feeding overwintered broad beans

[adrianhumph]

 Hi all,
             My aquadulce claudia (spelling may be dodgy) broad beans are looking good with lots of flowers forming  ;D Is it a good idea to give them a feed of some sort to give them a boost?
                                     Adrian.

[adrianhumph]

[Zoglet]

Iv been feeding mine once a month with chicken pellets since they started to flower, and they look great - I even had my first pods off them down the lotty today. Not sure If its technically the right thing to do, but they look happy and tasted good! :) (PS no one else's look as good as mine yet, which brings me great satisfaction too! :) )

[cleo]

Feeding them will not do any harm but they shouldn`t need it really

[allaboutliverpool]

My broad beans are flowering as well but flowers have set yet. I planted them in well manured soil and I agree they should not need feeding. There is a danger if you feed them that it may encourage excess green growth that will be liable to be damaged by winds and rain.

I took a photo today see it on-

http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allaboutallotments_Vegetables_Broad_Beans.html

[Jeannine]

I had a few pop up as volunteers in a raised wooden bed, strange as it was about 50 feet from last years, anyway instead of chucking them when I tidied the bed, I potted them, they got planted into the ground with my others which were in three inch pots this week, there was about 7, I wonder what they will be? XX Jeannine

[Rosyred]

Mine are looking really good this year but I planted closer together, lots of flowers too.

[simon404]

I gave the soil around mine a dusting of fish, blood and bone a week ago.  :)