I had a quick look round the plot after lunch yesterday for the first time all week. Thankfully everything was okay but I didn’t linger as it was still bitterly cold and the ground too soggy to do anything. Next week is looking a bit better so I may hopefully get to do some plotting.
This year I’ll be growing two types of dwarf French beans. One variety is Martini, a pencil variety with short, 4 in / 10 cm, pods. The other one is a flat variety Nassau, with pods about 6 in / 15 cm long. Both get good mentions on the MoreVeg website, where I got the seeds from. I’ll direct sow a short row, about ten beans, of each around mid-May then repeat in June and July.
I’ve got plenty of Nigella / Love-in-a-mist Persian Jewels seeds, mostly collected and saved from last year’s flowers, which I’ll be sowing during April. It would be nice if a few of the flowers are pink or rose, like this one from July 2012, rather than the usual blue or white.
Have a good week, and take care!
Flighty's plot 
Seems like an ideal time to be planning ahead for the growing season. I read about Storm Goretti that has pummeled the UK this week. Hope everyone and everything improves quickly. Take care.
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Liz it is indeed. Thankfully it hardly affected this area apart from some heavy rain for a while. Let’s hope so. |Thanks, and you xx
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I like the pink Nigella Mike: didn’t realise before, that one could get other than blue 🙂 Thank you A xx
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Anne good for you. Blue, and to a lesser extent white, are the common colours with pink/rose much less familiar. You’re welcome. xx
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Glad I was a teacher…one never stops learning!! 🙂
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Sitting in the North, which has been affected by adverse conditions for nearly 2 weeks, it is quite nice to hear about your proposals for plotting this year while you are cosily tucked up with a warm cuppa in your armchair. Mxxx
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Menhir thanks, that’s nice to know. Take care, and keep warm. xx
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I don’t think I’ve seen a pink Nigella mine have always been blue.
Good wishes for the coming new week.
All the best Jan
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Jan I’m not surprised as I only one or two now and again, they do tend to be mostly blue.
Thanks, and for you too. xx
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Those beans sound like they’ll be a good pair of varieties for you. It’ll be good to see what kind of colors you get from your nigella seed sowing!
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Nikki thanks, let’s hope so. There’ll be plenty blue and white ones. xx
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Some flower colours always seem more prevalent even when you buy a packet of mixed, fingers crossed you get the pink nigellas you wish for. It’s definitely a little warmer here today, we’ve had quite a bit of rain this week though so the ground is rather soggy.
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Jo yes I’ve always found that too, and thanks. It’s been the same here. xx
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Hope the weather has improved where you are and you’ve managed to get plotting!
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Sharon thanks, it’s sunny today but it rained all day yesterday making the ground soggier than ever so I won’t be plotting for a few days until it dries out a bit. xx
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That’s a shame. Mind you, it isn’t going anywhere!
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