Broad Beans - move them outside?

**taff** · 22-03-2011, 09:49 AM

mine are in the greenhouse [unheated] outside. When they get to about 2 or 3 inches, I'll plant them out.
they're tough old things

**janeyo** · 22-03-2011, 09:50 AM

Broadies are very hardy so you should be fine to move them. I sow all mine outside or in cold frame just until they pop up, then they go straight out.
If you move them to a cold frame I would think they would not need hardening off, but if you want to put them straight outside after being in a house then you would need to, or it might be too much of a shock.

**binley100** · 22-03-2011, 06:57 PM

I planted some out at the weekend after hardening them off.......they're doing fine....

**Scottishnewbie** · 22-03-2011, 07:09 PM

mee too

**Bren In Pots** · 22-03-2011, 07:54 PM

Mine are going in tomorrow, for the past week and a half they've been outside during the day.

**Alison** · 22-03-2011, 09:10 PM

Mine are in the bed outside already, have been there for about 10 days.

**jackie j** · 22-03-2011, 09:15 PM

I have planted some Aqua dulcie that I started in the cold greenhouse cos I lost the ones I sowed in the ground in November, also planted out some bunyards the other day also started in the greenhouse

**domart** · 23-03-2011, 06:15 AM

Mine have been outside 2 weeks and are doing very well!

**zazen999** · 23-03-2011, 06:41 AM

Mine too - and out of the ones planted in the autumn that died in the snow, 2 are growing back. They are double hard those broadies.

**vegetable-gardener** · 23-03-2011, 07:20 AM

I planted them straight outside in one of the raised beds, they are all coming up and doing well. I would harden them off and then plant them outside.

**Florence Fennel** · 23-03-2011, 07:28 AM

My grandchildren sowed some seed in November. I say "sowed" loosely - they pushed some bean seeds into the ground. I had forgotten about them until I saw this post and went to look. They are about 4" high and look very healthy. They must be hardy after the freezing winter we've had!

**TonyF** · 23-03-2011, 07:37 AM

Mine are outside, have been for three weeks, growing away merrily in a half water butt, cold nights but they've really hardened off well, currently about 6/8" high.

And it's getting warm enough to set some flowers, embryonic buds coming through nicely now.

**VirginVegGrower** · 23-03-2011, 07:51 AM

Mine have "bean" planted on the allotment for a few weeks now.

**domart** · 23-03-2011, 11:21 AM

I have however planted some Dwarf Broad Beans direct into a bed 3 weeks ago and had no signs of life ? should i wait a while longer or have a peek?

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