Tip from My OH......he is the veg grower in our house. He usually grows great runner beans. Last year he listened to Joe Swift(TV) and sowed the beans stright in the soil. Result.......all got eaten off by slugs. This year he plans to start the beans in seed trays as usual BUT putting each bean inside a Loo roll tube. This means the bean grows to planting out stage but keeps the roots contained so there is no disturbance when the transplanting takes place. He iused to sow each bean in a 'thumb pot'(Plastic) The loo roll idea means you can plant the loo roll tube with the bean as it will rot down as the bean grows. Best of Luck!
Freezing Thimble? I usually do a few. I trim and slice them and blanche briefly and cool quickly and then freeze on trays and decant into bags whenfrozen....couple of hours. I find them acceptable as something green in winter and also uses the surplus crop but never as nice as fresh beans.
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