Diary of Borlotti Beans: Soaking, Potting and Planting out

See also https://calstock.org.uk/elf/beans?page=2

Regular Borlotti

First lot ✅

• May 9th: Soaking 18 | May 12th: Sprouting
• May 13th · 9 | May 14th: Cooking the other 9 | May 22nd: 🌱 9

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Second Lot : RED ✅

• May 14th Soaking 32
• May 15th

  

• · May 17th 11/32 | May 18th 16/32 | May 19th 17/32 | May 21st 18/32 | May 22nd 19/32 | May 24th 20/32 ~ One rotten the remaining 11 are heading for the pot if not sprouting tomorrow.
• ' May 23rd 3/19 | May 24th 6/20 | May 25th 13/20 | 🌱 15/20 | May 23rd 20/20 ✅
• May 25th 12/32 haven't sprouted and have been cooked.
• · May 25th 2

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Regular Borlotti

Third Lot: Took seeds from last year's crop as I wasn't happy with the viability of those from earlier. However these from last year are slow to germinate. �

• · June 15th 3 ⇛ June 17th 6
• ❜ June 19th 2 ⇛ June 20th 3 🌱 June 21st 6 ✅
• June 29th Soaking 24
• July 3rd · Only 4 sprouting after 5 days | July 5th 5 | Seems an ongoing problem with berlotti sprouting viability.�
• ❜ July 10th 4/5