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Could anyone please tell me why some of my french beans are growing
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On Aug 21, 6:36*am, Baz wrote:
Rikki wrote in news:2590adbd-9b01-4777- : Could anyone please tell me why some of my french beans are growing curly? Do you mean curly or just curved or bent? Half or more of mine are curved, some like a horseshoe. I don't know the reason but in the 3 years I have grown them they have been like it. They all taste the same. I watched something on iplayer recently about carbon footprinting and French beans grown in Kenya. They reject anything that is not straight because Asda, who they supply to, demand all French beans are straight. The consumer obviously demands this too. Why? No idea. What a waste. Baz I don't mind what shape my beans, carrots, parsnips etc are, they do all taste the same. Most of my beans are normal, but I have had a few that are literally curly. I just wondered if there was anything that could be the cause. |
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Rikki wrote:
Could anyone please tell me why some of my french beans are growing curly? I've always thought it was when they hit an obstruction when they grow. This year I tried getting them straighter by growing them up poles, then when they get to the top, putting a cross-pole between tops of uprights and twining them around horizontally, so the fruit grows downwards. Unfortunately my cro pis so late so far, I can't report back on success or not!! |
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Rikki wrote:
I don't mind what shape my beans, carrots, parsnips etc are, they do all taste the same. Most of my beans are normal, but I have had a few that are literally curly. I just wondered if there was anything that could be the cause. I've found 'wrong shape' carrots are less appealing cos they're harder to clean, as they have more bits to get soil caught in. Beans that are curly are ok as long as they don't have 'fault' bits in them, which need cutting out. If you have them all straight, you can just line them up to top and tail all in one go! |
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On Sun, 21 Aug 2011 02:07:54 -0700 (PDT), Rikki
wrote: Could anyone please tell me why some of my french beans are growing curly? The wrong kind of rain? Steve |
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: Rikki wrote: I don't mind what shape my beans, carrots, parsnips etc are, they do all taste the same. Most of my beans are normal, but I have had a few that are literally curly. I just wondered if there was anything that could be the cause. I've found 'wrong shape' carrots are less appealing cos they're harder to clean, as they have more bits to get soil caught in. Beans that are curly are ok as long as they don't have 'fault' bits in them, which need cutting out. If you have them all straight, you can just line them up to top and tail all in one go! I still do not know 'curly', does this mean that they go through 360 degrees, in spirals? Or simply curved. I know what the dictionary says, but very very often, to posters here the dictionary is a bit of a relic. Baz |
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"Rikki" wrote ...
Could anyone please tell me why some of my french beans are growing curly? Normally because they have touched something, got caught up in the foliage or similar. Show growers have their canes at quite an angle to stop this happening, so the developing beans hang down into the air and are straight. -- Regards Bob Hobden Posting to this Newsgroup from the W.of London. UK |
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On Aug 21, 10:19*am, Baz wrote:
wrote : Rikki wrote: I don't mind what shape my beans, carrots, parsnips etc are, they do all taste the same. Most of my beans are normal, but I have had a few that are literally curly. I just wondered if there was anything that could be the cause. I've found 'wrong shape' carrots are less appealing cos they're harder to clean, as they have more bits to get soil caught in. *Beans that are curly are ok as long as they don't have 'fault' bits in them, which need cutting out. *If you have them all straight, you can just line them up to top and tail all in one go! I still do not know 'curly', does this mean that they go through 360 degrees, in spirals? Or simply curved. I know what the dictionary says, but very very often, to posters here the dictionary is a bit of a relic. Baz Yes, some of them are spirals. On the same plants I have normal and some curly ones. I just don't know what causes it |
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Baz wrote:
I still do not know 'curly', does this mean that they go through 360 degrees, in spirals? Or simply curved. I know what the dictionary says, but very very often, to posters here the dictionary is a bit of a relic. I have a mental image of what he means, which may or may not be right. A photo would obviously help. I've had them do more than 180 degrees before now, which I would count as moderately curly. |
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"Rikki" wrote in message ... Could anyone please tell me why some of my french beans are growing curly? Because you have been feeding them crusts.? Sorry Wally |
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"Bob Hobden" wrote in
: "Rikki" wrote ... Could anyone please tell me why some of my french beans are growing curly? Normally because they have touched something, got caught up in the foliage or similar. Show growers have their canes at quite an angle to stop this happening, so the developing beans hang down into the air and are straight. -- Regards Bob Hobden Posting to this Newsgroup from the W.of London. UK This has to be the right answer. Thanks, Bob Baz |
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On Aug 22, 9:37*am, Baz wrote:
"Bob Hobden" wrote : "Rikki" *wrote *... Could anyone please tell me why some of my french beans are growing curly? Normally because they have touched something, got caught up in the foliage or similar. Show growers have their canes at quite an angle to stop this happening, so the developing beans hang down into the air and are straight. -- Regards Bob Hobden Posting to this Newsgroup from the W.of London. UK This has to be the right answer. Thanks, Bob Baz- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yes, thanks Bob |
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