Kitchen Garden

THE CARDBOARD TUBE DEBATE

Readers have their say on toilet roll tube use...

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I have used them most years for runner and French beans, leeks, tomatoes, cucumbers and anything really. Some seeds only need half the tube.

Geoff Packer, Surrey

I too have used these, mainly for beans and peas and have some good results, in particular, broad beans. The plants were planted out in their tubes and are really strong and are doing well.

I will continue to use the toilet rolls and

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