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Broadbeans
will6
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Really disapointed planted broadbeans last autumn,Stood up to the winter weather really well,Are now about 18 inches high and full of flowers,But i have noticed as the flowers are falling from the bottom it appears no beans are setting,Wonder if anyone can tell me whats gone wrong.
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Some of mine are the same, particularly the earliest blooms, I suspect it's due to a combination of cool weather and strong winds affecting the bees but now there are some pods the size of my finger and I'll be picking the first lot this week.
Have patience
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hello planted some last Autumn for the first time and yes they are doing really well
Also planted some more this year , will be interested to see how they compare
I too planted broad beans last autumn but I noticed that they weren't as frost hardy as I had thought so I erected a enviromesh barrier around them which protected them from the frost and from birds, then a month ago I noticed that the bottom flowers had turned black so I removed the barrier as it appeared that it was preventing the insects from pollinating the flowers. I've been away for a week so I will see what the situation is tomorrow.
Autumn before last I sowed some, then again in pots in Spring, by the time they were planted out they were the same size, they all flowered together so I wont be sowing any more in winter, battling with wind, trying to stake them, not worth the effort.
As I expected (see above) we picked our first meal of broad beans yesterday - we had them with some fresh line-caught cod (bought from Southwold Harbour yesterday lunchtime) and a creamy parsley sauce - loads of parsley from the garden.
Fabulous!
They were sown direct into the veg patch at the end of last October and have had no protection or special treatment.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Not much change with my broad beans after my week away apart from the fact that the flowers at the bottom which had turned black had in fact been pollinated and now little pods are growing, silly me.
must have a proper look at mine this weekend to see if any pods have developed there was certainly plenty of flowers
I like parsley sauce plus new potatoes and gammon with my broad beans
I eat the beans but a friends like to eat the whole pod when they are small ! Very body to there own taste