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the day when it has been unspeakably vile). Broad beans which I sowed direct in Feb ( under cloche cover) have been exposed to the elements for a month, and are just showing flower buds. Might plant out runners and climbing French beans too. Not risking

children used to sing a song about them "sleeping in a blankety bed" at Harvest festivals which always made me smile). All hail the broad bean, Emperor of Pulses.

germinated very late as it was so cool, they seem to be making up for this and have been romping away although I think that I will be harvesting them very late this year. Happy growing everyone. I have mouldy strawberries, chocolate spot on the broad beans

Having removed my broad beans I forked in pelleted chicken manure and  planted out my cauliflowers from their 1 litre pots .... firmed them in , netted them  and now the outer leaves are all going orange... what's this about ? How long have

. Seedlings need watering, as do flowering broad beans and garlic.I'm anxious to get tender crops planted outside so that I can set-up an automatic watering system in the greenhouse for my tomatoes and cucumbers. Chillies, sweet peppers and aubergines grow

won't be planted out until mid April. I've not chitted them since January...some were bought at spud fairs... to bring them in daily to avoid a frost. I've 1st, 2nd and early main.  I don't grow broad beans, don' like them they seem to go stringy, yuk

? and im assuming fresh manure will do as i havnt got time to let it rot? any advice is welcome   You're not too late! First things to get in I think would be broad beans, onion sets, early peas, strawberry plants. Too soon for lots of things like runner

how my saucerful was growing on the classroom windowsill so have always loved it. Children love to grow a broad bean as well and sprout a carrot top. I am sure there must be lots more ways to get them interested, probably being able to eat something

nemetodes down the courgettes have all but gone.      The same wth my broad beans and runner beans.     My problem is we are going to USA for 2 weeks on Saturday  so do I put more cougette plants in the ground before then and also put runner beans straight

discovered it, and now that I have, I can't understand why it is so underused in British gardens and kitchens. Love the idea of broad beans in a 'blankety bed!' Love the veg too, by far my favourite bean of all. Am trying 3 different varieties this year