Broad Beans
Back from holiday towards the end of April and at last there is a chance of broad beans this summer.
Just before leaving at the beginning of April, I finally had enough and bought some Bunyards Exhibition. I planted up 96 in modules and placed them on the garage window sill.
On returning three weeks later, they were all up at around 4 inches high. Hardening them off over a few days and I put them in the cold frame. The next day some had been dug up and eaten again so rather than the lose more I placed them in the ground immediately replacing all those that failed of the Aquadulce attempts. Around 20 Aquadulce and 50 Bunyards.
Looks promising so far with pea netting just above them to keep the birds off and pellets below for the slugs. I have wired between the posts to give a small amount of support in case of high winds.
- Alliums again
Just to show that the garlic and shallots planted last November are still going strong along with the weeds!
Also in the background is the rhubarb – Timperley Early – chucked in the ground last year before finalising the plan. We had that a week ago in a rhubarb and almond crumble and it was excellent.
Tags: Broad Beans, Garlic, Rhubarb
