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Seed Saving Circle 2021
ruud:
You only can keep broad beans kind of real if there are no other variety in a cirkel of 500 meter.Broad beans mix very easy.
JanG:
Thanks Vetivert. Great to know. Mine are hanging on but I’ll certainly come asking if they succumb further.
And yes, broad beans are difficult to keep pure. I’ve tried mesh covers. Last year I bought, very cheap, some bridal veil material and made some net bags, but you need to cover the whole plant which in my case kept growing taller and probably made my bags ineffective!
When you’ve had broad bean seeds to offer, Ruud, did you grow just one variety or did you manage to bag them somehow?
ruud:
I just grew one variety but that wasnot 100% safe because of my neighbours.I am now creating a landrace broad bean.
JanG:
Yes, that’s definitely one very sensible way to go. Will that be a free-for-all, or will you select for certain qualities?
ruud:
That will be free for all,but if there are special ones i will try to isolated them and grow them next year.
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