Broad beans

[jackie j]

I have just been to my allotment and noticed some of the flowers on my broad beans have gone black almost like they have burnt, is this frost damage ? they were planted as seeds last autumn and are quite big.

[Cutecumber]

There is quite a lot of black colouring on broad bean flowers anyway and they do naturally shrivel up after they have finished flowering. It may just be this. Usually I find it is the leaves that go black if they are badly frosted.

Just keep your eye on them, they'll probably be fine.

[Essex Boys]

hI jackie

I have three double rows of beans. I have noticed them black also as this is the first time i have grown them,but i think this not a problem and you will get nice pods of beans.

Please let me know how you get on,they should be ready mid June

Danny

Essex Boys

[jackie j]

Essex boys I will let you know. What part of essex are you presuming the name means you are from essex?

[Essex Boys]

Rainham , our plot is in Hornchurch Essex

[Two_Sheds]

When the flowers shrivel and turn black, it means they're turning into beans. Yippee !

[piskieinboots]

a fair few of my autumn sown Suttons are turning black - don't panic Mr. Mannering, they'll be good

[jackie j]

Essex boys I asked because I have a cousin in chelmsford and spent many school hols in South-end at my nans