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Plant Height
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+
5ft |
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Time between sowing
and harvesting
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About
12-14 weeks
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Sowing time
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Indoors
April to May - temperature +16C/61F.
Outdoors
Late May - mid June - temperature +17C/63F |
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Where to Sow
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Indoors
in 7.5cm/3" pots of compost
Outdoors
in containers or open ground |
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How to Sow
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Indoors:
one per pot - 5cm/2" deep Outdoors:
5cm/2"
deep - 22cm/9" apart - in rows 45cm/18" apart |
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After Germination
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Protect
from slugs |
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Growing on -
in Pots
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Harden
off indoor sown plants then transfer to large pots (min 30cm/12"
diameter) spacing the plants at least 17.5cm/7" apart around the edge
of the pot. Support each plant with a tall sturdy cane (6ft) and tie the tops of
the canes together to form a wigwam effect. |
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Growing on -
in
open ground
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As
above but space the plants 22cm/9" apart in rows 45cm/18" apart
, tying
the tops of the canes together. |
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Aftercare
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Pinch off the tops
of each plant once they reach the tops of the canes. Liquid feed from time
to time through the cropping season..
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Harvesting
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Cut
pods regularly at approx 15-20cm/6-8", before the beans start to
swell. Crops over a period of about 8 weeks Do not allow seeds to ripen as this stops pod production. |
