Braod bean seeds: soak or not?
 

I did not have the opportunity to sow during autumn, because of the
conditions.
I sowed some 50 "The Sutton" without soaking 3 weeks ago and with what it
says on the packets, sow every 2 weeks to avoid a glut.
As we love broad beans and can't have too many, I sowed some that I had
soaked prior to sowing. I sowed them 10 days ago and they are up at the
same time as the non-soaked. They are exactly the same seed source and date
on the packet.
A tip? I don't know about that but it seems at first glance that soaking
might work prior to sowing and I will do it next year and see what happens.

Baz

Braod bean seeds: soak or not?
 

On Mar 4, 12:33*pm, Baz wrote:
I did not have the opportunity to sow during autumn, because of the
conditions.
I sowed some 50 "The Sutton" without soaking 3 weeks ago and with what it
says on the packets, sow every 2 weeks to avoid a glut.
As we love broad beans and can't have too many, I sowed some that I had
soaked prior to sowing. I sowed them 10 days ago and they are up at the
same time as the non-soaked. They are exactly the same seed source and date
on the packet.
A tip? I don't know about that but it seems at first glance that soaking
might work prior to sowing and I will do it next year and see what happens.

Baz

Temperature also effects germination.

Braod bean seeds: soak or not?
 

In message , Baz
writes
I did not have the opportunity to sow during autumn, because of the
conditions.
I sowed some 50 "The Sutton" without soaking 3 weeks ago and with what it
says on the packets, sow every 2 weeks to avoid a glut.
As we love broad beans and can't have too many, I sowed some that I had
soaked prior to sowing. I sowed them 10 days ago and they are up at the
same time as the non-soaked. They are exactly the same seed source and date
on the packet.
A tip? I don't know about that but it seems at first glance that soaking
might work prior to sowing and I will do it next year and see what happens.


We sow our spring sown broad beans in root trainers in the GH and then
plant out.

soaking may well get them going quicker, but I guess doesn't really
confer much benefit if you can just sow a couple of weeks earlier
--
Chris French

Braod bean seeds: soak or not?
 

chris French wrote in
:

soaking may well get them going quicker, but I guess doesn't really
confer much benefit if you can just sow a couple of weeks earlier

I agree but with the weather and other obstacles, this year has gotten off
to a slow start for us here, and have sowed as early as possible.
Also my other half has just reminded me that on our first ever attempt at
any sort of veg growing ended in disaster when 90% of the bean seeds rotted
in the ground, or they at least did not germinate. That was a great start
to veg gardening, I can tell you. That first year we had to buy them as
plants from a local market, expensive.

Take care,
Baz