Broad Bean Seeds

GaryH · « **on:** June 12, 2008, 09:25 »

Silly question, but what colour are broad Bean seeds.

I am new to grow your own and bought some BBS to grow.

When I opened the packet they were a light brown colour.

Is this correct.

Thanks

gobs · « **Reply #1 on:** June 12, 2008, 09:34 »

Yes. There are other seed colours, too.

amberleaf · « **Reply #2 on:** June 12, 2008, 21:14 »

Yes it is confusing but that colour is perfectly all right.

I supposed if you had been kept over winter and had dried out, you would change colour too.

GaryH · « **Reply #3 on:** June 12, 2008, 22:06 »

Recently bought.

trying to germinatethem in a container with damp kitchen roll in a takeaway container, but they have not opened yet.

does anyone know how long they take.

Thanks

gobs · « **Reply #4 on:** June 12, 2008, 22:11 »

Put them out in soil, in situ they germinate on as low as 2-5 C. Takes longer, mind, but on these temperatures we have now, will be much faster, whereas - I don't know - they might just rot in your kitchen towel now.

Wildeone · « **Reply #5 on:** June 13, 2008, 07:42 »

I thought it was too early or late to sow broad beans now :?

tommyboy · « **Reply #6 on:** June 13, 2008, 08:15 »

I hope it isn`t to late i`ve just planted some in paper pots in green house :?

peapod · « **Reply #7 on:** June 13, 2008, 09:03 »

Im planting BB up to end of June here in the cold NW
:-)

Paula

gobs · « **Reply #8 on:** June 13, 2008, 09:33 »

I often plant some this time of year.

corndolly · « **Reply #9 on:** June 13, 2008, 11:08 »

Do you get beans from the plants sown now . I always think of Broad Beans as Autumn or Spring sown.

We ate the tops from our beans this week they are delicious and stops the blackfly attack as they enjoy the tender tops too.

gobs · « **Reply #10 on:** June 13, 2008, 13:30 »

Quote from: "corndolly"

Do you get beans from the plants sown now .

Why would we keep doing it otherwise? :? That's of course, supposing that one was sane.

Well, surprisingly they originate from North-Africa, Middle East, something like that, I believe. Stand the cold well, but do a good summer crop, too.

Lardman · « **Reply #11 on:** June 13, 2008, 14:11 »

Has anyone else noticed very poor pollination rates this year?

I've put an entire packet of Aquaduce and an entire packet of suttons dwarf in and Im looking at 2-3 pods per plant. Even from the 100 or so plants I'll be lucky to get 2 -3 meals from them. :cry:

jannie · « **Reply #12 on:** June 13, 2008, 15:41 »

hi

Just finished my autumn beans had a really good crop but lost a lot in the storms they snapped off have another crop in but these are just starting to flower jan in south wales

iwantanallotment · « **Reply #13 on:** June 13, 2008, 15:48 »

Quote from: "Lardman"

Has anyone else noticed very poor pollination rates this year?

No probs here Lardman, plenty of pods on each...?

amberleaf · « **Reply #14 on:** June 13, 2008, 16:07 »

Re Poor pollination.

We have a bee keeper who has had a hive on our site. He keeps loosing whole colonies of bees and has said that there is a bee flu or something like that keeps wiping them out. The hive is empty this year.

I have not had the same number of bees we used to have before he came. If this is a 'universal' problem then we are down to the cotton buds and paint brushes to DIY the job.

Seems almost kinky!

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