I know that the broad bean Aquadulce Claudia is supposed to be sown in about
November. But I didn't because my soil is extremely wet. So, can I sow
them now?

Many Thanks.

"Mel" wrote in message
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I know that the broad bean Aquadulce Claudia is supposed to be sown in
about November. But I didn't because my soil is extremely wet. So, can I
sow them now?

Oh yes. I sow mine in succession since there's just the two of us, and I
just use aquadulce all the time, saves worrying whether I've sown the right
ones. Also I sow them in pots then plant out, this avoids gaps in the rows,
lets me do the sowing in the greenhouse out of the rain, and gives them a
head start over the weeds.

Steve

"Mel" wrote ...
I know that the broad bean Aquadulce Claudia is supposed to be sown in
about November. But I didn't because my soil is extremely wet. So, can I
sow them now?


We eventually gave up sowing them in the autumn due to losses over winter
and planted them about now with great success and no losses. I swear they
catch up anyway.

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Regards
Bob Hobden

"Bob Hobden" wrote

I know that the broad bean Aquadulce Claudia is supposed to be sown in
about November. But I didn't because my soil is extremely wet. So, can I
sow them now?


We eventually gave up sowing them in the autumn due to losses over winter
and planted them about now with great success and no losses.

Great, thanks. I'll get them in sometime soon. A big, bright, yellow thing
has just this second appeared in the sky, so things are looking up!!

In article ,
Bob Hobden wrote:
"Mel" wrote ...

I know that the broad bean Aquadulce Claudia is supposed to be sown in
about November. But I didn't because my soil is extremely wet. So, can I
sow them now?

We eventually gave up sowing them in the autumn due to losses over winter
and planted them about now with great success and no losses. I swear they
catch up anyway.

I gave up a couple of decades back, for that very reason, but usually
didn't get around to planting them until welll into March (because
the soil was too wet to work). Last year, I thought "We have had a
decade of mild winters - it's time to try again."

So you can blame me for the winter :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In message , Mel
writes
I know that the broad bean Aquadulce Claudia is supposed to be sown in about
November. But I didn't because my soil is extremely wet. So, can I sow
them now?

Many Thanks.

I would get them in as soon as you feel the soil has dried sufficiently.
Or start them in pots and transplant as soon as possible.

I sowed mine in November as always - admittedly in raised beds to keep
them off the N. Dorset clay. They have performed perfectly and are now
c. 6-8 ins high and I haven't lost one (except possibly where I
stupidly stuck a batten for future stringing right through one of the
beans on the day I sowed them). Typical!
--
Gopher .... I know my place!