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Broad Bean planting now?
Someone (Robert) said recently that you could sow broad beans now?
Can you really do that right now? Outdoors? In cold soil? Or start them in greenhouse? Thanks in advance Des (in dark damp Dublin) |
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Broad Bean planting now?
On 30 Jan, 11:04, "Des Higgins" wrote: Someone (Robert) said recently that you could sow broad beans now? Can you really do that right now? Outdoors? In cold soil? Or start them in greenhouse? A bit early for me (Lancashire) but would concider it in mid/end February indeed. I have never grown my broad beans in greenhouse because I would find them 'forced' and they wouldn't like being transplanted. I've grown them for years to great success straight sowed in ground end Feb - or once the ground is warm (and not in the autumn when you could also sow them but I find that they rot here as it's very wet - I've forgotten where you are). You could cover the area where you want to sow to warm up the soil. I do this for my peas if we're having lots of constant ground frost. ps. Just returned from home (Bordeaux). All our mimosas, albizias etc. covered in snow. We've lost lots of branches too heavy under the weight of the frozen snow. There's a snowman/woman in every front garden, frightening sight when you think the snow fell last tuesday! Yesterday was -3C in the middle of the day. I was frozen! This is the second time in my life time I've seen my home town like this. We all blame El Nino ... |
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Broad Bean planting now?
"La Puce" wrote in message oups.com... On 30 Jan, 11:04, "Des Higgins" wrote: Someone (Robert) said recently that you could sow broad beans now? Can you really do that right now? Outdoors? In cold soil? Or start them in greenhouse? A bit early for me (Lancashire) but would concider it in mid/end February indeed. I have never grown my broad beans in greenhouse because I would find them 'forced' and they wouldn't like being transplanted. I've grown them for years to great success straight sowed in ground end Feb - or once the ground is warm (and not in the autumn when you could also sow them but I find that they rot here as it's very wet - I've forgotten where you are). You could cover the area where you want to sow to warm up the soil. I do this for my peas if we're having lots of constant ground frost. Thanks for teh info!! ps. Just returned from home (Bordeaux). All our mimosas, albizias etc. covered in snow. We've lost lots of branches too heavy under the weight of the frozen snow. There's a snowman/woman in every front garden, frightening sight when you think the snow fell last tuesday! Yesterday was -3C in the middle of the day. I was frozen! This is the second time in my life time I've seen my home town like this. We all blame El Nino ... |
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Broad Bean planting now?
La Puce wrote:
: On 30 Jan, 11:04, "Des Higgins" wrote: :: Someone (Robert) said recently that you could sow broad beans now? :: Can you really do that right now? Outdoors? In cold soil? Or :: start them in greenhouse? : : A bit early for me (Lancashire) but would concider it in mid/end : February indeed. I have never grown my broad beans in greenhouse : because I would find them 'forced' and they wouldn't like being : transplanted. I've grown them for years to great success straight : sowed in ground end Feb - or once the ground is warm (and not in the : autumn when you could also sow them but I find that they rot here as : it's very wet - I've forgotten where you are). You could cover the : area where you want to sow to warm up the soil. I do this for my peas : if we're having lots of constant ground frost. : : ps. Just returned from home (Bordeaux). All our mimosas, albizias etc. : covered in snow. We've lost lots of branches too heavy under the : weight of the frozen snow. There's a snowman/woman in every front : garden, frightening sight when you think the snow fell last tuesday! : Yesterday was -3C in the middle of the day. I was frozen! This is the : second time in my life time I've seen my home town like this. We all : blame El Nino ... Down here we can usually sow broad beans in winter. I sowed some just before Christmas and they are just coming through. A lady I know sowed some more last week. They take longer to germinate, about 5 weeks I would say, but don't seem to rot off. My next (third lot) will be sown as soon as the ground starts warming up in March or April and then I get a good length of time with my favourite crop. They will be Witkiem Manita www.rraa.moonfruit.com |
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