Don't worry about it. Runner beans are natural twiners and I can only imagine that despite the dwarfing selection process they still have a yearning to twist about a bit. If the plants are healthy leave them alone.

Heather, I checked out the link to the Kings catalogue. "Purple Tee Pee" will do the trick just as well as whatever's available from Mr Fothergill's, I'm sure - probably the same bean... what's in a name? Here's my direct email address so we can communicate privately: ywigman@austarmetro.com.au And if you can pull this off for me, your blood's worth bottling... Yvonne

hi Heather The ones on the fridge are so far doing much better. The others were in 'the glasshouse' (sounds good but it's nothing so posh, really!) so I thought it would be warm enough. I'd rather have your rain than my frost! The thin-leaved hostas now have mushy patches; a round-leaf Rhodo had most of its flowers turn brown; and the leaves on the Hydrangea are dangling. Frost cloth saved the 'out of the zone' plants but I never thought to cover the ones that got hit. Have you had any dealings with Coprosma acerosa 'Taiko'? I bought a bedraggled and ancient 'topiary' with this as a subject and the root system is pathetic. Straight into river grit and compost to take a breath and start again - but if you've any shortcuts to a better root mass - love to hear them.

Ok so I did a little research on hardening them off. It suggeted to start of in a shaded area first - does that sound right? I've added a picture. Is that maybe too much shade or is that probably good to start off with until it gets use to my heat. Its currently 27 degrees today. I haven't planted it into a bigger pot yet, I need to go buy one Thank you for the advice you both are giving! Also does it look like it's wilting?