Planting out our 2nd lot of broad beans

We love broad beans and like to cropping them as long as possible, so this morning we planted out our second sowing.  

I grow them in Root Trainers as I like to grow most things under cover first before planting out. Seems to work well, so I stick with it. I read in Sarah Raven’s book that a successional sowing is best done when the first ones reach 5cm, so this was when we sowed this batch.

I also read (SR again) that if you plant summer savoury among the rows it helps discourage blackfly, so if its not too late I might try that and sow some seeds next week.  I seem to always get blackfly, as I usually forget to pinch out the tips and then see that the tops are covered, but it doesn’t seem to affect the beans. Mental note – must be more vigilent this year.  We’ll stake them when they get a bit bigger, I’ve got some birch pea sticks which will be perfect for the job round the back by the compost heap.