Module Sowing

[rary]

If your veg bed is going to be ready by mid November I would plant onions and garlc directly into the bed, if for some reason you are unable to plant them then they can be planted in late winter early spring and just to ensure the garlic gets the cold spell that Penellype mentioned put them in the bottom shelf of your fridge for 5 or 6 weeks, and for me early spring would be time enough for BBs as we have cold wet winters here

[bario1]

Hi Bario

I did some last year and they were ok so I will plan to sow as many as I have RT's / loo rolls and compliment with an additional sowing in spring:-)

I would do this for your broad beans - sow NOW in root trainers/loo rolls and aim to plant out in November to overwinter - you really want them in the ground before the cold weather hits. Then do the same for your first sowing in early Spring (you'll have all Winter to save more loo rolls, or ask Santa for some root trainers).

[ameno]

If your veg bed is going to be ready by mid November I would plant onions and garlc directly into the bed, if for some reason you are unable to plant them then they can be planted in late winter early spring and just to ensure the garlic gets the cold spell that Penellype mentioned put them in the bottom shelf of your fridge for 5 or 6 weeks, and for me early spring would be time enough for BBs as we have cold wet winters here

Garlic can be planted that late, but winter onions need to put on a certain amount of growth before it gets too cold, or they'll just rot over winter.
For the onions, I'd definitely recommend starting then in modules as soon as possible and then planting out when the bed is ready.

[rary]

Garlic can be planted that late, but winter onions need to put on a certain amount of growth before it gets too cold, or they'll just rot over winter.
For the onions, I'd definitely recommend starting then in modules as soon as possible and then planting out when the bed is ready.

Interesting comment, I was thinking that the onion would just sit till the soil began to heat up, must give this a try and if it's right I will need to plant my sets a bit earlier as quite often it can be very cold at the start of October in this area

[broadway]

In the end onions and garlic went in modules, BB's in RT's, and strawberries in pots.

[Snadger]

Just to show how hardy broad beans are I was at the plot yesterday and noticed quite a few self seeders from last years crop had popped up and were 3 inch high healthy looking plants.
Next time I am at plot I will dig them up and plant in a seperate row as they are sprouting up among my Japanee onion sets.