Beans and peas

[lainey lou]

Dear all,
I'm planning to put in some beans and peas to overwinter, can anyone advice me when is the best time to do this? Do they need cloching and and is there any special care/prep needed?
Thanks x

[Dobby]

someone on our plot has already got his growing ready to plant out this week,
I need to start mine of this week.
I'd protect them from rabbits cos thy like yung peas and beans

[lainey lou]

Really?
I was just planning to bung the seeds in, wasn't expecting them to do much till spring!
me know nothing.....

[Dobby]

When we put some beans in last year something tuck them all just one type thow the uthers we has soaked in garlc water over night and they came up fine just keeped getting the tops nibbled of
you need to mask the smell some use parofin but i did not fancy that so we thought of garlic and it worked

[ysb33r]

Started my broad beans and peas off in paper pots last autumn. Will be doing the same this year.

[Paulottie]

Started my broad beans and peas off in paper pots last autumn. Will be doing the same this year.

Why? They seem to germinate well enough in the open ground, But I find that if you plant them before Nov they do too well and then the larger plants get rocked in the winter winds causing black leg.

[scared55]

We planted some Broad Bean seeds in open ground at the beginning of September. They have all germinated and are looking quite strong so far.

Only time will tell.

KK

[Two_Sheds]

I sow in pots - anything direct-sown just gets annihilated by slugs. I did my bored beans too early last year, they grew too much in our warm autumn, then got knocked over by winter gales.
I'm trying to hand on till last week in October to get them in ...

[blackcatlois]

Yes I will start mine in pots this year 'cos last year something nibbled a few of them before they got going and I ended up with gaps in the rows

[lainey lou]

I've been told to plant extra to fill in any gaps later.

[Paulottie]

Definately worth sowning a few in pots at the same time to infill.

Last year the deer kindly trampled some of mine on the way to eat my brussels and purple sprouting!

[ysb33r]

Why? They seem to germinate well enough in the open ground,

Easier to space them afterwards - especially the peas.