broad beans.

[familyofthree]

hi

We are new to growing vegies so please bear with us!!

We planted board beans,onions and garlic about 3 weeks ago, they have all pushed though. But can you guys help us with a few questions?
* Do we have to canes for the board beans they are about 2-3" tall now?
* Do we have to feed the onions etc at any time?

Look forward to hearing from some of you soon.

[Hazel at the Hill]

I don't grow broadies over winter, but they are fairly robust & so they should be ok without protection or staking. If winter is looking to be a nasty one, though, you could cover them with fleece, but generally they should come through the bad weather with few losses.

My overwintering onion bed got a couple of handfuls of growmore before planting, but I wouldn't have bothered if it wasn't to hand. I'd suggest that you feed them in spring when they start putting on growth.

Oh, welcome to the vine.

[Jardiniere]

but you'll need to stake the beans in the spring - as they will grow tall and heavy eventually!

[Alison]

I tend to put canes in round the outside and sort of fence them all in with string to stop them falling all over the paths but let them lean up against each other.

[Two_Sheds]

like Alison says. I've found the best thing is not to sow too early in autumn, and to avoid a windy spot.
You want short plants through the worst of the winter gales, then stake them in spring with canes and string

[Dashy]

I didn't stake my broadies, 1st time growing and they snapped under their weight. My onions were watered only by what rain we got in winter, trying to help the drought, and they were a great crop so they musnt need too much care.