The pods on my crop are up to about 4" long and quite slim. The beans
are quite bitter. Will the pods get bigger and the beans taste nicer?

Or is it:

- If you buy a dwarf variety, expect the pods to be dwarf too?
- The only good thing about a dwarf variety is that it's small?
- I've not been treating them right?

Thanks!

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com

In article , Steve
Harris writes
The pods on my crop are up to about 4" long and quite slim. The beans
are quite bitter. Will the pods get bigger and the beans taste nicer?

Or is it:

- If you buy a dwarf variety, expect the pods to be dwarf too?
- The only good thing about a dwarf variety is that it's small?
- I've not been treating them right?

Thanks!

Broad beans are ready for picking when they hang down instead of
sticking up.
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

In message , Steve
Harris writes
The pods on my crop are up to about 4" long and quite slim. The beans
are quite bitter. Will the pods get bigger and the beans taste nicer?
prob not yet ready. We grow the sutton, and it gives a good crop of
large tasty broad beans. I usually harvest when the beans inside are
about the same size as a fingernail but they will grow bigger if left.
--
Helen Johnson @ Chris French