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This is my first year on the allotment I'm not sure if I should be feeding the beans and peas ? Some things I read suggest that you should feed every two weeks and others say nothing ??
So feed or not to feed :-)
So feed or not to feed :-)
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I guess it depends what your soil is like Bezzer. If it's in good condition with plenty of organic matter you shouldn't need to feed, just make sure you water well when in flower. If your soils not in good heart then a feed might give them a boost, just be careful not to overdo it, you don't want a load of sappy growth.Imagination is everything, it is a preview of what is to become. -
I don't feed my runner beans directly, I plant them over a trench which was filled with compost and leafy growh from the previous year. My peas and broad beans get a weak solution of comfrey or nettle tea diluted roughly 10 to 1.I'm only here cos I got on the wrong bus.Comment
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Legumes fix their own food (nitrogen), they're famous for it
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If they're in the ground then you shouldn't need to do anything so long as you prepared the soil before planting (although to be honest you don't really need to do that with peas). Apart from when I've planted out I've never, ever watered or fed any legume and always get a good crop.
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just keep your runner beans well watered ,nature will do the restdon't be afraid to innovate and try new things
remember.........only the dead fish go with the flow
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