Originally Posted by daft batty (Post 6287884)

OK. So its horse poo on the flowers, sheep poo on the veggies.

Runner beans are still a mystery. I want to plant pole beans and I know that the runner beans have pretty scarlet flowers. What colour flowers do the other beans have??

Originally Posted by oldbag (Post 6289906)

Runner beans and pole beans are the same thing...........they climb (or run) up poles, hence the name, and have those fabulous bright red flowers. Other varieties have white or pale green. They grow well up a cane "wigwam" in a half barrel.

Don't plant your beans in cold soil, they won't germinate. And they're thirsty little buggers, so water them well.

Manure: sheep and cow more commonly used cos they're higher in nutrients, but in my house there's so much bull****, I usually use a good sprinkling of that. Whatever kind you use, don't put it on the garden until it's well-rotted (dry and crumbly is the watchword), otherwise it'll burn your plants.

Try to get hold of a book called "Vegetable Favorites" by Lois Hole........your local library should have it. Excellent book, not too technical; I'd give you my copy but it's going back to Blighty with me!

here endeth the lesson........good luck! :)

Originally Posted by daft batty (Post 6286092)

1) Which would be best for the garden, horse manure or sheep manure?? I have offers of both, free.

I have always been told Horse poop is good for Roses..not sure about Runner Beans though:unsure:

2) Would they combust spontaneously if I mixed them? T

hey might do if your dried them out ..well ...not sure about spontaneously!!

3) Has anyone seen runner bean seed or plants in Ontario?? I want to grow some. I havent even seen the vegetable in the shops.

I could ask my Step Sister she is obsessed with gardening and lives in Ontario....she spent a year looking for cress until she found it came under a different name there though :blink:

4) Maybe once I find the bean plants I should put sheep do at one end of the row and horse do at the other and see which does best.

Oh...Batty what happens when they meet in the middle :blink:

5) Does any of it matter?

Yes it does to you and thats what matters

6) Did anyone else worry about their first trip back home?

I might in a few weeks time when we get to Canada:blink:

7) Do I go to my graduation ceremony or not bother?

Just MHO..Yes, I didn't go to my and have regretted it always..but you have to do what is best for you...I hope you make the right decision for you :)

8) Will I remember how to drive a manual car? And on the left hand side too.

My Step Sister never does :eek: It's SCAREY

9) Will it be really hard to leave to come back here?

Originally Posted by Rhodeys (Post 6290000)

OOPS...I didn't mean to quote all of that :o

Originally Posted by Souvenir (Post 6289643)

Explain, old git.

Originally Posted by club_biscuit (Post 6290112)

I loved my graduation - it really solidified the accomplishment and made the whole degree feel "real" and I liked having my family celebrate with me.

But then.... I loved my wedding too!

Originally Posted by mc_dub (Post 6290287)

I hated mine. The only good part was after we received ours, you had to do a lap of the hall before sitting down and (to the horror of all the dignitaries and snotty parents), my 4 year old niece ran and jumped up into my arms because she got bored of sitting and wanted to come for a walk!!

Originally Posted by bazzz (Post 6290188)

I didn't really know what was going on in mine. Large parts of it were conducted in Latin, and sadly I don't have the benefit of a classical education.

Originally Posted by daft batty (Post 6292391)

So the fastest ones to get to the diplomas took the Firsts and the also rans took the Thirds?? Why not?