"Martin B." wrote in message
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I planted broad beans in the autumn (first time I have done this)
The recnet frosts bent them all over and some are still looking quite
withered.
Am i right in thinking that they should be resistant to frost ; hence good
for autumn planting.
Are they likely to recover ?


Well.....................yes and no ;~(((
A common mistake is to sow too early. Young plants a few inches high are
susceptible to frost and may be damaged beyond recovery. If you sow later -
well into November they will be germinating through the darkest days and you
will see the first signs of life just before Christmas or in the first half
of January. Those newly germinated seedlings are practically frost proof and
will give you a crop a couple of weeks or so before spring sown ones. If you
are not happy about the crop you have in now I'd get some more sown as soon
as you can make a halfway decent seedbed.

Rod