Broad beans
Just dug up my broad beans after a very successful first year - never
knew my wife could be so inventive with broad bean recipes! (Favourite probably bacon, mushroom & broad bean risotto) My query is - can I (indeed should I) shell the last few pods for drying to use as next year's starter seeds? Or am I best buying new each year? TIA for any advice Paul |
Broad beans
Paul wrote: Just dug up my broad beans after a very successful first year - never knew my wife could be so inventive with broad bean recipes! (Favourite probably bacon, mushroom & broad bean risotto) My query is - can I (indeed should I) shell the last few pods for drying to use as next year's starter seeds? Or am I best buying new each year? TIA for any advice Paul Yes, with a word of warning. When pollinating, bees etc may have visited a different variety of bean, in which case you may not get a true variety. If there are no other beans being grown closer than half a mile or so, it should be ok. I'm doing the same with my runners, but only as a back up/out of interest. HTH :) -- Pete C London UK |
Broad beans
"Pete C" wrote in message ... Paul wrote: Just dug up my broad beans after a very successful first year - never knew my wife could be so inventive with broad bean recipes! (Favourite probably bacon, mushroom & broad bean risotto) My query is - can I (indeed should I) shell the last few pods for drying to use as next year's starter seeds? Or am I best buying new each year? I know someone who has done this for 20+ years without problems. But if you're wanting to grow some over winter, stick with one of the hardy varieties such as aquadulce Claudia. Steve |
Broad beans
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shazzbat wrote: Paul wrote: Just dug up my broad beans after a very successful first year - never knew my wife could be so inventive with broad bean recipes! (Favourite probably bacon, mushroom & broad bean risotto) My query is - can I (indeed should I) shell the last few pods for drying to use as next year's starter seeds? Or am I best buying new each year? I know someone who has done this for 20+ years without problems. But if you're wanting to grow some over winter, stick with one of the hardy varieties such as aquadulce Claudia. It's fairly basic, but worth mentioning. Broad beans, as normally used, are unripe and will not germinate - they can be dried and used as dried beans without problems, of course. Any beans used for seed MUST be left to ripen on the plant, and only picked after the pod had gone leathery or even dry and hard. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Broad beans
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