Broad bean seeds

dannie

I have abandoned the idea of growing broad beans in soil and growing broad bean sprouts isn't too succesful either. Consequently, could I boil the seeds and eat them?

Thanks.

stumpycat

I wouldn't (and I'm usually not very fussy about eating dodgy stuff!)
I thought that they're treated with something (fungicide?)

What about the old rolled-bit-of-newspaper-in-a-jar method?

Lotus-eater

I wouldn't either. You're not to know what they've been treated with.

BB are surely one of the easiest things to grow, what's going wrong?

Zazen999

You can do whatever you want to do; however whether it is a good idea is another matter.

What problems are you having with broadies?

dannie

Thanks for the replies. It was just an idea really. I will have another try with the newspaper technique. How exactly is this done? When I used paper tissue or just placed them in the bottom of a plastic container only one remains bearing a sprout. Also, yes, the beans were easy to grow indoors in a pot but once placed outside, the slugs had a "feast".

zarazara

oh, I do sympathise. Most of my allotment was devistated by slugs a few weeks ago. I even posted on here about giving up. BUT i tries some slug pellets instead,and took a neighbours advise about starting everything off in pots then transplanting. I seem to have some successes now.
So, try again,and try some slug pellets around the beans when you plant them out.
Good Luck and keep us informed pleased about progress.

Zazen999

I've never had slug damage on broad beans.

Sow into modules [not newspaper, just modules or small pots]. Grow until 6 inches tall. Plant out. Water in.

That's pretty much it - you can usually leave them to it. They might get a bit of blackfly but then just nip the tops out.

Orange_King

Good to hear you are on the comeback trail zarazara. I feel devastated if just one small crops fails or doesn't give you anything back in return for your hard labours!

having my first go at beans this year so fingers crossed. I have them in a container, but how many of them would you be able to put in a 30 cm square tub?

ALIBOBSY

Ha I can better that, whilst in hospital having baby no 4, OH mistook my row of broadies for weeds and hoiked em out lol. Mind you there was alot of weeds in the rest of the bed so at least I have a cleared bed to plant up now lol.

ali x

dannie

Thanks for the further replies. Today, I decided to have another try at sprouting the beans in a glass jar in a sunny place where better results were obtained previously. If they sprout, I'll probably consume the sprouts rather than transfer to a pot.