[hasbean]

I sowed some broad beans directly in the ground about 3 weeks ago and have yet to see any sign of germination.
As it's been pretty cold since, should I give up and start again or is there still a chance of something happening?

[Kleftiwallah]

You could plant more in pots then you are covered if the first planted have 'passed on'!

Cheers,   Tony.

[crh75]

If they haven't been (bean ) eaten by mice they'll probably be up soon enough.

[Muls]

Lol, very good Crh  . All mine were eaten by mice after I had germinated them in pots, planted out when they were 4 inches high. PAH, couldn't believe the little b****** had eaten them after that.

[gremlin]

Last year, in that tropical spring we had:-
Sown direct unchitted on 19th Feb at 10deg C
First sign of germination 18th March

This year, sown on 14th March.  Still holding my breath,  and waiting and waiting...

[allot2learn]

Mine have been in nearly a month and haven't shown yet. I hope I didn't put them in upside down! 

[Chrysalis]

My Autumn sowing only came up a couple of weeks ago.    Put some more in last weekend. Things are just weird with the weather etc.  Don't despair yet.

[richrua]

it is the cold. (or mice too). Soil is still cold. When little weeds start appearing, your beans should too.

[rowan57]

Sowed my first 2 rows roughly the same time. Checked at the weekend, happily rooted but biding their time on the leaves.

[hasbean]

  Thanks for all the comments. Just been down and it looks like something's happening at last - one bean has sprouted - hurrah!

[taytors]

Put mine in bout month ago still no sign yet  but sure they will show when
there ready . dont give up hope yet soon as ground warms up anything can happen

[A Reyt Tayty]

I did all mine in pots in the GH last autumn. I planted some out in November, but they got whacked quite bad by the lovely weather. I replaced them with the ones still in the GH when the weather looked to be picking up. Then the weather got colder and it whacked them too. Being a tight sod, I'd saved the first lot which I dug up, potted them back up, and put them in the GH just in case. The ones in the GH are now looking much healthier than the ones I replaced them with outside. Nice big plants, about a foot high, full of flowers. I've even hand polinated with a soft brush because of lack of insects. Looks like all change again.

[gavinjconway]

Mine have been in nearly a month and haven't shown yet. I hope I didn't put them in upside down! 

They will sort themselves out - no such thing as upside down for a seed.
No worries - they will come up.. just been so cold so germination is taking longer.  I planted some in modules in the house on 2 march and then out into the GH when i ran out of space. They are only starting to show now.. so about 5-6 weeks..

[Sadgit]

mine were planted in the green house about 3 weeks ago and 1 has just started to show.

[allot2learn]

Some of my broad beans have just started to pop their heads up today. That's five weeks from sowing.