Broad Beans

GrannieAnnie · « **on:** June 10, 2006, 16:21 »

Minor panic over, although the lowest flowers on my dwarf broad beans (the sutton) are falling without setting, the ones further up have tiny pods on them, so hopefully they will be okay. How long will it be before they are big enough to eat?

noshed · « **Reply #1 on:** June 11, 2006, 18:27 »

Should be having my own broad beans for tea tonight...

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #2 on:** June 11, 2006, 22:06 »

alright show off!!!! I had my first spuds tonight!!!! But the broad beans are only about an inch long, so I think I'll leave them for a little while!!! Got lots of courgettes coming though, and some are about 3 inches long! And a few tiny tomatoes coming in the poly too.

mellowmick · « **Reply #3 on:** June 12, 2006, 09:50 »

My plants are doing well, a dozen all about 9" high. The leaves have been got at by something taking perfect little semi-circular bites out of the edges, about 2mm in diameter, at 2mm intervals. Very regular, but I've never seen anything on the leaves apart from black ants. Anyone any ideas on cause or seriousness of this?

noshed · « **Reply #4 on:** June 12, 2006, 11:23 »

Yep - had broad beans (planted by my predecessor) and my own spuds last night (rescued from slugs). Brilliant, if not exactly a horticultural triumph.

Gwiz · « **Reply #5 on:** June 13, 2006, 06:01 »

ive had a few broad beans, the rotten pigeons have had a lot more. :roll:

John · « **Reply #6 on:** June 13, 2006, 10:07 »

Quote from: "gwiz"

ive had a few broad beans, the rotten pigeons have had a lot more. :roll:

Strangely enough, the pigeons haven't bothered my broad beans up to now - probably too full on eating the brassicas!

Size66 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 13, 2006, 13:45 »

It seems the fella on the plot before me was a potato fan. ie that is mostly what he grew. i have old tatties coming up where i planted the beans, should i leave them and the beans or pull the tatties up

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #8 on:** June 13, 2006, 21:01 »

Hi 66, I am growing beans and peas were I had spuds last year, and of course, in digging up the spuds, I missed some and they are growing inbetween the beans and peas, but I've left them there. dug one up yesterday and there were 13 potatoes on it. Not very big ones, but made a meal!!!!

dave · « **Reply #9 on:** June 19, 2006, 16:09 »

mellowmick-
pea/bean weevil is your culprit; little dull brown insects lurking in the bushy bits
seem to have been the worst ever this year in my experience, but seldom actually stop a plant growing; once it gathers momentum it's ok

Oliver · « **Reply #10 on:** June 19, 2006, 23:58 »

Quote from: "mellowmick"

semi-circular bites out of the edges of bean leaves

These frilly edges are caused by the pea and bean weevil (related to the vine weevil).

On beans and the like they eat the leaves but don't do any damage to the pods. So no need to 'go after' them.

Vine weevils however, can be a problem because they eat roots - have only experienced them in the greenhouse on the streptocarpus. They eat roots so I use vine weevil killer solution.

Our broad beans are COVERED in black fly and lady birds and their lavae. What to do? Well, nothing really. I just let the lady birds eat their fill. They look pretty awful, but the beans in the pods appear to be OK!

mellowmick · « **Reply #11 on:** June 20, 2006, 09:08 »

Thanks folks,
They're in flower now and looking ok.

Oliver · « **Reply #12 on:** June 28, 2006, 16:49 »

She pulled up all her broad beans today, having eaten about 8 beans - the blackfly just proved too much. So - the book says plant them in November (Aquadulce Claudia) and pinch out the tops when they are 3ft high in April. And plant the others (The Sutton, for example) in March - starting them off in a tray. Well, that's what she will do. He has decided he likes them - after all these years when he would not grow them at all! and they say women can't make up their minds

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Broad Beans

Gwiz