51, kay wrote:
Martin Brown;983335 Wrote:
On 15/05/2013 13:31, Baz wrote:-
To get runner bean seeds into the ground, along with mid-season pea and
end
of season broad bean. I wonder if we can get another sowing later in
the
year? I am going to give it a go. Nothing to lose(I keep seed).-

You are joking I take it. It is practically snowing outside here today!
Visibility is too poor to see the Pennines and confirm if snow is
lying.

I sowed my runner beans today in pots in the greenhouse, in the hope
that in 6 weeks time (end June) they may be able to chance it outside.

6 weeks from sowing to planting?

I put my plants out yesterday, becayse they were getting too big
for the conservatory. They won't like it, but I hope they will
survive.

But you are a fair bit further south. It *is* actually sunny and warm up
here today, but yesterday it was on the edge of snowing and we had the
CH on *and* the wood burning stove running to keep warm.

The snow didn't lie overnight and was all gone even on the moors.

Glad I haven't got anything really tender planted outside yet.
More due to my inefficiency and other commitments than anything else.

The gales blew all the blossom off our Nashi pear before it could
germinate. No Nashi pears this year.

Germinate?
Pollinate I think