When to plant broad bean in Tomahawk
- Sow in the ground: all yearTomahawk area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Tomahawk. 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.