At last I have something to report on my amethyst french beans. I lost my entire first batch to slugs and snails - evidently the tiny seedlings are irrestible to the pests!
For the second lot, I started them off in the safety of my garage windowsill (which gets a good dose of the morning sun). Once they were well established, I transfered the 4 or 5 plants to a large pot and tied together 3 canes for them to climb.
For a long time they were fairly uninteresting to look at, just putting out leaves and growing in height but then last week I started to notice dark purple buds appearing. Now, finally some flowers are emerging and a delightful shade of purple they are too.
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