Broad bean experiment

[onefivenine]

Over the past few days some broad beans (Sutton) that I sowed on 11 March have exploded into life. I planted 4 seeds in a 6" pot indoors on a windowsill. The roots were coming out the bottom already!

So I've transplanted them as follows (sort of experiment!)

1 in 12" container in growhouse
1 in 12" container outdoors with a mini cloche for nighttime
1 in 7" pot indoors on windowsill
1 in 7" pot in growhouse

Do you think they'll be OK?

Here's what they are looking like now.





They were selling similar sized broad bean plants in B&Q today. Didn't say which variety. I thought they looked a bit yellow compared to mine.

[zazen999]

What are you experimenting about?

[onefivenine]

What are you experimenting about?

Ummm dunno really

Just wondering if any will fare better than the others.
I also have several still to sprout sown direct into a raised bed 10 days later, so interested to see what happens to them in comparison.

[Two_Sheds]

they don't like being too warm ... get them all outside

[onefivenine]

they don't like being too warm ... get them all outside

Do you mean the ones in the growhouse too or just the one indoors?
What about the mini-cloche? Needed or not?

I thought it might be too much of a shock to go straight out when they are so small and only just sprouted?

[zazen999]

Broadies are totally hardy, mine get sown outdoors and never see the inside of a building until they are ready to be cooked.

As soon as they are germinated, get em outside....in a cold frame if you feel you want it but as long as it is very soon after germination they will be fine.

[onefivenine]

Thanks for the help guys. Maybe I should leave the last indoor one inside until tomorrow and then put it out. I'm guessing it would be better to introduce it to outdoors earlier in the day rather than just before sunset - just so it gets used to the drop in temperature gradually.