Topic: How are your broad beans looking?

[Chris Graham]

These were sown mid Feb and transplanted onto the plot.

Never grown these before and had a bit of problem with slugs at first, but I now have wee broad beans growing.

;)

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

they haven't been nibbled round the edges like ours have. And our field bean green manure beans have just got some blackfly. Same thing happened last year. Ladybirds did the business in a week or so

[saddad]

Short, but in full flower... the Sutton.
 ;D

[Suzanne]

I have grown red epicure and stereo this year. The red ones are fast outgrowing the stereo. Both sown direct back in March, the red has flowers forming but not open yet, the stereo just about 4 " high.

[powerspade]

I always grow Bunyards Exhibtion and this year I have 6 x 24ft rows all about 8" tall, cannot wait for harvest, Bacon, broad beans and new potatoes with bacon fat dribbled over the potatoes.Yum yum

[Chris Graham]

I always grow Bunyards Exhibtion and this year I have 6 x 24ft rows all about 8" tall, cannot wait for harvest, Bacon, broad beans and new potatoes with bacon fat dribbled over the potatoes.Yum yum

Now that sounds good. Wasnt sure what to do with broadbeans, but felt the urge to grow them this year.

[Plot69]

Now that sounds good. Wasnt sure what to do with broadbeans, but felt the urge to grow them this year.

Don't bother cooking them. They taste better than peas straight from the pod. I had to force myself to stop eating them last year.

[Chris Graham]

Now that sounds good. Wasnt sure what to do with broadbeans, but felt the urge to grow them this year.

Don't bother cooking them. They taste better than peas straight from the pod. I had to force myself to stop eating them last year.

Looking forward to it!

I have to admit Peas never make it to the kitchen  ;)

[jaqz]

we sowed ours in the autumn, and they now have loads of ovely pods swelling by the day........

can't wait to tuck in as its my first time growing them.

 :)

[ruud]

MIne are flowering,i am growing a short one dont know the name,brought them two years ago from a market in crete,this is the second generation who is growing on my plot.

[posie]

We're growing dwarf suttons and they're about the size, maybe a little taller as ones in pics, nothing on them yet though.  Can't abide them myself, but was my grandmother's one request so put some in for her.

[HappyCatz]

Aquadulce, sown in december and now waist high!
Have already harvested some of the tops and off to go and get some more for a green risotto tonight. Yum! :)

[jaqz]

what feed would anyone recommend? - we have some comfrey, or i could use the tomato and cucumber pellets, ( all organic) , or would these be the wrong nutrients for BB'S?

[OllieC]

Nearly 2 inches long & counting! Woohoo!

[sawfish]

My Windsor White and Bunyards Exhibition are pretty much the same as yours but my Martock Beans are half the size.

[mostlybegrowing]

Its my first time growing broad beans too, Sutton the dwarf variety were sown 17 November last year. They are now flowering and I can see some tiny bean pods forming.

[Chris Graham]

Mine have started to flower too.

Cant wait to try them out!



Dont look as tidy as yours tho mostlybegrowing

[Rosyred]

Short, but in full flower... the Sutton.
 ;D

Mine the same. Never grown Sutton before do we get a good crop even though they are short?

[barkingdog]

I am growing Crimson Flowered broad beans this year - they are flowering now (lovely flowers) and are about 8 inches tall. I believe this is quite a short variety though. No pods as yet!

[Tin Shed]

Aquadulce, planted in November - tops pinched out and pods about 4ins long.
Now watering like mad as we haven't had any rain for a while.
Really looking forward to the BB glut- but can't decide whether to blanch before freezing or not - decision, decisions!!!