Broad Beans in growbags?

[selfraising]

I thought I would try an experimenet due to lack of space in my garden and in my raised beds. I have two large and slightly deeper than usual grow bags that had tomatoes in them and thought that I could cut the plastic out of the top completely and then top them up with a bit of fresh manure. I am going to cut out the bottoms of some 6 inch pots, fill them up with fresh compost, sit them in the growbags and then sow the broad beans into them.

I worked out that I could get 12 x 6 inch pots side by side or set them in two alternate rows.

Will this work?

Oh and of course it recycles my growbags

[zazen999]

Personally, I'd mix the compost with some manure and put the mix into the pots and grow 6 to a pot. But I never use growbags as they take too much room - I use the innerds and keep the bags for transporting compost from home to lottie.

[FionaH]

Can't see what you have to lose, but Zazen's idea sounds more space efficient. What size pots do you use Zaz for 6 plants?

[selfraising]

Good idea Zazen! As Fi says, what size pots should I use?

[Bren In Pots]

I'm growing Broad Beans in pots this year so any info on size would be handy.

[zazen999]

Can't see what you have to lose, but Zazen's idea sounds more space efficient. What size pots do you use Zaz for 6 plants?

I would put 6 into the 6 inch ones that SR mentioned. I'd give them tomato food as well to give them a boost once they start flowering.

I'm growing broadies in the greenhouse this winter. Just because I have one now

[FionaH]

I'm growing broadies in the greenhouse this winter. Just because I have one now

Snap, thats my plan for today

[Bren In Pots]

Me too I've had my greenhouse since July so I want to get the best use out of it.

[Rocketron]

6 beans in one 6"pot ?
Have I read that right ?

[zazen999]

6 beans in one 6"pot ?
Have I read that right ?

Well, that's what I'd do......I grew about 20 peas in a 10 inch pot last year and they grew fine.

[vikkib]

Personally, I'd mix the compost with some manure and put the mix into the pots and grow 6 to a pot. But I never use growbags as they take too much room - I use the innerds and keep the bags for transporting compost from home to lottie.

Woohoo! I ordered some broad bean seeds the other day and they miraculously arrived before any more postal strike nonsense so I think I know what I'm going to be doing after lunch!

I've got some buckets with cukes in, the plants are ready for the heap, can I use that compost (mixed with some manure as suggested) as well or are beans and cukes a bad combination?

[Rocketron]

Well, that's what I'd do......I grew about 20 peas in a 10 inch pot last year and they grew fine.

I'm sorry if I appeared a bit "off". It's just that my broad beans grew about 3' tall this year and I can't envisage having 6 of them in one pot.

[zazen999]

Pinch them out at about 2ft and they will grow out......Mine will be trailed up the strings that held the tomatoes - in fact they will be pressed into the same soil as i'm just going to snip the toms off and leave the pots insitu.

I've already got some beans on the go in the same way - all beans that aren't good enough to eat or save until next year are being pressed into the tomato pots and grown in the greenhouse.

[rustylady]

I'm sorry if I appeared a bit "off". It's just that my broad beans grew about 3' tall this year and I can't envisage having 6 of them in one pot.

Me too, rocketron, I really can't imagine 6 broad beans in one 6" pot.

[zazen999]

If you can't imagine 6 broadies in a 6 inch pot - then try 3? Or 2?