Right, well, my first post on this marvelous forum yielded much useful advice that proved to be absolutely spot on....thanks grapes!

So, I ask for advice once more.....my beloved beans are now about 8-10" high, but many of them are developing side-shoots, coming out just beneath the soil, bearing about 4 leaves each and 1 developing flower bundle.

I'm assuming that this is the same as with tomatoes - side shoots = less vigorous main stem growth....is this the case in broad beans?

So, my main question - do I remove them, or leave them on to go on and produce more yummy beans?

Oooo, also, a couple of my pepper plants (now in a new tiered plastic greenhouse) have developed a sort-of frost-like damage to one or two outer leaves....is this external factors (e.g. wind, strong sun) or lack-of-nutrients caused?

Thank goodness for people who know the answers to such things......;-)