tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post1845262642329376761..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Will we be full of beans?Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-50256658915228071072013-07-07T08:46:38.146+00:002013-07-07T08:46:38.146+00:00WE are ready to pounce on the broad beans which ar...WE are ready to pounce on the broad beans which are just not quite ready yet, TanyaSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-22045179201396373152013-07-07T08:27:29.506+00:002013-07-07T08:27:29.506+00:00My beans really seem to have come on this last wee...My beans really seem to have come on this last week or so...can't wait to be harvesting and eating them!!Tanya.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08436595615435609755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-23530678986542390942013-07-06T08:59:04.318+00:002013-07-06T08:59:04.318+00:00lots of fruit and vegetables have lovely flowers d...lots of fruit and vegetables have lovely flowers don't they, Helene?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-25787801836493898032013-07-06T01:01:54.628+00:002013-07-06T01:01:54.628+00:00That Crimson Flowered variety looks really pretty,...That Crimson Flowered variety looks really pretty, a reason itself to grow beans! Good luck with your harvest, hope your freezer will be full :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-92125360383567093492013-07-02T07:45:48.500+00:002013-07-02T07:45:48.500+00:00That's a shame, Lou I hope the rest hang onThat's a shame, Lou I hope the rest hang onSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-7157917787834167482013-07-02T07:38:36.499+00:002013-07-02T07:38:36.499+00:00The crimson flowers do attract comments from other...The crimson flowers do attract comments from other plotters, JoSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-13203175839062873162013-07-01T21:19:08.445+00:002013-07-01T21:19:08.445+00:00My broad beans were doing really well until all th...My broad beans were doing really well until all the strong winds. Even though I protected them with a wind break, most of the top flowers blew/fell off without setting. The lower flowers hung on and so I've got lots of beans but only a third / half way up the plants! The tops look healthy though and I think they sometimes flower twice so I'll leave the plants to see what happens. We had our first crop today and I made a soup with them :)Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-29684005255838801052013-07-01T12:38:46.971+00:002013-07-01T12:38:46.971+00:00I grew the crimson flowered ones last year. They l...I grew the crimson flowered ones last year. They look very pretty out on the plot, I can't remember at this moment what broad beans were sown for this year The first harvest was however was very tasty. Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-36172447066124625252013-07-01T11:43:08.908+00:002013-07-01T11:43:08.908+00:00We don't usually direct sow beans, Jo. So I wo...We don't usually direct sow beans, Jo. So I wonder if compost has an effect on your poor germination issues?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-11571117868459980092013-07-01T11:36:07.380+00:002013-07-01T11:36:07.380+00:00Those crimson flowered broad beans are so pretty. ...Those crimson flowered broad beans are so pretty. I've sown lots of beans direct this year as the first lot I sowed in pots were reluctant to germinate, I've never had problems with them before.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-57152789347007961272013-07-01T09:29:19.738+00:002013-07-01T09:29:19.738+00:00It's because of you that we are growing Cobra,...It's because of you that we are growing Cobra, Mark. Other runners are Desiree - white flowers, Lady Di - red flowers and St George - red and white flowers.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-48807570901825366262013-07-01T09:25:21.812+00:002013-07-01T09:25:21.812+00:00You are growing some of my favourite varieties - C...You are growing some of my favourite varieties - Cobra and Witkiem Manita. Which Runners have you got?<br />I think my BB crop will be pretty thin this year. The plants look thin and weedy in comparison with other years.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.com