[Snowboar]

Right makes sense snow I’ve tried nip tops out before with spring sown helps
A bit but I prefer to plant in winter it’s nice to have some bit going through winter I look forward to the Broad beans on toast one of
My first crops  does that apply to a few
Crops then snow I imagine it would

[coldandwindy]

Planted mine in oct aqua dolce about 3 inch high Bobbie they don’t need support until they get a bit bigger also I personally find I don’t
Get black fly if I plant over winter every time I’ve spring planted o got black fly

I'd guess the winter planted ones will have thicker, woodier stems that the wee b*ggers can't get their little pointy noses into!
Windy.

[Candide]

After the aquadulce froze to death, I sowed 20 Bunyards Exhibition in the unheated GH.  !0 have come thro and I'm now hardening them off and waiting for the others  to show.
Ee, but its good for morale to see them doing so well ( so far )

[missmoneypenny]

I rate Bunyards exhibition, I find them very good natured and they always perform well for me, probably better than Aquadulce, I’ve had success with spring and autumn planting.

[Subversive_plot]

After adding a bit of fertilizer, and some wet weather, suddenly I'm getting a few Broad Beans!

[snowdrops]

After adding a bit of fertilizer, and some wet weather, suddenly I'm getting a few Broad Beans!

Brilliant, I picked the first of this years crop yesterday

[Hampshire Hog]

Mine are in flower. Pinched out the tops a couple of days ago hoping that will deter the ants and aphids from milking the crop!

[AnneB]

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.

[Hampshire Hog]

Fingers crossed mine are uncovered and undamaged just a few ants wandering about.

[Benny130]

Ive just noticed the first of the black fly on mine. They are only 60-70cm high. Should I still pinch out the tips?

[Hampshire Hog]

Ive just noticed the first of the black fly on mine. They are only 60-70cm high. Should I still pinch out the tips?

I think it depends on how many flowers you already have on the stem.
You could hold off pinching the tops out and just tip your washing up liquid over those ants. ( clearly a mistake as I wouldn’t recommend an unlicensed use for diluted washing up liquid! ) good luck

[Hampshire Hog]

Decided to add some support as mine have lots of flowers. Used some bamboo and string as I didn’t fancy paying nearly £20 for a basic bit of plastic from a garden centre.