Topic: Broad Beans and Sweet Peas

[jordsbabe]

Hello All Sorry i haven't been on for a while, back problem......slipped disc.......will need surgery soon  :-[

Anyway back to my query...... i have some broad beans and some sweet peas in my greenhouse and i was wondering if they would be ok to put out this weekend as i am going away next week and have no one to water them.  They are both in raised beds that are covered with bark.  Any advice welcome!

[saddad]

yes they should be fine... have you been hardening them off... by showing them the great outdoors... jus so it's not a shock to them...  ;D

[jordsbabe]

Yes this last week i have been treating them to days out from 6.30am to about 5.30pm the lucky things!

[saddad]

When you start taking them out to see the sights you know you're loosing it...  ;D

[jordsbabe]

Well if i couldn't plant them out this weekend they were going to come camping with me........... i think i need help!

[tim_n]

Bought some beans from the market (£1 a strip) and stuck them straight in the ground.  Lost one out of the lot straight away through decapitation.

The others looked a little sickly to start, a couple have been burnt by the wind but the rest seem to be doing well at present.

[jordsbabe]

Just a thought i've never done Broad Beans before and i have put up a tipee of canes (as you could for runner beans) but i've just suddenly had a thought will they grow up a cane or should i just use 1 can by the side of each plant? I've tried to find some pictures on google but failed. Besides 4 year old is kicking me off the computer  ???

[Robert_Brenchley]

They don't climb. They do tend to fall over, and you can use canes and string if you want to keep them upright.

[jordsbabe]

thanks Robert!