Aquadulce. When are you sowing?

[strawberry1]

I intend to start aquadulce in root trainers this year but am not sure about timing. Am in SW near Bristol area

[strawberry1]

[Toshofthe Wuffingas]

Suffolk coastal here and I sowed mine a couple of days back in toilet roll tubes filled with old growbag compost. It was a packet with only 42 seeds in it but I have plenty of other varieties for Spring sowings and I intend to try some field beans soon as well. But I haven't had an allotment that long so my experience of autumn sowing success is limited.

[antipodes]

I had more or less given up on broadies as they are not too fussed over them in my house (I like them) - but considering how easy they are, I am tempted to have another go next year! Here it warms up sufficiently in february to sow them then so hardly seems much point in faffing about with over wintering.

[Poolcue]

As soon as it stops raining.

[Squashman]

I live in North Devon and have just set my first batch of 64 beans in root trainers, I will set another batch end of next month. This is my normal practice and so far been quite successful.

[BarriedaleNick]

Ill sow direct in a week or two - Sunny SE London here!!
Squashman and others who start in modules - when do you plant out?

[Robert_Brenchley]

I've long since given up on overwintering broadies due to winter waterlogging. If you want a good field bean try Wizard from Real Seeds.

[laurieuk]

I am just waiting for a day when I can walk on the soil to get onion sets and broad beans in. I always use aquaducie as they stand the winter much better than other varieties

[strawberry1]

I started my onion sets in root trainers and I decided to put them out yesterday, to get their feet down before the cold. They all had strong green stems and roots, so were ready. Tbh it made me appreciate why local arable farmers have been unable to drill winter wheat, it was unbelievably claggy

I have decided to sow the aquadulce at home in root trainers during november and I`ll sit on them as long as possible before getting them on the allotment, perhaps during march. I have direct sown once and planted strong plants out early winter and lost them twice, so will try once more. Swings and roundabouts

[100mph]

I was told to sow broad beans on Nov 5th, so that's what I do.
Not convinced overwintering makes a vast amount of difference - perhaps this  year I'll sow half and wait until 2013 before sowing the remainder just to see which does best. Overwintering certainly doesn't seem to make the plants resistant to blackfly, which I've seen suggested in several places.