[sunshineband]

I sowed 18 broad beans (aquadulce) in individual pots in the frost free greenhouse this afternoon.

(Still waiting for the cells to arrive for the onions -- the ones I have are massive  )

So what has your first sowing been of?

[AndyRVTR]

Hi SSB... I'm growing aquadulce for the first time this year and the packet says Mar-May, are you setting them away to plant out at a later date?? 

[sunshineband]

My packet says you can sow indoors or out from November onwards.

I am growing these under cover as it is difficult to protect plants at the plot form the wind at this time in the year and they tend to go black and fall over (cloches just get blown away)

I shall harden them off and set them out around mid March/ early April depending on the weather, and sow some more then too

[gobs]

Some strange seed packets some of you have got.

You can sow these hardier types just about any time.

Except for too early for over-wintering, because as Sunny says, the winds ruin them if they are too tall.

[DD.]

Probably means March one year to May the next year! 

Aquadulce are the standard over-winter BB.

[AndyRVTR]

Just re-checked, Gobs, youre spot on, they can be sown Jan, feb, September, October, November & December.
The pack states that they can be sown direct but would the ground not be way too cold for germination if planted direct now??

[sunshineband]

Just re-checked, Gobs, youre spot on, they can be sown Jan, feb, September, October, November & December.
The pack states that they can be sown direct but would the ground not be way too cold for germination if planted direct now??

Thank goodness -- they are sown now and I wasn't wantint to tip them out 

and they would germinate if the ground is not frozen

[gobs]

Just re-checked, Gobs, youre spot on, they can be sown Jan, feb, September, October, November & December.
The pack states that they can be sown direct but would the ground not be way too cold for germination if planted direct now??

These guys germinate at some unbelievably low tempretures, I do not know exactly how much for soil. The bigger problem tends to be that something eats them, especially in the cold season. and the birds and whonot dig and pull up the just germinated shoots.

Some of my lot self-seeded. I let them be, as nothing needs the space now. Not even overwintering ones. Some got eaten, but the rest are fine as yet.

Now the soil is warm enough yet, if you have no rodent problems, could try, but as colder weather is speculated soonish to come, the young shoots might get frozen just on emerging. So outdoor sowings I would leave now for a while.

[sunshineband]

Has anyone sown anything else yet?

[AndyRVTR]

Has anyone sown anything else yet?

Sorry for hi-jacking yor thread SSB  The only things I have sown at the moment are my 'show' onions, but I think i'll be sowing my aquadulce BB's tomorrow 

[gobs]

Has anyone sown anything else yet?

Yes. Do you remember them celeries, we discussed? them.

And a load of flower seeds. And some lettuce. And some khol-rabi.

[New shoot]

Only onion seeds so far and shallot sets 

[mumofstig]

Early toms today! Red Alert ones 

[gobs]

Now we are on Red Alert as well. One can't keep up.

PS: Absolutely uggerly these smilies are.

[Salmo]

I would just keep them in pots until they have the first leaves showing and then plant them out, or at least put them outside. Letting them get leggy and soft is the usual reason for failure. Mice will steal them whether they are inside or out.