Guest Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Hi I was just wondering if anyone could help. I am doing the topic of fairytales and for Jack and the Beanstalk wanted the children to grow their own beans. I read the post about this a few weeks ago and can't remember if the type of beans was mentioned. I know this sounds really stupid - but went to garden store and they had lots of different types of beans and I just want to make sure that I get the right kind that will grow at this time of year. If anyone could help I'd be very grateful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Runner beans! There may be different varieties, but if you are growing in pots indoors there shouldnt be a problem, as far as I am aware. Have a look at the descriptions and make your choice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Thanks Susan for your quick reply - runner beans it is then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 I did this last term and was surprised how quickly the runner beans grew. I placed them into a coffee jar with blotting paper. Link it into maths by measuring the bean daily with unifix cubes. One night it grew 2 cubes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gezabel Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 We did it last year and its always a great favourite with the children! We kept some in the pre school but children all took their individual ones home - we got daily reports on 'bean growth' - great activity, have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Thanks for all the replies, like the idea of the unifix cubes to measure and for the children to take one home. Thanks for all your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 We've done it with broad beans and had very good results. Have you thought about doing a class jar with mung beans - these give very quick results that you can do alongside your beans. Rinse the beans and put them damp into a jar - cover the neck of the jar with muslin or a 'clean' pair of tights. You then wrap black paper around the outside of the jar to keep the sunlight out. The beans need to be rinsed every day or they will smell and I think go slimy , but its quite easy to do as you just fill the jar through the muslin, swirl round and drain out. The beans begin to sprout very quickly and you can take some out to show the children or temporarily remove the black paper. The chn can then eat the beansprouts. From memory it takes around about 2 weeks???? You can use a number of different sprouting beans - aduki, alphalpha etc - see the health food shop. Hope this makes sense Good luck - Harricroft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 How tall are broad beans Harricroft? If you grow the runner beans for long enough you will get a plant that you could easily imagine Jack climbing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 when we grew beans we encorporated a fundraising into it (sponsored bean grow) we raised £250...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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