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Hi never having grown these before I got ten plants from home base and planted them in late August, they have put on lots of growth and look very happy - it has been very mild here in North London for the past week and one of the plants is flowering. the Temperature is said to drop to about 8 degrees tomorrow and I am wondering if this will halt the flowering on these beans, I thought they would not flower until next spring I doubt I will get beans from this plant but will it over winter?
Nora.

Goodness only knows why they were selling them in August which is picking, not planting or sowing, time!  Overwintered varieties are sown around now for picking in June, a month or so before ones planted or sown next spring.
The flowers will die in a frost but the plants should  be okay. I'd leave them be and see what happens.  You can always plant or sow more next spring.
Suggest you read up on vegetable growing so you know when things should be planted, sown and harvested as places like Homebase seem to sell plants at any time just to make money.   

 

Hi Nora42.

I planted broad beans at the beginning of October.  I put them in deep. 

I noticed this morning that they are about 2cm (or an inch in old money) high.

I am planning on covering them (lightly) with big tree leaves to see if that will protect them through the worst of the winter.

Last year I planted about the same time and did the same thing and about 60% survived.  I planted more broad beans in March to fill in the empty spaces.  I found the early broad beans were so nice to eat.  So I think it is worth taking the risk.

Bill