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Morning Light: The Fetchland Gardening Wire

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Rosehip May 2020 7:21pm, 3 May 2020 15,869 posts	Quote Pin Rosehip Looking good My bean germination has been poor this year just sown some dwarf runners to make up the shortfall - I hope!
Eynsham Red May 2020 8:00pm, 3 May 2020 5,756 posts	Quote Pin Eynsham Red Well done Angus.
Fragile Do Not Bend May 2020 8:07pm, 3 May 2020 5,862 posts	Quote Pin Fragile Do Not Bend I’ve discovered a broad been plant in the garden. I’ve never grown them so I guess the bean was brought here by an animal from the field a quarter of a mile away where they were growing last year. It will be interesting to see how it does.
Cerrertonia May 2020 8:55pm, 3 May 2020 12,423 posts	Quote Pin Cerrertonia If they're from a farmer's field, they're more likely to be field beans than broad beans. Same species, but field beans have better resistance to blackfly and harsh weather, and much higher numbers of pods, but generally smaller beans and maybe slightly less tasty.
Rosehip May 2020 9:01pm, 3 May 2020 15,875 posts	Quote Pin Rosehip What Cerretonia said! inedible hard black things grown to add N2 to the soil and as animal feed - but not at al tasty
Fragile Do Not Bend May 2020 11:32pm, 3 May 2020 5,863 posts	Quote Pin Fragile Do Not Bend Ah ok. I wouldn’t have eaten them anyway as I don’t like bread beans
Fragile Do Not Bend May 2020 11:32pm, 3 May 2020 5,864 posts	Quote Pin Fragile Do Not Bend (Broad, not bread)
Markymarkmark May 2020 6:52am, 4 May 2020 11,300 posts	Quote Pin Markymarkmark Agree, FDNB. I actually planted some a few years ago to see whether they were ready to grow (yes, they are) and whether I liked them now I was a grown up (No, I don't!).
Markymarkmark May 2020 6:52am, 4 May 2020 11,301 posts	Quote Pin Markymarkmark ready=easy.
Eynsham Red May 2020 9:35am, 4 May 2020 5,758 posts	Quote Pin Eynsham Red Markymark, do you double peal the broad beans? As a child I didn’t really like them, but discovered in recent years the trend to double peal them. It takes away the tough, bitter-ish skins. They’re quite a different bean prepared that way. (But if you already know this and still don’t like them, I’ll wind my neck in 😉)