"Staycalm" wrote in message
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"Geoff & Heather" wrote in message
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Staycalm,
From my recollections of gardening in Melb its probably a bit late for
runners, and perhaps a bit early for broad beans. The broad beans will
grow well through winter, but even if you don't plant them until
Jun/Jul - they will still crop about the same time - Oct/Nov As per
others comments - winter greens could go in now - you should be able to
get crop of broccoli or cabbage before you plant the broad beans. Caulis
could also go in now but usually take a bit longer to grow.

Thanks Geoff.
I went online and did some research on broad beans so I was pretty sure
I'd be waiting a while before planting. It is still so warm here.
I have had some brocolli in for a month already. It was possibly too
early.

im(limited)e, you can plant it too late but not too early. i hope you don't
want me to explain that sentence :-)

There is no head forming yet. How long does that usually take?

again ime, for most of its life it's just growing & not doing much, & the
heads come after about 3 months but it can actually be much longer. once it
starts heading, it's on for young & old! cut the main head, & that forces
the side shoots. after you cut the side shoots, there's side-side shoots
(etc) progressively smaller as you go. this goes on for a while. because
they explode into heads all over the place, it's a good idea to have some of
different ages, so you're not overwhelmed with it.

i was perturbed by a broccoli (i posted here ages ago) which lived on & on
without heading while the others bolted - but after that i read that it's
actually a biennial in that it has an 18 month life under some
circumstances.
kylie