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16 Sep 18, Dez (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Yes bumble bees around everyday. maybe its a late season for Broad Beans?

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13 Sep 18, Dez (New Zealand - temperate climate)

I've had my BB planted since March/April. They have heaps of flowers on them but there's no beans appearing. Have seen plently of bees to germinate them but still nothing. any ideas on what's gone wrong - with it now being sept??

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14 Sep 18, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Dez, do you have bumble bees around ? They tend to shortcut the nectar gathering from BB flowers by piercing a hole though the back of the flower.

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01 Sep 18, warren (New Zealand - temperate climate)

ok i live near the sea in eastern southland my advice from very experenced gardeners in winton to plant broad beans very early august or before that.... i have always found that you can plant them later before xmas and obtain a good crop if you plant early in cold ground its not going to get there quicker . i dont think that the ground will be at 6 deg on the first day of spring What is your thoughts any how. another comment on blanching, then freezing all it will do is change the colour to a dull grey the fact is that it is going to be cooked any how, i stopped blanching ages ago.

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24 Oct 17, Mitchell Calcott (New Zealand - temperate climate)

What are some innovative ways of selling them?

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18 Jul 10, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Roger, we just leave all the stems and although they tend to flop around a bit, they all produce plenty of beans.

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25 May 10, Paul (New Zealand - temperate climate)

How to prevent the plant falling down each other? "it is best to provide some support with posts and stringusing." I think the best way is to choose a proper time to sow. Sow in May or June rather than Mar or April. Because sow in winter, the plant grows slowly. During spring the plant will grow fast and strong that wouldn't fall.

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15 Dec 10, Scott (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

We top our broad beans and that helps them bush out; besides the fleshy plant tips are great for steaming...I like them better than spinach!

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09 Mar 10, Rob (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

@Lindsay, It's the roots that you plough back into the soil and that provides nitrogen(essential for foliage growth)

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