Beans

Our first vegetable plants are in! I’ve got a bit of experience growing beans on balconies so these were definitely one for the allotment.

In my seed buying frenzy I went for climbing French and borlotti beans and dwarf kidney beans.  The latter two because I’ve not tried drying beans before so I’ll get to try something new! 

I really like growing climbing beans as they’re generally quite prolific in producing food and for me they also mean WIGWAMS!!!! Nothing I like better than a wigwam! Not only do they make great use of space, allowing you to grow vertically, but I think adding that different height looks good against other plantings – part of the reason for the dwarf kidneys!

So the first few plants are in and hoping to get a couple more plantings in over summer.