Last night Jamie Oliver made growing broad beans so egg-citing… I am growing them this year….
So lets take BBs….. who’s growing them and who has some tips on a FAB TAB crop??????
even though they don’t grow a lot in Winter, it is good to plant them in Autumn rather than Spring as they are stronger plants as a result, according to our mate Pete.
bluegreen said:
even though they don’t grow a lot in Winter, it is good to plant them in Autumn rather than Spring as they are stronger plants as a result, according to our mate Pete.
Yeah thanks Bluegreen….. I thought it was Autumn…. thanks.
f you look at the back fence left hand side you will see blue twine holding the broad beans up – its just to stop them collasping – ezy – pezy
must put some in my self – i have a packet of special ones from eden seeds (forget name?)
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When did you plant out your broad beans?? I’m not too late am I
the other Pete tip, for beans, peas, broad beans, silverbeet, spinach, garlic, and onions = apply dolomite before planting, if soil is not alkaline.
Lucky1 said:
bluegreen said:
even though they don’t grow a lot in Winter, it is good to plant them in Autumn rather than Spring as they are stronger plants as a result, according to our mate Pete.
Yeah thanks Bluegreen….. I thought it was Autumn…. thanks.
Lucky1 said:
Last night Jamie Oliver made growing broad beans so egg-citing… I am growing them this year….So lets take BBs….. who’s growing them and who has some tips on a FAB TAB crop??????
orchid40 said:
Lucky1 said:
Last night Jamie Oliver made growing broad beans so egg-citing… I am growing them this year….So lets take BBs….. who’s growing them and who has some tips on a FAB TAB crop??????
I’m growing Dwarf ones this year :)
Have you grown them before??? Do they crop as heavy as the tall ones???
me too Orchid….the taller varieties always get blow over by the melbourne spring winds.
orchid40 said:
Lucky1 said:
Last night Jamie Oliver made growing broad beans so egg-citing… I am growing them this year….So lets take BBs….. who’s growing them and who has some tips on a FAB TAB crop??????
I’m growing Dwarf ones this year :)
Lucky1 said:
orchid40 said:
Lucky1 said:
Last night Jamie Oliver made growing broad beans so egg-citing… I am growing them this year….So lets take BBs….. who’s growing them and who has some tips on a FAB TAB crop??????
I’m growing Dwarf ones this year :)Have you grown them before??? Do they crop as heavy as the tall ones???
orchid40 said:
Lucky1 said:
orchid40 said:
Lucky1 said:
Last night Jamie Oliver made growing broad beans so egg-citing… I am growing them this year….So lets take BBs….. who’s growing them and who has some tips on a FAB TAB crop??????
I’m growing Dwarf ones this year :)Have you grown them before??? Do they crop as heavy as the tall ones???
No I haven’t, Lucky. Only grown the full size fall-over-in the-wind-type before. Yes, I staked them too lol
Yeah I have grown the tall ones before…. feed the beans to the animals… will catch the said small beans..before they get too big.
puts hand upslook at me plz and yells I AM I AM.
veg gardener said:
puts hand upslook at me plz and yells I AM I AM.
Good boy…:D
Lucky1 said:
veg gardener said:
puts hand upslook at me plz and yells I AM I AM.
Good boy…:D
i have a big long list of wat i am growing and already for spring and summer plantings and sowings all worked out =)
the LIST IS
Peas – Sugar snap
Climbing bean – blue lake
Parsley
lettuce – butterhead may queen
peas – telephone
carrots – topweight Improved
broccoli – Royal Dome
Radish – Scarelt globe
Spinach – emerald star
Spring Onions
Leeks
BeetRoot
and beans
Lucky1 said:
Last night Jamie Oliver made growing broad beans so egg-citing… I am growing them this year….So lets take BBs….. who’s growing them and who has some tips on a FAB TAB crop??????
i wouldn’t be surprised if the growing tip was eaten – jamie ate the pea leaves.
Lucky1 said:
f you look at the back fence left hand side you will see blue twine holding the broad beans up – its just to stop them collasping – ezy – pezy
must put some in my self – i have a packet of special ones from eden seeds (forget name?)
