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Talkback: Growing early broad beans video project

we followed the video and touch wood seem to begrowing fine.but when should we be picking them?

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  • wally3wally3 Posts: 3
    what are the black bits on my broad beans please
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,102

    Hi Wally - are you talking about chocolate spot on the leaves, or a little black line on the edge of the bean itself?

    If the latter,  it's a mark that appears on slightly older beans (means they're a little 'over ripe' so pick them earlier in future).  No problem, if the beans are a little 'floury' in taste then cooke them and pop the little pale green skin jackets off before serving (a bit time consuming but worth it).  image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • I have to surround mine with a lowish barrier of heavy duty plastic sheet, dug into the ground. If I don't, field mice will get them as soon as a shoot emerges.
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