[GrannieAnnie]

Loads of flowers on my first sowings, but they are spring sown, may try autumn sowing this year in the polytunnel.  Please yours have turned out nice Aunty!!!!

[milkman]

Picking a steady supply of broad beans from over wintered plants - seed was sown end of October.

I don't think its the frost that kills them off so much as cold wet winds, so if you can give them a bit of wind protection then they should come through the winter okay.

The plants tend to look pretty ropey and unpromising in the early spring but then they seem to perk themselves up and get on with the job in hand of producing lots of beans!

[ruffmesiter_69]

think we will see the first pods this w/e hopefully will keep you posted

[Annie]

Just waiting for the flowers to break then the netting can come off,just hope this wind dies down.

[Ali]

We sow Aquadulce in October to overwinter. We've been picking beans now for the last 2 weeks - they're a month further on than last year though, which is weird. We didn't have much frost but it did snow twice and they were fine. Last year they froze and looked quite dead, but they seemed to pick up again in spring. Hoping to have them out soon so we can put in french beans.

[ruffmesiter_69]

ours have filled out no bounds this week, should have pods next week then hmmmmmm

[yanfoex]

Will definitely try over-wintering for next year. Our spring sowing was attacked by bean weevil - the plants have pulled through and are now flowering but they're very small. Those on our site who over-wintered have marvellous crops!

[WG.]

nice to see you back yanfoex.