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Title: At the lottie yesterday
Post by: ina on May 23, 2005, 18:20:47
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Aqua dulce broad beans sown in October last year.

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Painted lady, trying them for the first time.

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Lettuce (started harvesting them) in the greenhouse with sweet pepper plants in between. When the pepper plants get bushy, the lettuce will be gone.
Title: Re: At the lottie yesterday
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on May 23, 2005, 22:09:22
Painted lady are good if you like runner beans; i grew them for several years, then decided that I prefer the climbing French beans.
Title: Re: At the lottie yesterday
Post by: ina on May 23, 2005, 22:19:06
We always do lots of french climbers, usually around 90 plants of Rakkers (a Dutch type, very suitable for freezing), we are still eating last years. Just wanted to try painted ladies for a change in addition to the french climbers.
Title: Re: At the lottie yesterday
Post by: Mrs Ava on May 23, 2005, 23:30:34
Gorgeous looking lettuce in your greenhouse Ina!  And wonderful broadbeans.  My winter planted ones have pods now, but they are still a good couple of weeks off yours!  What about your flower beds Ina?  'Bout time we saw some of this years growings.
Title: Re: At the lottie yesterday
Post by: simon404 on May 24, 2005, 22:46:16
My pods are filling too  :)

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Title: Re: At the lottie yesterday
Post by: ina on May 24, 2005, 23:34:19
Ah, I think yours are ahead of mine. Looking good.
Title: Re: At the lottie yesterday
Post by: simon404 on May 25, 2005, 22:04:06
Cheers Ina  :) mine were sown in November. Best I've done with autumn- sown ones, definetely benifit from being sheltered from the wind   :)
Title: Re: At the lottie yesterday
Post by: Bambi.1 on May 25, 2005, 22:28:43

They all look brilliant,how come you all plant in November  ??? on the packets it says springtime doesn't it,sorry this probably sounds a dumb question  ::)are they in a heated greenhouse in November.
Title: Re: At the lottie yesterday
Post by: ina on May 25, 2005, 22:33:11
This is how mine were sheltered, with bubble wrap.
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Bambi, these are aqua dulce broad beans, they are for sowing in October and live through the winter but some protection against freezing east winds (in Holland) helps them. Last year mine had no protection and were a bit slower than this year.
Two reasons I like to grow the autumn sowing type of broad beans.
Harvest before the black lice get really bad and have the space available early enough for growing more summer things.