This is the time of year to start beans indoors. These beans were started in the boxes about 10 days ago and are now ready for moving to individual pots. …Read More about Repotting first beans
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Early beans: Starting broad beans
Broad beans are considered winter beans because they grow best in cool weather and dislike summer heat. These fast growing beans can be planted in the autumn to over-winter for …Read More about Early beans: Starting broad beans
Growing beans gallery
Beans are fun to grow, tasty and a great choice for novice, expert and children gardeners. They are the ideal city garden plant as they require little space, grow well …Read More about Growing beans gallery
Runner beans flowers gallery
Many beans were originally grown as ornamentals for their delicate flowers on long vines. Most flowers are red (Benchmaster) though a number produce white flowers (Desiree). The flowers are quickly …Read More about Runner beans flowers gallery
Summer harvesting
The basic rule with small scale city gardening is to pick little and often. Most vegetables will benefit from having almost mature fruit removed so to encourage new fruit. In …Read More about Summer harvesting
Bulletin article 11 September 2016
Urban gardening: An update In the spring we heard from Allan Howard, a Scottish gardening fan who is growing his own vegetables in a back garden in Ixelles. It’s harvest …Read More about Bulletin article 11 September 2016