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  • "R.I.P" Broad Beans! :(

    Just lokked out of my window and there is a blanket of frost everywhere! Glanced over at my broad beans, and alas they have perished Didnt even think there would be a frost last night. Oh well Jack may have won this battle, but his hasnt won the war!
    " Thou shall not lay a hedge when the birds are nesting"

  • #2
    What type of southern softie broadies were you growing......claudiaaqua dulce are best for overwintering?

    Loving my allotment!

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    • #3
      The frost may have taken the tops, but they may regenerate from the roots. Leave them in and press the 'don't panic' button.
      Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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      • #4
        Wot Jeanie said Steve, they may be ok.
        Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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        • #5
          They often droop when its frosty/snowy - they'll recover (if they're overwintering ones that is)

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          • #6
            I hope so they look really sorry for them selves.
            " Thou shall not lay a hedge when the birds are nesting"

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            • #7
              What type are they? How tall are they?

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              • #8
                Good questions, CM. Clearly a diagnostician!
                Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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                • #9
                  they are about just over a foot tall. I dont know type they are, I can get a pic
                  " Thou shall not lay a hedge when the birds are nesting"

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                  • #10
                    I don't think we can tell the variety from a pic CS. If the tops go black, cut them down to the base and repent for your sin of impatience! They were planted too early. You may find they re-grow.
                    Mine went in last week and I finished sowing yesterday!
                    Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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                    • #11
                      ^ wot she said !

                      Too tall already. Cut the foliage off at about 3" tall. The roots will survive and will throw out new leaves later on
                      All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                      • #12
                        They'll probably not last the winter that tall.. the idea for overwintering them is they'll grow a few inches tall, and as a result will be more tolerant to the high winds, and cold weather -- ones with too much lush growth are too 'soft'.

                        I've sown some probably 2-3 weeks ago, they're just breaking the surface now, so fingers crossed by the time they stop growing (despite it being so mild here) they should be a couple of inches tall.

                        Mine are in modules, hoping to get them on the plot in 2 weeks.

                        I notice that you've grown some in planter sacks - by a wall - perhaps it's a suntrap + sheltered -therefore warmer than being in the open garden?

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                        • #13
                          I'm not bothering this year after three failures in a row. A bit of frost is one thing, frozen solid for months is another. Of course, we've now had the mildest autumn for several years..
                          Garden Grower
                          Twitter: @JacobMHowe

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                          • #14
                            My three rows are 12'' high, growing well and supported by cains. Each side was covered in fleece yesterday. Fingers crossed they will survive.

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                            • #15
                              Just cut all mine down now.
                              " Thou shall not lay a hedge when the birds are nesting"

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