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When did you plant out your broad beans?? I’m not too late am I
nope – plant them as soon as winter comes – hopefully sometime in ’08
Broadbeans really are not suitable for this area. But that doesn’t stop the B shop having heaps of them and Spinach which is also not suitable, on sale for suckers.
pepper said:
Lucky1 said:
Last night Jamie Oliver made growing broad beans so egg-citing… I am growing them this year….So lets take BBs….. who’s growing them and who has some tips on a FAB TAB crop??????
i wouldn’t be surprised if the growing tip was eaten – jamie ate the pea leaves.
pepper said:
Lucky1 said:
f you look at the back fence left hand side you will see blue twine holding the broad beans up – its just to stop them collasping – ezy – pezy
must put some in my self – i have a packet of special ones from eden seeds (forget name?)
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When did you plant out your broad beans?? I’m not too late am I
nope – plant them as soon as winter comes – hopefully sometime in ’08
Goodo…. have time to get the area ready……:)
cackles said:
Broadbeans really are not suitable for this area. But that doesn’t stop the B shop having heaps of them and Spinach which is also not suitable, on sale for suckers.
Now don’t get me on my soap box Cackles……..lol
Lucky1 said:
cackles said:
Broadbeans really are not suitable for this area. But that doesn’t stop the B shop having heaps of them and Spinach which is also not suitable, on sale for suckers.
Now don’t get me on my soap box Cackles……..lol
Hi Lucky – only recently changed as with seedling supplier contracts. Ordered by persons remote from the area, I think!
Even stores with clothing sections are guilty of it!
Crikey I had to scroll back goodness know how many pages “By Topic” to find this thread.
Question…… my broad beans are doing very nicely thanks…just a couple of questions
1…. they are still going upwards, not so many flowers now, does this mean they are almost finished, even though they are still getting taller.? Or does this mean I need to do something to get them to flower again?
2…. How long do broad beans crop for?????
Lucky1 said:
Crikey I had to scroll back goodness know how many pages “By Topic” to find this thread.Question…… my broad beans are doing very nicely thanks…just a couple of questions
1…. they are still going upwards, not so many flowers now, does this mean they are almost finished, even though they are still getting taller.? Or does this mean I need to do something to get them to flower again?
2…. How long do broad beans crop for?????
they die off when they finish – ie turn brown and dry. so yours will go on bearing for a while if they are still growing.
the flowering might be improved with potash altho’ its a bit late to bother. i would just keep watering and hope for more flower sets. they are a winter crop so save a few seed and plant again in march.
Ooh I’m moving my question into here!
Need recipe suggestions for broad beans :) Could you put them in vegie lasagna??
bon008 said:
Ooh I’m moving my question into here!Need recipe suggestions for broad beans :) Could you put them in vegie lasagna??
I don’t see why not! they can also be used to make falafals.
bluegreen said:
I don’t see why not! they can also be used to make falafals.
Ooh.. I’ve never had falafals :)
bluegreen said:
bon008 said:
Ooh I’m moving my question into here!Need recipe suggestions for broad beans :) Could you put them in vegie lasagna??
I don’t see why not! they can also be used to make falafals.
ms pepe and i have used them with pasta. pod them of course. you can fry (blanche/roast) them with garlic and herbs first – they are fairly tasteless on their own.
pepe said:
Lucky1 said:
Crikey I had to scroll back goodness know how many pages “By Topic” to find this thread.Question…… my broad beans are doing very nicely thanks…just a couple of questions
1…. they are still going upwards, not so many flowers now, does this mean they are almost finished, even though they are still getting taller.? Or does this mean I need to do something to get them to flower again?
2…. How long do broad beans crop for?????
they die off when they finish – ie turn brown and dry. so yours will go on bearing for a while if they are still growing.
the flowering might be improved with potash altho’ its a bit late to bother. i would just keep watering and hope for more flower sets. they are a winter crop so save a few seed and plant again in march.
Thanks Pepe.