Could anyone please tell me why some of my french beans are growing
curly?

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

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.

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!

wrote in
:

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

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

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.

In article , says...

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.


I doubt if the consumer has been consulted properly. If you show the
"person in the street" a plate on straight and a plate of curly beans
and ask which they prefer, you would almost always get straight as an
answer.

If you told them that they taste the same, and the curly ones are
cheaper, they'll prefer curly!

DONT tell the EU anything!!!!!!!!!!!

--
Roger T

700 ft up in Mid-Wales

"Roger Tonkin" wrote in message
...
In article , says...

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.


I doubt if the consumer has been consulted properly. If you show the
"person in the street" a plate on straight and a plate of curly beans
and ask which they prefer, you would almost always get straight as an
answer.

If you told them that they taste the same, and the curly ones are
cheaper, they'll prefer curly!

DONT tell the EU anything!!!!!!!!!!!

--
Roger T

700 ft up in Mid-Wales

Eggs with brown shells taste better.


Mike

--

....................................

Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive.

....................................

Roger Tonkin wrote in
:


I doubt if the consumer has been consulted properly. If you show the
"person in the street" a plate on straight and a plate of curly beans
and ask which they prefer, you would almost always get straight as an
answer.

If you told them that they taste the same, and the curly ones are
cheaper, they'll prefer curly!



Yes, what a fantastic observation you made, all by yourself. Well done!

Baz

"Baz" wrote in message
...
Roger Tonkin wrote in
:


I doubt if the consumer has been consulted properly. If you show the
"person in the street" a plate on straight and a plate of curly beans
and ask which they prefer, you would almost always get straight as an
answer.

If you told them that they taste the same, and the curly ones are
cheaper, they'll prefer curly!



Yes, what a fantastic observation you made, all by yourself. Well done!

Baz

Wonderful story about Tomatoes on sale here on the Isle of Wight.

Greengrocer's shop with two baskets of Tomatoes. One Isle of Wight Tomatoes,
one Tomatoes from "England"

Both the same price.

Customer "Which are the best?"
Shopkeeper "The IOW ones"
C "Why are they the same price?"
S "They are better"
C "Why are those from 'England' the same price?"
S "Transport from England"

Mike
--

....................................

Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive.

....................................

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!!

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

"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

"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