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Hi I sowed some sutton broad beans late October and there starting to flower, shall I let them get on with it or is there anything else I should do? Thanks
P.s there in a plastic cloche
If we get a cold snap they're going to suffer (the roots will be fine, just cut off the blackened foliage if/when it happens)
You're unlikely to get any pollination, because it's still too cold for pollinating insects (broadies can self-pollinate, but yield is vastly increased by insects)
All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.
If we get a cold snap they're going to suffer (the roots will be fine, just cut off the blackened foliage if/when it happens)
You're unlikely to get any pollination, because it's still too cold for pollinating insects (broadies can self-pollinate, but yield is vastly increased by insects)
could yield potentially be increased with a paintbrush?
No, possibly easier than that: they are "buzz" pollinated: the bee doesn't need to get inside the flower, it just needs to buzz near it for the pollen to 'trip'
Been hoping for free p&p, missed out a few weeks ago - we were in Cyprus, where we saw some 'Fernleaf' lavender. Looks really nice. So I thought I'd look for some plugs/plants when we got back. Seems that you start them from seed, only a few places do them. T&M had them for 99p though, but with...
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