On 19 Mar, 13:24, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
No, that's not right. Broad beans are HARDIER than onions, and can
happily survive quite hard frosts. I don't know if the original,
Mediterranean form (e.g. el ful) can, but the forms grown in the UK
assuredly can.
Peas are also pretty hardy. Unless the ground actually goes solid,
or they come through and then flop over, I wouldn't worry.

That was my thought when I asked how tall they were. Far too early for
peas - and I never do broadbeans in winter/early spring for these
reasons. Come to think of it I can't think of anyone doing broadbeans
in the winter/early spring. Do you?

But I am
not going to plant mine for a month yet.

Me neither. Brrrr.... it's got to be pleasurable )