At the same time I also feel very slightly depressed; a reminder that another circle has been joined, another year gone by.
This year I returned to an old favourite dwarf French bean; Contender. A heavy cropper, and very tender. I don't even 'top and tail'; just 'top'. Over the past few years I've followed friends' recommendations of new varieties, and have been disapointed by the size of the plants I've grown. No, not small, but far too big; almost like runners. Contender remains reasonably dwarf and compact, which is what I want.
With my successional sowings, we should be eating beans (in one form or another) for several months to come. Bonne appetit.
