By Jvt
Warwickshire, United Kingdom
I have no greenhouse or cold frame just now but what i do have is a number of broad bean plants in the house growing quite happily in pots.
By now i should have built a cold frame but just haven't got round to it thanks to the weather.
Any idea what i do now with the beans? Im sure if i leave them in the warm house they'll just get leggy.
- 10 Feb, 2013
Answers
As Mg says you were a bit early but why not try a few transplanted in to a much bigger pot. Place them as close to the house wall as possible and wrap them up well in a tent made of canes and fleece. Try to keep them out of the prevailing wind and pop them in an outhouse if the weather turns really bad. Here is a website that will maybe help you get back on track.http://www.allotment.org.uk/grow-your-own/vegetables/broad-beans
11 Feb, 2013
or pop them outside on frost free days then into a garage etc cold porch on a night.
11 Feb, 2013
Thanks, lesson learnt.
I was taking the information from the packet but i am logging everything the future.
Kind regards, John
11 Feb, 2013
We are all learning as we go along... Used to plant broad beans in autumn but simply doesn't work in the north of Scotland.
11 Feb, 2013
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I would never have planted broad bean seeds this early... doubt there is a lot you can do if you have no greenhouse or cold frame to put them into - sorry.
10 Feb, 2013