broad beans

shed head · « **on:** March 19, 2013, 18:54 »

Hi All
My broad beans are about 5" tall and been in the coldframe for a week.....will it be ok to plant them out this weekend?

Ta

Totty · « **Reply #1 on:** March 19, 2013, 19:00 »

Yeah for sure.

Totty

shed head · « **Reply #2 on:** March 19, 2013, 19:14 »

Thanks Totty....i was hoping so, cant stare at that blank soil any longer unsure

shed head · « **Reply #3 on:** March 19, 2013, 19:16 »

and plant some mange tout outdoors you think?

Doc_D · « **Reply #4 on:** March 19, 2013, 21:05 »

The strong cold easterly last week totally did for a few overwintered broad beans exposed in a tall raised bed at home.

I was quite surprised as they happily survived being covered in snow in
January.... 3 or 4 out of 15 have definitely had it, jury out on the rest.

Hopefully we won't get any more weather like that, and luckily I have some more ready fr planting out! Not the best start to the year though!

Totty · « **Reply #5 on:** March 19, 2013, 21:09 »

Should be fine. Helps if your ground has warmed up a bit to avoid the seed rotting, the plants will be relatively frost hardy. While the gound is still a bit on he cold side I like to take all the seed I'm sowing and spread them out in between a piece of newspaper and put in a seed tray. Keep the paper damp and in a few days they will have all swollen and some started to shoot. Take out a shallow trench and I'll line it with a thin layer of old potting compost and rough grade vermiculite. Then cover. A little extra work but I like to stagger sowings of peas and find this way guarantees that the seed germinates well while conditions are not ideal.

Totty

shed head · « **Reply #6 on:** March 19, 2013, 21:41 »

Ta Tots

Think I'll do the newspaper thing tonight and plant them outside under coke bottle cloches on saturday

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