Broad beans ready yet?

sawnee · « **on:** May 12, 2008, 21:49 »

When do you know when your broad beans are ready for picking?
And is it best to harvest in the morning or evening or doesnt it matter?
Do you blanch or not? as you might be able to guess I have not grown these before :oops:

noshed · « **Reply #1 on:** May 12, 2008, 21:54 »

I picked some of mine yesterday and ate them whole:

weeeed · « **Reply #2 on:** May 12, 2008, 21:55 »

Hello sawnee, I would pick them as near as possible to when you are going to eat them. They are fab with parsley sauce by the way. If you are freezing them do as you would with any other and blanch as normal. If you can feel and see the beans inside then they are quite likely ready. They taste yummy when they are smaller anyway. Enjoy.

sawnee · « **Reply #3 on:** May 12, 2008, 22:01 »

Righty Ho, Straight to the lotty on the way home from work it is then

Thanks chaps

We did pick the tops out on saturday as a few had a covering of blackfly, the ones without the BF tasted great, my two yearold had to be dragged away after tasting them, she was happily plucking the plants of leaves and eating them

gobs · « **Reply #4 on:** May 12, 2008, 22:08 »

You experiment, ow you like them, I prefer them in all tender forms.

Ruby Red · « **Reply #5 on:** May 12, 2008, 22:27 »

If you blanch them dont waste the water. My dad made the most beautiful broad bean wine using the water.

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