Different types of broad bean together?

[Growinnorway]

Can you grow different types of broad heans together? For example aquadulce + masterpiece green.. or will they pollinate each other and make them taste bad?

And also, what about carrots, can you grow different types together?

Thank you☺

[veggiechicken]

Hello and welcome
You can grow any broad beans together and carrots. They won't taste any different if they are cross-pollinated. It only matters if you want to save seed from them as they won't be true to type.

[Twynyrodyn]

Can you grow different types of broad heans together? For example aquadulce + masterpiece green.. or will they pollinate each other and make them taste bad?

And also, what about carrots, can you grow different types together?

Thank you☺

Oh no, I thought, another possible catastrophe, I hadn't thought of.....like the ever expanding pests list! This gardening business is fraught with dangers.

[Growinnorway]

Hello and welcome
You can grow any broad beans together and carrots. They won't taste any different if they are cross-pollinated. It only matters if you want to save seed from them as they won't be true to type.

Ok thanks☺

Also do you know how how cold can it be before you sow broad beans directly outside? Will they germinate in 41 fahrenheit for example?

[Lumpy]

Ok thanks☺

Also do you know how how cold can it be before you sow broad beans directly outside? Will they germinate in 41 fahrenheit for example?

Sorry, I don't know what 41F is in centigrade but......I planted my dwarf variety Robin Hood a few weeks ago and they (well some) have just broken the surface.

Your location would help no end.

[veggiechicken]

Lumpy, you must be too young to remember Fahrenheit 41F = 5C.
As to location, there may be a clue in Growinnorway's name

This may help https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=617

I start my beans indoors and plant them out a few weeks later.

[Growinnorway]

Sorry, I don't know what 41F is in centigrade but......I planted my dwarf variety Robin Hood a few weeks ago and they (well some) have just broken the surface.

Your location would help no end.

I actually thought that in UK they used fahrenheit? normally i use C.

But I will try to plant some seeds now then and see if they sprout, and if they sprout i will plant some more

[Lumpy]

Lumpy, you must be too young to remember Fahrenheit 41F = 5C.
As to location, there may be a clue in Growinnorway's name

This may help https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=617

I start my beans indoors and plant them out a few weeks later.

Sorry VC. You should know by now that I'm a bit thick. I WILL try and be a bit more on the ball as it were..........................as if!

[veggiechicken]

We used to use Fahrenheit and some of us oldies still relate to it!
I know 16C = 61F and 28C = 82F and that's about it for Centigrade

[Baldy]

'Growinnorway' - just for a moment I thought - Welsh? - then I realised not enough G's or 'phlegm'' in the name

Things that you have to 'watch out' when you grow different types together are things like sweetcorn - where you are actually eating the 'seeds' - so if varieties cross then the seed will be different and in the case of things like sweetcorn the results can be pretty horrible to taste - for most other stuff its only a problem if you want to save the seed...

[Growinnorway]

'Growinnorway' - just for a moment I thought - Welsh? - then I realised not enough G's or 'phlegm'' in the name

Things that you have to 'watch out' when you grow different types together are things like sweetcorn - where you are actually eating the 'seeds' - so if varieties cross then the seed will be different and in the case of things like sweetcorn the results can be pretty horrible to taste - for most other stuff its only a problem if you want to save the seed...

Ok thanks for the clearing up☺ And also i have read that cucumbers (possibly only f1 + herloom) should not be planted together because it pollinates the other and make it taste bad.

It should be nice if it was any complete list of plants that can be planted together?

[Jonnyt]

I started School in 1969 and believe I was in the first school year to only be taught decimalisation and centigrade.

I'm sure following Brexit we will bring fathings, shillings and three crowns back along will Farenheight and Gallons.

[Muddy_Boots]

I started School in 1969 and believe I was in the first school year to only be taught decimalisation and centigrade.

I'm sure following Brexit we will bring fathings, shillings and three crowns back along will Farenheight and Gallons.

I vote we bring the Groat back nothing like the good old days, I was learning about the new coinage in Junior School and still remember what was the equivilant in old money to new. They have changed the pound to look like the old thruppenny bit so we are on the way there already.

And as for temperature have you noticed how the weatherman always uses Farenheit in the summer when its hot like 82 or 84 and switches to Centigrade in the winter when its cold like -2 or -4, guess that's so it doesn't sound as bad.

[CurlyGreen]

This year I have only got Aquadulce. I think it will be a bit boring. Usually I plant 3 or 4 varieties including crimson flowered ones. It spreads the season as the different varieties are ready at different times. And they have all tasted great. And it's pretty.

I've personally experienced bitter cross pollenated cukes and won't go there again! Have been sticking to Burpless which seems to work well for me.