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Possible to sow more peas and beans

My peas and broad beans are just developing, so I hope to be able to start harvesting them pretty soon. Do I just feel the pods until they appear full to bursting? Also is it too late to re-sow for another crop for later in the season? Many thanks by lesinnl

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15/06/2012 14:49:26

by Johntheeng

HESTIA dwarf r-beans

heavy with the beansI think they will fall over.. Mine are about 18" high at the moment. I had to stake out my broad beans last year.. Sadly I dont have space for them as well this year. I am a novice so everything is hopefully "touch and grow", I by staffsmags

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03/06/2012 19:44:48

by staffsmags

Overwintered runner bans

their beans! I intend to leave plenty of pods to fully mature as the beans are very useful in stews etc. long after you get bored with the pods. I simply freeze the beans while they are still plump (similar to harvesting broad beans) and make sure by figrat

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06/06/2012 12:14:19

by figrat

FEED UP WITH THIS WEATHER

first week of june to plant my courgetts and outdoor toms and runner beans. Any advice of atlantic punkings got 4 plants of a mate for my son but have not got a clue how two grow them. I have dared to put out some climibg french beans, broad beans by shaun_lincoln

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24/05/2012 23:28:05

by Katie Blue

Can you help me.............

at this time or into March.?????? Thank you.....Brian Widow68@yahoo.com Broad beans would be good can be planted now-I would start them off in pots as the soils is rather claggy at the moment As regards spacing you need to leave room to earth up and walk by Brian Williams

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11/02/2013 12:44:34

by Alan4711

Talkback: Growing veg in shade

? when does the new series of gardeners world start? It started yesterday, Friday 9 March. You can always see it on I-player. last year i had over 40 cucumbers in the shade with little sun, they are great! We grow runner beans,brocoli, broad beans by Pink Heather

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06/06/2012 22:11:04

by gummer4england

Broad beans again

Well, I have a tray full of autumn sown broad beans bursting out of their pots, the plants are about 4 ins high. Do I need to repot or put them in the (very soggy, heavy) ground ? They do need to go outside-can you cover the ground with something by blueberry77

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04/01/2013 10:19:53

by summerpots

Talkback: Squirrel damage to Brussels sprouts

Good Morning All,having dug over the back garden to make three separate beds for the first time, I am now enjoying the first results.But I have noticed a lot of the small black ants climbing all over the broad beans, my question is will the ants by Antonia

28/11/2011 18:30:33

by Simon N

Talkback: Preparing the soil for planting

of year.It has worked successfully for me, has anybody else tried this? Need advice about the manure? When is the best time off the year to put manure on for allotment and weather to leave it or dig in? I have never been able to grow broad bean by eve mould

28/11/2011 18:37:23

by den

Talkback: Growing fruit and veg with children

as raspberries. My children and grandchildren loved helping with the fruit and vegetable garden and many are keen gardeners themselves. Great idea Pippa. We have been handing out free broad beans at work. They are fantastic for the kids as they grow so fast by Belgravia Wife

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28/11/2011 18:40:35

by hazel

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