Reply To: Over wintering broad beans

[tidy beard]

No, I’m in North Bucks. This autumn I will sow later and if it does get cold perhaps the seed will lay dormant again until it is ready.
I am originally from Lancashire however, and gardening now on heavy clay soil after experiencing the friable soil south of the Ribble estuary is one of the reasons I changed to no dig. This will be the third season my beds have been top dressed and not dug. Crops are better and there are far fewer weeds to contend with. The biggest difference however is that the soil does not dry out and crack anywhere near as much in hot weather.