When to plant broad bean in Kilkenny
- Sow in the ground: late Mar to late JulKilkenny area, Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Kilkenny. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A hardy cool-season legume sown in autumn for big pods in spring, and a great soil improver. Plants grow tall, so stake or string them before wind knocks them over. Pinch out the growing tips once the lowest pods form to deter aphids and speed pod fill.