"Hi. The other option is to cut the plant just near the ground, mulch, and they will come up again. Save you from starting from seed. you can still dig in the stalks to another garden plot or mixed in your compost pile. Oppss..must be…"
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Luisa Beltran Castillon replied to Luisa Beltran Castillon's discussion about broad beans in the group Food Growing Q&A"Thanks heaps ... I shall dig them in!"
Ingrid Ennis replied to Luisa Beltran Castillon's discussion about broad beans in the group Food Growing Q&A"I agree with Kali. It's best to sow broad beans in June/July so that when they start to flower it is warm enough for the bees to pollinate them. Bumble bees or honey beed will do the trick."
Kali replied to Luisa Beltran Castillon's discussion about broad beans in the group Food Growing Q&A"I just dug in a flowering crop myself this week as green manure, they had little pods forming but the cold will stop the bees from pollinating and further pods setting, plenty of time to get another crop going I thought. I like eating the leaves…"
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I sowed broad beans this March (As I ususally do). They usually grow slowly during winter for me and I get an early crop in spring. This year they are already flowering!! So ... I do not know wether to leave them alone or to cut them up and dig them as green manure. Does anyone think I may get a crop out of them either now or in spring? I am in Wellington with a plot that gets hit by the northerly.See More
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