Today the covers were taken off the early broad beans & placed over the recently planted seeds.

Honey bees & bumble bees were buzzing about under the polythene, fertilising the bean flowers.

In gardens exposed to winds, the beans will have to be secured, so that they do not blow about.

Battered plants will loose too much moisture, bruise leaves and loosen & damage roots.

The beans can be loosely tied to stakes with string.

If the stems are not fastened, all investment in time & effort in bringing the plants to this stage will be wasted. Spending time tieing the beans up will ensure a good harvest.

The soil between the broad bean rows was hoed. Constant hoeing of the soil, is quick and easy, if done when the weeds are tiny.