tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862210932296767630.post5919388990003236717..comments2024-03-28T10:05:09.868+00:00Comments on Hazel and Jane's allotment: Rain, Rain, Go Away!Hazelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18191107549698019812noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862210932296767630.post-34346133798660752692009-05-18T09:24:00.000+01:002009-05-18T09:24:00.000+01:00Yes, I should be ok with my french beans, Bilbo - ...Yes, I should be ok with my french beans, Bilbo - however, broad beans are promiscuous little devils & will cross like mad - that's why I have kept half a dozen crimson flowered plants in a pot here at home, so I can hopefully save pure seed.<br /><br />Runners will cross at will too - I only grow about a dozen, and use 'mongrel' seed saved from the previous year. They don't taste any the worse for it.Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191107549698019812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862210932296767630.post-82613279617384957792009-05-18T08:40:00.000+01:002009-05-18T08:40:00.000+01:00Climbing french type beans CAN but rarely do cross...Climbing french type beans CAN but rarely do cross pollinate. Hazel's seed should be ok.<br />I'm getting a tad peed off with the rain too.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841961223771293021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862210932296767630.post-43440946010538385442009-05-18T07:55:00.000+01:002009-05-18T07:55:00.000+01:00Remember that veg growing is not my strong point -...Remember that veg growing is not my strong point - but won't the beans pollinate each other if you grow different varieties so close to each other, or doesn't that matter unless you're Flummery saving seed?BilboWagginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913801147278606148noreply@blogger.com