Help with broad beans.....

washsaint · « **on:** April 28, 2008, 16:51 »

Can anyone offer any advice please.......

I planted out my broad beans about 3 weeks ago (having grown them indoors first, hardened off, then planted outside).

They are growing OK at the moment but today I have noticed several of the plants are starting to flower. Surely this is way too early and the plants are no more than 12-18 inches high at the moment.

Any advice on what I can do to keep them happy or am I stuffed?

Many thanks in advance for any advice!

Cheers!

noshed · « **Reply #1 on:** April 28, 2008, 16:55 »

They will be fine, mine are the same:

John · « **Reply #2 on:** April 28, 2008, 17:44 »

washsaint - it's really helpful if you put your location into your profile as the area can affect things.

Noshed's in sunny hot London and a good few weeks ahead of us, although I did see some broad beans starting to flower on our site. I wouldn't worry about it if I was you.

washsaint · « **Reply #3 on:** April 28, 2008, 17:59 »

Thanks for the replies. Last week it got really warm with lots of bees, onions have started going mad and spuds have rocketed up. So hopefully it's just the warmer weather encouraging stuff to start growing well (weeds are doing very well!!!).

And pigeons have had all my seedlings!!!!

John · « **Reply #4 on:** April 28, 2008, 18:03 »

Aha - the sunny south I see :flower:

Pigeons - have you tried approaching the MOD for some surplus surface to air missiles? I see them on the cables above my plot deciding what they're going to eat for breakfast :evil:

washsaint · « **Reply #5 on:** April 28, 2008, 18:07 »

Indeed John - unfortunately my wife and kids won't let me take a gun to the beggars!!!!

With the Army just round the corner it would be nice if they could eliminate the pests!!!!!

John · « **Reply #6 on:** April 28, 2008, 19:31 »

I've no room to talk, caught one under the netting. Just couldn't kill the terrified bird, so I gave it a stiff talking to before letting it go. Larry still takes the micky out of me about that one.

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