I've been having broad bean trouble this year.
I normally sow Wizard field beans in the autumn and find them to be very hardy and reliable.
This year I was given some Syrian black broad bean seeds and decided to give them a try.
I planted them out in spring, but they didn't make much growth and looked increasingly bedraggled. Then I discovered that the pigeons had been attacking them and I have had to put them under netting. The plants have recovered a little but I am now worried I will have lack of pollination.
Does anyone else have trouble with pigeons eating broad beans?
Think I will go back to Wizard next year, the pigeons don't seem to like those.