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caroline7758
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Berwick-upon-Tweed
How to pick broad beans?
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June 15, 2011, 08:00:45 »
Seems like a silly question, I know. I read that you should pick them by pulling down firmly, but I've found this tends to strip the stem, which can't be good. How do you do it? Scissors? Twisting?
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pumkinlover
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Re: How to pick broad beans?
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June 15, 2011, 08:02:48 »
"Lets twist again like we did last summer....."
Sorry! :-[
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shirlton
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Re: How to pick broad beans?
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June 15, 2011, 08:24:01 »
That the way we do them. Pull down firmly as you said ;D
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Re: How to pick broad beans?
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June 15, 2011, 08:41:30 »
I twist with a downward flick ;D
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artichoke
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Re: How to pick broad beans?
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June 15, 2011, 08:55:39 »
After years of destroying various broad bean plants by dragging the pods off, I have taken to scissors.
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chriscross1966
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Re: How to pick broad beans?
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June 15, 2011, 12:28:14 »
I give them a 360 degree rotation then pull down... usually works...
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Russell
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Re: How to pick broad beans?
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June 15, 2011, 19:58:18 »
The majority of my crop I pick by a method which while destructive is kind to my back.
1 Sever the tops at ground level with a sharp spade.
2 Collect and bag the haulms and pods without further ado
3 Get deck chair under Wisteria pergola and adjust for comfort
4 Ensure glass of beer within easy reach
5 Separate the haulms from the pods how you like
6 Immediately plant new crop to utilise decaying nitrogenous roots in former bean bed
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Columbus
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Re: How to pick broad beans?
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June 15, 2011, 20:46:25 »
Hi Caroline, Hi all :)
Like Artichoke I have found I tend to damage plants if I start pulling and twisting,
so I snip them off with secateurs. Sometimes I do the same with tomatos.
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June 15, 2011, 21:32:26 »
I cut with a sharp knife, but have found that you can get them off by twisting the pods and pulling.
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powerspade
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Re: How to pick broad beans?
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June 16, 2011, 07:02:53 »
I snip mine with sissors
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