Broad beans are getting blown about in this windy weather & need protection to stop them being knocked down. Beans will grow tall if they are on fertile soil and tend to blow over in heavy rain or wind.
- LodgedBroadBeans
When the broadbean plant blows over it ‘lodges’ with other broad bean plants and stays close to the soil. Some of the leaves will be hidden from bright light so the broad bean pods will not be fed so well which means that they will not grow and fill with good sized broad beans.
To protect broad beans from the wind:
broad beans protected by polythene
- a windbreak can be put up around them to stop the wind from blowing the beans over. This is particularly effective when the beans are young and still quite short. Any barrier from the wind will do, even mesh fencing helps.
tie-bean-to-stake
- staking the beans, either individually, or as a group, will help to hold them up.
- lodged-Optica-broad-beans
The beans in the picture lodged at a late stage in their growing period, so will provide a decent harvest. But if the lodging had happened at flowering time, the broad bean pods would not have filled properly.
- broad-bean-plant-Optica
It is well worth taking the time to protect broad beans from the wind.
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The Lodged Broad Beans have matured earlier than the broad beans that were staked
stake-broad-beans
If the broad beans are not staked, and consequently fall over due to heavy rain or strong winds, they will not be able to reach their full potential. As soon as they blow over, the broad beans start to mature instead of continuing to feed the pods.
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It is worth tying broad beans to a stake if they are growing on fertile soil, as they grow tall and tend to blow over in heavy rain or wind.
LodgedBroadBeans
When the broadbean plant blows over it ‘lodges’ with other broad bean plants and stays close to the soil. Some of the leaves will be hidden from bright light so the broad bean pods will not be fed so well which means that they will not grow and fill with good sized broad beans.
lodged-Optica-broad-beans
The beans in the picture lodged at a late stage in their growing period, so will provide a decent harvest. But if the lodging had happened at flowering time, the broad bean pods would not have filled properly.
broad-bean-plant-Optica
It is well worth taking the time to stake broad beans.
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Today the covers were taken off the early broad beans & placed over the
recently planted seeds.
cover-off-beans
*Honey bees & bumble bees were buzzing about under the polythene,
fertilising the bean flowers.
bee-on-bean-flower
*In gardens exposed to winds, the beans will have to be secured, so that
they do not blow about.
support-beans
bean-with-stake
*Battered plants will loose too much moisture, bruise leaves and loosen
& damage roots.
*The beans can be loosely tied to stakes with string.
tie-bean-to-stake
*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.
hoe-beans
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