Tag Archives: broad beans

Shots and shoots

Posted on December 15, 2019 by

I had my first go at archery today with Towton Battlefield Society. With only one pair of gloves between us (leather to protect our fingers on the bow), my daughter and I had to take it in turns, which I … Continue reading →

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‘Are you guys okay at the back?’

Posted on November 1, 2019 by

Today was the next workshop in the Leeds Rotters Composting Champions series of how to build your own compost bin from an old wheelie bin. This time we were at Meanwood Valley Urban Farm, where there seems to have been … Continue reading →

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First crop from the raised bed

Posted on July 21, 2019 by

The compost bin has been working like the clappers and made enough space for the broad bean haulms to go in it. And not before time, as the tomato plant which has been living in the shed desperately needed to … Continue reading →

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Concern for the beans

Posted on July 4, 2019 by

When we had all that rain last month, the slugs had a field day with my French beans. However, they clung to life and now have resolutely developed more leaves. Others that I sowed next to them have also started … Continue reading →

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Out with the neem spray

Posted on March 20, 2019 by

It’s that time of the year where I can do an hour’s work in the garden after work. So, now the wind has abated, I rushed out to direct sow some broad beans. Then I turned my attention to the … Continue reading →

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Planting up – bogs and pegs

Posted on March 11, 2019 by

My first job this morning was to plant out a couple more broad bean plants and cover them with netting. It was great to repurpose the poles from cloches which had succumbed to the wind, so that I could hang … Continue reading →

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Signs of survival

Posted on February 20, 2019 by

After the dogwood I bought last summer being in a small pot during the drought, I had wondered if it would still thrive once it was put in the ground. Need I have worried? Well, no. Beautiful golden buds have … Continue reading →

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All because of four beans

Posted on February 15, 2019 by

I’m doing a little experiment: four broad bean seeds have been planted straight into the raised bed. Will they germinate? Who knows – but with a large packet of seeds, there is nothing to lose by finding out. As it … Continue reading →

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Propagator out again

Posted on February 11, 2019 by

I had intended to sow some broad beans at the very beginning of February but you know how it is. Too cold outside for fiddling about with empty pots and compost. However, it was beautiful today. I put the heating … Continue reading →

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Move over tomatoes

Posted on April 8, 2018 by

I have had a delightful couple of hours in the garden this evening. And unplanned at that! Only half of the broad beans I sowed last autumn have survived the winter but I’ve planted out the four that germinated this … Continue reading →

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