Growing Broad Beans, also Fava bean

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11 Jul 10 Andrew (Australia - temperate climate)
My bean plants look healthy and quite tall, but no flowers or beans. It has been very cold here the last two weeks or so. Whats wrong? Thanks
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21 Aug 10 Margaret (Australia - temperate climate)
I am so excited, like you my broad bean plants looked healthy but they did have lots of flowers, but no beans. When I watered them this morning and looked I have LOTS of small beans coming on. So be patient, yours should start soon. I think it is the warmer weather.
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19 Aug 10 Mark (Australia - temperate climate)
I have the same issue with my beans, wondering if it's a soil nutrient imbalance?
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20 Aug 10 (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
They take a long time, i planted mine in mid April, (coastal sub-trpopical)i i have lots of small pods now, my father who is an hour south of me (Temperate) has got loads of flowers but no pods he planted in late april. Not sure about nutrients but my patch is based on horse manure and seaweed from my beach.
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