Runner Beans: 2024

Diary of Soaking, Potting and Planting out

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Runners:

20 each of Brown and speckled have already been planted some two weeks ago, this second batch, potted 12 × (brown, black and speckled, beans) by 10th April are a bit slow to break leaf.

Black: ✅

  • 18th April: 5/12 are coming through the soil after only 5 days
  • 19th April: 08:38 8/12 | 20th April: 08:38 12/12 | 23rd April: Planted out ✅
  • 23rd April: Soaked 9 more Black to fill in space. | 26th April: Potted the 9 more Black . . .
  • May 4th: 2/9 ' | May 6th: 9/9 🌱

Black with Mauve ✅

Before and After soaking
First lot
  • 18th April: 5/12 are coming through the soil
  • 19th April: 8/12
  • 20th April: 11/12 One seed didn't sprout
  • 23rd April: Planted out ✅ 🌱
Second lot
  • 25th April: Soaked 9 more Speckled as mis-located on 23rd. . . .
  • 28th April: Potted the 9 . . .
  • May 6th: 9/9 🌱 ✅
Third lot
  • May 6th: Soaking 8 more to fill area
  • May 9th: 8 ·
  • May 14th 5/8 '
  • May 16th 8/8 🌱 ✅
Fourth lot
  • May 17th: Soaking 10 more to fill east end.
  • May 20th: 6/10 · | May 21st: 10/10 · ✅
  • May 28th: 9/10 🌱 ✅
  • May 31st: 10/10 🌱 ✅
Fifth lot
  • June 20th: Soaking 10 more
  • · June 23rd: 3/10 | June 24th: 8/10 | June 25th: 10/10

Mauve with Black

After soaking
  • May 24th: Soaking 12
  • · May 28th: 6/12 | May 29th: 9/12 | May 30th 10/12
  • June 2nd 2 eaten | ' June 5th: 8/10 | 🌱 June 6th 10/10 ✅
  • June 6th: Soaking remaining 7 | · June 10th: 2/7 June 14th: 5/7
  • ' June 17th: 2/7
  • 🌱 June 18th: 2/7

Brown ✅

  • 18th April: 3/18 are coming through the soil
  • 19th April: 10/12 | 20th April: 12/12
  • 23rd April: Planted out ✅ 🌱
  • 23rd April: Soaked 2 to fill in space. | 26th April: · | May 6th: 2/2 🌱 ✅

Brown with White

After soaking
  • May 24th:Soaking 12: Taken from those put a way for eating. �
  • May 28th:12/12 ·
  • June 5th: ' 9/12
Third lot
  • June 17th: Soaking 12 more to fill in gaps | · June 17th: 6/12 | June 19th: 11/12
  • June 24th: 🌱 11/12 ✅

Buff with Brown ✅

After soaking
First lot
  • May 12th Soaking 19
  • May 14th 9/19 ·
  • May 15th 17/19 ·
  • May 16th 19/19 ·✅
  • May 19th 18/19 I think one has been eaten, probably by a mouse. So going to fill a hole in the ground with cement. �
  • May 19th 6/18 '
  • May 20th 11/18 '
  • May 21st 13/18 '
  • May 22nd 16/18 '
  • May 25th 17/18 '
  • May 26th 18/18 🌱 ✅
Second lot
  • May 16th Soaking another 14
  • May 19th 8/14 ·
  • May 20th 14/14 ·
  • May 25th 2/14 '
  • May 25th 4/14 ' Broke the head off one so will see how it survives. �
  • May 25th 2/10 ·'
  • May 26th 10/10 🌱 ✅
Third lot
  • May 26th: Soaking 7 more to fill in gaps
  • May 30th: · 5/7 May 31st: 7/7 | June 5th: ' 5/7 | June 6th: 🌱 7/7 ✅
Forth lot ✅
  • June 20th: Soaking last 7
  • · June 23rd: 5/7 | June 24th : 7/7 ✅

White

Size after soaking: Next to port cork stopper.
  • May 12th: Soaking 22 | May 15th: A mix of white, maybe butter and runner and some white runners may be sprouting �
  • · May 17th: 4/10 | May 20th: 4/10 Cooked the rest.
  • 'May 22nd: 1/4 | May 23rd 2/4
  • 🌱 May 23rd: 2/4 | May 26th: 3/4 | May 27th: 4/4
  • June 5th: 1 '

Second lot

  • May 21st: Saved 10 from 2022 from some I had soaked to cook
  • May 25th: 3 were potted | 🌱 May 27th: b1/3 | May 29th: 2/3
  • May 28th: 1 was eaten

Third lot

  • June 8th: Soaking 12
  • June 12th: · 2/12 June 14th: 8/12
  • ' June 17th: 1/12
  • 🌱 June 18th: 1/12 | June 19th: 6/12 | June 24th: 7/12 ✅
Forth lot
  • June 17th: Soaking 12
  • · June 20th: 4/12 | June 21st: 8/12 | | June 24th: 12/12 ✅
Fifth lot
  • June 25th: Soaking 8 to fill space
  • June 25th: · All 8