On 11/02/09 11:55, Part_No wrote:
(Steve Harris) wrote in
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In article ,
(Part_No) wrote:

I sowed 50 broad beans a couple of days after christmas
...
A very close inspection reveals 14 very very young plants, as if
someone fired a starting pistol, cos today another 7 are poking out.
Interesting. The "books" would be against sowing when you did. More
usual to sow after Feb or during October/November.

Your plants will be very young at a cold time. It may be worth putting
a cloche over them.

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/


Yes thats what I thought too, but a few allotment guys tod me they have
been doing this for years, November & February too.

I will put something over them though now you that you mention it.
I'll leave a few unprotected just as an experiment.

Also I have about 250 more to go into my new allotment this month, weather
permitting.

Thanks for the warning mate
Part_No

250!!! Wow that is an awful lot of broad beans!!

You growing anything else or have you got an enormous plot? What size is it?

Ed