Broad Beans arn't very happy

[Plot69]

But this morning, to my delight, I see 3 shoots pushing their way through.  Will watch out for the pigeons.  Better still, when it stops raining I'll cover them with netting.

That's exactly what I did, as soon as I see them I netted them...

Wonder why they're taking so long to germinate? Still, glad mine weren't the only ones to take 7 weeks.

[Plot69]

[Trevor_D]

If mice are a problem - aren't they always? - why sow them direct into the soil? I sow mine in modules (Oct 10th, last year) and plant them out when they're 3 or 4 inches high (Oct 29th). They're now 9 or 12 inches high and seem quite bonny.

Last year my first picking was May 4th (from over-wintered Aqualdulce) and then the main-crop came in from June 3rd (HDRA's heritage Crimson-flowered beans - sown in modules during Feb and planted out Feb 21st & Mar 2nd). I made the last picking of the main-crop on July 14th, the day before the French beans started!!

[Robert_Brenchley]

Mine took ages and ages. but they're coming through now, after having been panted in October.