15 JANUARY 1954, Page 13

Early Beans

Anyone with a few five-inch pots and some sheets of glass or frames can have beans ready for planting-out and get things a little in advance. The same can be done with peas. Good use can be made of cloches in sheltered places, providing the shelter is only wind- shelter and it is remembered that where the sun and light cannot reach for long the soil is slow to come to life and growth is