[corndolly]

Delicious ! One of the nicest tasting veg crops , avoid those with blackfly on !  

Our Broad beans suffered from the strong winds we had last week, while we were away , they have fallen over , should we try to stand them up and provide support  or will they pick themselves up ? They are about 3' high and lots of flowers and some beans setting.

[Sadgit]

HMM.  I am just waiting for mine to pod up, the flowers are dying back now so shouldn't be too long hopefully.  never grown them before so it'll be a new experience for me.

same here.

quick question though, a woman on a plot near me was told to nip the growing tips off when they are 2-3 feet tall. I thought this was a stupid idea.. or am I wrong and she is right?

Cheers
SG

[woodburner]

Aphids love the juicy growing tip, so pinching it out is supposed to reduce attacks.