Checking over the runner beans today, I discovered one which
had the root growing out of the ground, on digging it out I found
the shoot which by now should have been developing nicely
was growing downwards.

Never ever seen anything like that before, up until now if they
have been planted the wrong way up, the bean has sensed
this and grown the right way up.

Alan
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"Alan Holmes" wrote in message

Checking over the runner beans today, I discovered one which
had the root growing out of the ground, on digging it out I found
the shoot which by now should have been developing nicely
was growing downwards.

Never ever seen anything like that before, up until now if they
have been planted the wrong way up, the bean has sensed
this and grown the right way up.

I understood plants had a sense of gravity, obviously your seed had it's
control upside-down.
Did you then plant it the right way up to see what happens? i.e. will it try
to turn over again.
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Regards
Bob

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