Planted mine in March and growth very vigorous and have had flowers since end May. However no sign of beans. Still have good flower set and have bee activity, I will wait until mid Sept. and if still no beans will pull lot and consign to the mulch pile.
Last year mine came on quite late, and we finally picked our crop just before Melbourne Cup Day, in time for our tomatoes to go in. Don't pull them out in haste! They will reward you if you wait.
Don't give up yet! Last year my broad beans came on in October. This year I planted them extra early - have have lots of flowers but no sign of beans yet. Hz is right.. it's been colder this year so they're coming a bit later. I wouldn't pull them until at least mid Oct!
Doug, last year my broad beans flowered in Sep and I picked beans
in Oct/Nov. This year has been much colder, so I expect they will be even later. Small new broad beans are divine in a stir-fry, definately
worth the wait if you have room to keep your crop in the ground. Also worth chopping them down to six inches after the first flush, they will regrow and give a second crop, if you have space of course. Oh please don't chop em down just before the beans turn up lol - good luck.
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