I tried Broad bean this year and sowed the first row in November. The crop was medicocre and I noticed that not all the flowers produced a bean pod. The only witness was the flower stork without any pods. Is there any method I can increase the crop by artificial pollination? Or how can I increase natural pollination? Any ideas?
i have some broad beans that are flowering but no pods forming is it too late in the year maybe for them? Also i maybe planted them too close would this affect pod formation they are growing in miracle grow compost!
I grew broad bean 'The Sutton' last spring but they were infested with blackfly. Thought I would try to growing Aquadulce Claudia this November to get round the problem. I prefer to start stuff off in pots and transplant to avoid mice getting at them. Is it okay to do this with autumn broad beans?
we are having trouble with mice eating our broad beans that we grew in tubes in the greenhouse first and planted out last month giving them some fleece for protection.We will try again soaking in parrafin before sowing,any other tips?
By the way does anyone have any back copies of the garden news magazine with the Veg with Reg section?Reg was my dad and how I wish I had kept his write ups that i know gave lots of tips
Last year was a terrible one for blackfly - believe me I know! I too had to write off several plants as they were so infested I thought it best to clear them out and hope the other, stronger plants made good. They did - but not as good as they have been in previous years. I have heard of soaking the beans in parrafin but have never tried it - must remember next time!
What is the correct way to set a broad bean.I know it will prodably grow anyway but there must be a way which gives the bean a better start. I set them verically with the smooth curve to the top(after soaking overnight).
Hi have the same sort of problem with my broad beans, plenty of flowers and no pods forming. The strangest thing is I have 3 different varieties set and I'm thinking it might be ants or earwigs causing the problem as the flowers are just disppearing as if they were picked over night. Anyone got any ideas??
I have the same problem here in Hungary. The broad beans grew lovely, no blackfly or aphids, the flowers came out, and 90% of them are just withering and falling off. Just a few are forming pods. Any idea? Is it lack of bees for pollentation?
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By the way does anyone have any back copies of the garden news magazine with the Veg with Reg section?Reg was my dad and how I wish I had kept his write ups that i know gave lots of tips
I have heard of soaking the beans in parrafin but have never tried it - must remember next time!
I set them verically with the smooth curve to the top(after soaking overnight).
approx 2'6" high masses bloom but no sign of any pods forming. Would be grateful for advice.
Many thanks