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Post by mountaindweller on Nov 27, 2012 3:59:27 GMT -5
When do broad beans (the seeds inside) stop getting fatter, when are they ready to harvest?
When do I harvest them as dry broad beans and when if used immediately - or is it the same time? And when for the seeds?
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Post by raymondo on Nov 27, 2012 6:05:09 GMT -5
For fresh use I like to harvest while the beans are small and tender so there's no need to skin them. For dry beans just wait till the pods dry down on the plant. They go black usually, the pods that is. This is normal.
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Post by richardw on Nov 27, 2012 14:05:42 GMT -5
For dry beans just wait till the pods dry down on the plant. They go black usually, the pods that is. This is normal. And what i do is pick in the middle of the day so the black pods are crunchy,that way i can put a pile on a cover and jump/walk over them,then rake off the empty pods. |
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Post by mountaindweller on Nov 27, 2012 22:02:47 GMT -5
Thanks I'll start harvesting now for the green beans!
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Post by steev on Nov 28, 2012 13:00:34 GMT -5
Up to finger-size, the pods aren't bad as "snap beans".
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Post by mayz on Jan 7, 2013 3:06:21 GMT -5
Against sad season I start this thread with my first sown vegetable: Fava beans. Feel free to add comments and pics concerning yours... Here's a pic of my favas sown on November 15. Perfect germination rate: 11 seeds give 11 seedlings. Lowest temperature since sowing: -5°C. Attachments:
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Post by mayz on Jan 7, 2013 3:11:48 GMT -5
Picture of previous post dates December 20 A more recent one (yesterday) Attachments:
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Post by robertb on Jan 7, 2013 14:45:51 GMT -5
Mine will go in in February or March, depending on the weather. They're more affected by waterlogging than by cold, and right now everything's saturated as I'm next to a stream. The soil normally dries out as the growing season starts, but last year it remained waterlogged, and very little grew. Only the toughest varieties of BB's grew, but I may be able to capitalise on that and develop an autumn planted grex.
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Post by 12540dumont on Jan 7, 2013 15:42:19 GMT -5
picture today of standing water in the field. It's mud season. Attachments:
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Post by 12540dumont on Jan 7, 2013 15:43:41 GMT -5
Favas! Note, I did not plant them! They volunteered from last year. The rains came so heavy that we were never able to get in the field to plant favas this fall! Attachments:
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Post by 12540dumont on Jan 7, 2013 15:45:43 GMT -5
This is the field we added last year, not as much compost as other areas that have been planted for a long time. Favas are popping up hither and thither amongst the broc and cabbage Attachments:
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Post by steev on Jan 8, 2013 2:26:55 GMT -5
I saw last week that the favas I'd planted were one inch out; hope they don't get frost-killed.
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Post by johninfla on Jan 8, 2013 13:09:20 GMT -5
My favas have been hit twice by frost and really don't look so good......  They had started blooming but now I think they are barely alive.... I'm hoping maybe I get some to make seed..... John |
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Post by mayz on Jan 9, 2013 7:36:57 GMT -5
Robert, usually I sow favas during february, but I want to try autumnal sowing in order to evaluate the hardiness of my favas.
Anyway I will make a second bigger sowing in february.
Holly, your winter looks like my spring, lucky you...
John, if fava is tolerant to frost at seedling stage. That's not the case at flowering stage...
I think the best period to sow favas should avoid moderate frost when favas blossom. Anyway good luck
Steev your favas seem to be at the same stage than mine. Keep me up to date about the temperatures withstood by your favas.
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Post by steev on Jan 9, 2013 11:54:35 GMT -5
So far, the coldest they've had to bear is 28F, but if they are to be frost-burned, this month is when it will happen; clear nights will chill into the teens.
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