with knife and fork » runnerbeans http://withknifeandfork.com a blog mostly about food Mon, 25 May 2015 16:04:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 Snail invasion http://withknifeandfork.com/snail-invasion http://withknifeandfork.com/snail-invasion#comments Sat, 09 Oct 2010 16:22:00 +0000 http://goodshoeday.wordpress.com/2010/10/09/snail-invasion Despite trying all sorts of methods to keep the snails off our already low yielding crops this year, sometimes the snails just win.

Like this one munching on a runner bean.

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Grrrr…..

]]> http://withknifeandfork.com/snail-invasion/feed 0 Beans or no beans http://withknifeandfork.com/beans-or-no-beans http://withknifeandfork.com/beans-or-no-beans#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:01:00 +0000 http://goodshoeday.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/beans-or-no-beans Continue reading Beans or no beans]]> This year we planted borlotti and runner beans. 

They’ve survived the onslaught of snails this year, and improvement over last summer.

They’ve produced nice flowers.

Pale pink on the borlotti, scarlet on the runners.

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But few beans.

So far I’ve counted 10 borlotti pods and 1 runner pod.

From 10 plants.

I guess its a better return just than money in a bank account, maybe.

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So what shall I do with my 11 beans?

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