Borlotti Beans: 2024

Diary of Borlotti Beans: Soaking, Potting and Planting out

First lot

21st April: Soaking 12 | 25th April: Potted . . .
May 2nd: 1/12 '
May 4th: 5/12 ' Only just visible, one having roots out of the pot so planting out.🌱
May 5th: 6/12 🌱 | May 6th: 1/6 🌱 So 6/12 ✅

Second lot

May 8th: Soaking 22 . . .
May 11th: · 6/22 . . . | May 12th: · 11/22 . . . | May 13th: · 15/22 . . .
May 14th: · 16/22 | 6 didn't sprout
May 17th: 10/16 ' | May 18th: 13/16 '
May 19th: 15/16 1 was dead 🌱 ✅

Third lot

Fourth lot (RED)

May 15th: 15 'red' to plant away from the main sowing
May 18th: 10/15 'red' potted up | May 20th: 12/15 'red' potted up
May 25th: 6/15 ' | May 25th: 8/15 '
May 27th: 11/12 ~~One was crumpled and may grow up and one had a what looked like a sick root of only some 1.5cm and brown. Planted it out anyway.~~ ✅

Fifth lot

May 25th: Soaking 31 which I intend to put straight in the ground in a new site.
I'll put up the main frame, sow the soaked, maybe sprouted seeds and cover with mesh. Once they come through the soil they can be individually protected and then I will erect canes.
May 27th: May use most to fill in original bed that has room for about 20 �
May 29th: Sowed 21 sprouted seeds directly in soil of existing borlotti bed to fill vacant area
May 29th: · Remaining 10 | June 8th: ' 7/10 | June 9th: 🌱 9/10 ✅

Sixth lot (RED)

June 6th: Soaking the remaining 15
June 10th: · 1/15 June 14th: 4/15 | June 15th: 7/15 | June 16th: 8/8 ✅
'June 17th: 1/8
🌱June 18th: 1/8 | June 20th: 2/8 | June 21st: 5/8

Seventh lot