3 JANUARY 1958, Page 39

BEAN SOWING If a sowing of broad beans was overlooked

in autumn the omission can, to some extent, be com- pensated for by making one in January, providing the ground remains soft. Dwarf or one of the taller varieties may be chosen. Sow three inches deep, six inches between each, with a yard between -double ranks in which rows are set nine inches apart.