Onions & broad beans

I have planted my onion sets outside and I believe that you can sow broad beans outside now. I have not been able to decide from what I have read whether this is worth doing or not. Opinions seem to vary.

Broad beans never make it to my plot till January - I put the Aqua Duluce ones in seed compost at home between Christmas and New year then harden off when they are big enough.

I'd be leaving onion sets another couple of weeks before planting into the soil myself. But that's due to where I am.

Ive took the plunge and set my onion sets in pots in the greenhouse today is it true that overwintering grown sets don't keep like the sets set in spring i was contemplating growing a variety called F1 reks but i settled for a T&M variety

 Ive ordered the following varieties for next year [moles]F1corrado- F1 cupido-F1 santero and F1kamal never grew these varieties before

on the subject of broad beans ime going to grow aquadulce in pots to overwinter i know Christine says she sets her broad beans same variety between Christmas and the new year i thought about starting them at the end of October should i set these in the tunnel or greenhouse to overwinter

Delay sowing your broad beans until late October/early November. That will mean that they emerge and sit through the Winter with just a couple of leaves showing. If you plant them earlier or coddle them in a greenhouse they will grow too big and be too soft to survive frost.

You can put them directly in the ground but in my experience you are better to start them in modules and plant them out as soon as they emerge. That effectively stops mice from stealing them, although mice will also visit your greehouse.

If you find in the Spring that there are a few gaps do not worry, the neighbouring plants will fill out and you will not notice the difference come picking time.