Early Broadies?

[smallblueplanet]

Just putting in some onion & leek seeds and wondered is it too early to start some broad beans off in rootrainers?

[gojiberry]

Planted 15 Claudia Aquadulce into pots yeaterday. Will make another couple of sowings in late Jan and Fed before sowing outdoors at end of March.

Ian

[smallblueplanet]

Thanks gojiberry. Look at the pkts for Witkeim & Hangdown Green and they say Feb...but...

Where will you keep yours and will you protect them from frost?

[Alison]

I planted some Express and Imperial Longpod towards the end of Jan in root trainers last year although they were rather later going in the ground as I hadn't got the bed dug early enough!

[BarleySugar]

Isn't it strange, I read this post, and remembered I planted broadies out early Feb, because it snowed just after, but although I thought I'd written everything in my diary, it doesn't say when I sowed them.
I know the later ones didn't do so well, they went in early Feb in pots in the greenhouse, but gave blind pods, no beans . The earlier ones did well, I got loads of beans, so I don't think it was a pollination problem.
This year I planted them straight into the garden on 27th Oct, they are around 2 inches high, and seem to be withstanding the weather so far.

[Scottishnewbie]

i planted some in the autumn and left them in toilet rolls holders in the unheated GH. I noticed today that i think they've all died with the extreme cold - all lying over to one side - anything i can do to bring them back to life does anyone know?

[smallblueplanet]

...anything i can do to bring them back to life does anyone know?

Voodoo?

[zazen999]

i planted some in the autumn and left them in toilet rolls holders in the unheated GH. I noticed today that i think they've all died with the extreme cold - all lying over to one side - anything i can do to bring them back to life does anyone know?

Put into pots, with some compost and a good watering?

I only use loo roll holders if they are in them for a short period of time; they do dry out really quickly and go mouldy if too wet.

[Scottishnewbie]

Voodoo?

never thought of that Manda, I'll give it a try!!! If it works I'll see what I can do wth MIL next!!

thanks zazen - if i feel up to braving the elements tomorrow i think i'll take a wee heater and spend a couple of hours in the greenhouse to get away from the madness that is the festive season!

[solway cropper]

I have half a dozen bean plants growing in the unheated greenhouse that I sowed in November. they're about 6 inches high and standing up to the cold weather (we've had -8 here)

I'll be sowing some more in pots when the cold snap ends. Hopefully I'll get an early crop although when I've done this other years it only seems to be about 2 or 3 weeks earlier than the outdoor sown ones.

[smallblueplanet]

@scottishnewbie - good luck...with the broadies, not the MIL!

@solway_cropper - what variety are you going to sow?