[dawnj]

I have my cabbages,cauliflour and brocolli all indoors in trays, they are getting quite tall...should I plant them soon? I'm hardening them up at the moment.... can my beans go out too?

[peapod]

All but the beans can go out now, but they need hardening off first
Id wait until middle/end may where you are just in case of a frost with the beans. They will need hardening off nearer the time too

[DIGGER]

I would say. Yes,yes,yes and yes[broad beans

[Yorkie]

The brassicas should be outside as soon as you can harden them off - put them outside during the day, bring them in at night for a week or so, then they will be ok outdoors.

Beans are not frost hardy so do not aim to have them permanently outside until early June unless you are prepared to fleece them whenever temps at night may fall below about 6 degrees.  And again make sure they're hardened out first too.

If it's broad beans then they can go out now

[peapod]

I would say. Yes,yes,yes and yes[broad beans

Lol DIGGER 

[dawnj]

my beans are runners should i put them in bigger pots then or will they be ok where they are in trays.

[Yorkie]

If their roots are filling the tray insert then yes I'd pot them on

[dawnj]

can't see the roots!!! That doesn't make sense!!! I was thinking of the height of the beans (30cm ) and the height of the trays... I'm so new to this.... transfering pot to pot won't damage plant?

[peapod]

You will be fine to plant pot to pot, just be careful that you dont disturb the roots too much

[Yorkie]

Are they all in one seed tray, or does the tray have a number of subdivided cells?  If cells, how many of them are there per full size seed tray (about 8" x 12")?

Can you see little roots starting to come out of the bottom drainage holes of the seed tray?

[dawnj]

they are in seperate cells x 8, I will check the roots tomorrow as it is dark....if the roots are coming down from tray is that when I should put them in bigger pots?

[Yorkie]

Yes, that sounds about right 

As peapod says, if you don't damage the roots when putting them in a bigger pot then there should be no problems. 

If they're already 12" tall, it might also be worth keeping them somewhere slightly cooler indoors until planting out in order to slow down growth for the time being.

[dawnj]

Thanks guys for the advice I really want this to work.....I have so many questions, this site is so good hopefully I'll be a pro by the end of my first crop lol!!

[HLS]

There's still time to re-sow if something goes wrong, so don't worry!