Advice needed for beans

[David1949]

I planted my winter Aquadulce Beans on the first of October this year in a raised bed under cover they are up about 3 inches and i was wondering if it would be ok to feed them some liquid tomato feed or leave it till next year before feeding them say about the end of January.

[chris]

Leave then until next year now. They are better small, as they'll be more hardy over winter.

Tomato feed is fed when they start to fruit/flower, not before!

[Potstubsdustbins]

If the bed has been well prepared as Chris says you shoudn't need to feed them until they start to fruit.

If you are unsure I would leave it till next spring when the weather turns and them give them a dose of Miracle Grow or other high nitrogen fertiliser. This will help with green growth.

Colin

[Two_Sheds]

wondering if it would be ok to feed them

You don't want to feed anything going into winter: they'll put on too much soft topgrowth which will only succumb to the elements

[Florence Fennel]

I've been hanging on to sow broad beans and will be doing so at the weekend. Barring visitors

[David1949]

OK thank,s for your suggestions on my broad beans i will leave it till next February