In a message dated 22/07/2008 01:13:49 GMT Daylight Time,  
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<<This is the second time in recent years where we have seen  
beans in full flower when they were only six inches high.  None of  these 
flowers set, but when the warmer weather arrived the plants grew  rapidly and 
continued to flower; these later flowers were pollinated  successfully and 
set beans.>>



That's exactly what happened to my broad beans this  spring. In the end I had 
a good crop. Last year I had Crimson-flowered  Beans flowering in the worst 
of the weather, and from 40 beans planted, I  harvested 20.  

Regards,

Robert Brenchley

Birmingham  UK




   

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