broad bean germination

[chilli_grower]

12 more sown and left in dining room near log burner!

25 degress in gh at the moment!

[ancee]

Last year I sowed mine around this time and then planted them out, they did well, then it snowed and snowed and..... This year I'm waiting, I'll be planting them next month as long as I can leave it as they tend to catch up anyway.

[Kristen]

I sow early-ish so that the plants get to "fully grown" before the blackfly arrive, as I then take out the tips which is what the blackfly eat (and then breed Grrrr)

[Alison]

Always sow my polytunnel broad beans in Jan and my outdoor ones in Feb and get a nice ongoing crop off the two sets before some of the other stuff starts up - it bridges the gap nicely between winter and summer crops. Will be planting the polytunnel ones out in the tunnel tomorrow (they're in the greenhouse in root trainers at the moment) but the outdoor ones will be a few more weeks in the greenhouse yet after being germinated inside.

[Two_Sheds]

I sowed some broad beans in pots

I always chit mine first, so I can throw away the duds and not waste time, space & compost on them

[TrialAndError]

Broad beans germinate best at around 12C but anything between 7C and 15C will do them fine. That's soil temperature not air temperature. Once they germinate (which only needs the correct soil temperatures for a day or so) they will then grow on fine at slightly lower or higher temperatures.

Mine have just gone into pots today and the master plan is they will be OK for planting out in five weeks or so. But the with the weather this year who knows. One thing for sure, we will probably pay dearly in late march / early April for this early March warm spell! My wellies and snow sledge are still firmly rooted in the porch.

[Ladyslip]

Planted mine in the poly yesterday.......

[chilli_grower]

half of them are just poking their heads through now!!!!

[Bren In Pots]

I've sown 60 saved seeds and only one of them hasn't shown, the original seeds were from Two sheds about 5 year ago.

[Dorothy rouse]

I've sown 60 saved seeds and only one of them hasn't shown, the original seeds were from Two sheds about 5 year ago.

I sowed The Sutton, about 70% germination! then some Red Epicure, 100%, was amazed! all planted out now.