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Protecting broad beans?
We've planted broad beans on our allotment to try and get an early crop for next year. Thrilled to see them all coming up and looking great but am unclear whether I need to protect them or not?I haven't got any fleece so will need to get some by chrissieB
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16/11/2012 09:39:17
by Busy-Lizzie
Talkback: Blackfly on broad beans
I have had an invasion of black fly on my broad beans, Have companion planted and in the end I SPRAYED them and still they stayed. As both sides to me on the allotment have just started, they both had weeds so I put this down to this factor. I by hereisabee
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28/11/2011 18:36:50
by Suzanne
runner bean seed being eaten
I have a problem with my runner bean seed in the soil being eaten, I have taken some pictures of the pests. I would appreciate if anyone can identify the pests and sujest a cure to the problem. by charlieh
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04/06/2013 19:01:20
by charlieh
planting out runner beans
Hi there, I just wondered whether anyone could tell me, whether it would be alright to plant out my runner beans soon, as they are beginning to take over my window sill, and Tilly the terrier is getting a little bit keen to get back on her window by artychris
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18/05/2012 00:35:36
by Zoomer44
planting broad beans
hi, I have planted broad beans for a while now but consistently suffer from 'misses'. Is there a correct position for the seed when planting to achieve a higher success rate, for example vertical, horizontal, flat etc? No, it doesn't matter exactly by Colrice
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29/04/2012 22:00:56
by chas3
Talkback: Growing and harvesting broad beans
I must have a go at growing them next year. Can some be sown in the autumn to produce earlier crops? Growing Broad Beans in my garden is slightly traumatic as the resident Jackdaws will pull up the young seedlings and eat the seed bean, and when by hazeydays
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28/11/2011 18:41:03
by David
Runner/Dwarf Beans
My runner and dwarf beans that I planted in pots in my conservatory recently are now about 4-5 inches high. I would like to harden them off in a mini -greenhouse. Would it be ok to put them out now? Minimum night time temperatures in my area have by John King
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10/05/2013 19:48:24
by Bookertoo
Newspapers & Cardboard in Bean Trenches
I am just starting out as AN Allotmenteer and will be putting cardboard & newspapers into a trench to assist beans and leeks to retain water ?? DO I put them in whole or cut them up. I tried just sheets of cardboard and as the weather has been so by NewBoy2
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16/03/2012 19:13:41
by petervanh
Fasold beans, any good?
I am growing Fasold climbing  beans on a warm sunny windowsill until they are a bit bigger and the soil warms up,planning to train up a wigwam,to give height and interest to an otherwise flower border, but since I sowed, Ive read that some people by Betty Brown Eyes
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25/05/2013 23:16:15
by BobTheGardener
runner bean eater
my runner beans are being eaten.. the leaves are just being left like green lacey doileys..They are still rowing though...Whats eating them and can I do anything to stop it. Sounds like slugs or snails (one of them leaves the leaf skeleton behind, I by flowergirl4
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13/06/2012 16:10:42
by flowergirl4