Growing Broad Beans, also Fava bean

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18 Aug 13 Lee Patterson (Australia - temperate climate)
My Broad Beans plants are quite high and have the flowers on them and plenty of BEES which I haven't seen in the garden for ages. I still have no fruit on them. Should I just leave them or pull them out. Also Brussel Sprouts with no fruit. Can anyone help. Thank you.
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30 Aug 13 joe (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
wait for the weather to continus warm days. im on the central coast nsw .had flowers for a long time.more then 6 weeks .and today i see the first beans. just leave them. you will be suprised
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27 Aug 13 Keith Lawson (Australia - temperate climate)
I had the same problem. I asked the lady at the local garden shop and she suggested giving them some potassium. This did the trick and I now have plenty of pods.
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