PLANTING BROAD BEANS IN NOV(PLEASE GIVE A REPLY ASAP )

[gunners71uk]

WELL I HAVE AQUADULCIA CLAUDIA BEAN.some people have said soak the beans for 24 hrs prior to planting is this advisable, some people wait till feb,but this type of bean is very hardy can you help me and give me tips iknow its good to well fork over the soil so the tap root can find its way down.you can email me at holmfirthterrace@aol.com
or leave a reply on here i intend to sow by the 17 th nov any websites etc that can help me email me links ta and thanks for your time

[ina]

Gunners, I'd love to be able to give you proper advice, but all I can say is - I also intend to plant some, hopefully no later than next weekend, and I'm just going to stick them in the ground and see what happens... From what I've heard, they'll grow anyway. And with all that rain we've had lately, I don't think I'll need to bother with soaking! Just hope there won't be frost when I finally have a daytime hour to get the seeds in.

Good luck
Ina

[Lyds]

Have just read my Amateur Gardening which says dont plant any later than this week for a crop in early May

[gunners71uk]

thanks for your help i am soaking them now yes iread that too in am but i have found that the type of bean i have got is very hardy and it says by the end of nov but its mainly dry all week so hoping to get them in and done and dusted

[diver]

just plant them...that's what I did about 3 weeks ago and now I have 2 rows of little bean plants. I did the same last year and got a small amount of frost damage...even after the snows here in the north west of England...and a really good crop of beans. I planted some more in Feb and they did no better than the november planted ones....I didsn't cover them or anything.....as the old guy on my allotments said.." just plant 'em and leave 'em". Good luck

[gunners71uk]

thanks diver

[kevin m.]

I planted some about four weeks ago,and they are doing great-see the sticky about Broad Beans on the Veg forum for further information.

[ina]

Have just read my Amateur Gardening which says dont plant any later than this week for a crop in early May

Got mine in today - very busy all last week, and anyway, today has been the first frostfree day for a while. We can compare notes next spring, how they are all doing in the varying parts of the country...

A friend said he once didn't get round to planting them til January, but they did quite well.

Ina

[gunners71uk]

yes ina mine are in last tuesday i put them in about 3 inches deep,yes we can compare notes.