On Tue, 02 Jul 2013 17:55:37 +1000, F Murtz
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SG1 wrote:

"Jeßus" wrote in message
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On Sun, 30 Jun 2013 14:58:19 +1000, "Farm1"
wrote:

"Jeßus" wrote in message

I just realised I forgot to plant my broad beans... maybe it's not too
late as so far the winter here has been fairly mild over all, ground
temp is still reasonable.

I haven't planted any yet either but I'm sure that Cundall says that
they
can be planted in very early Spring and there is no noticeable
difference in
themcoming into production at the right tiem etc. If it's not Peter who
said that then it is at least someone else whose gardening knowledge I
respect

I might make that a plan B... I have a big bucket of broad beans that
are getting a bit old, so I might sew some this week (as it's been
fairly mild here considering) and see if they'll germinate and grow
before a cold snap... if that doesn't work, or work very well, I'll
just sew some more this spring...

(so it wouldn't be Don Burke)

Agreed

My broad beans that I planted last year were at least 4 years old and
the germination rate was less than 25%. So I spent $1.34 at Bunnings and
am striking at 100%. They are looking fantastic atm, the rest of the
winter crop is looking pretty daggy but I live in hope.

Whatever do you do with broad beans? have you got an animal that likes
them? They taste nasty.

They don't have to taste nasty (unless you just plain don't like the
basic taste), but they do require a bit of fiddly preparation to get
the most out of them. They're easy to grow, and for me that's one of
their strong points. You can also eat the young shoots, raw, steamed
or whatever.