Broad beans produce a heavy cropping variety, growing about 1m in height with medium sized pods. Full of flavour and a strong hardy grower, broad beans like a rich, well dug soil but most soils will give a satisfactory crop. Broad beans provide a fantastic source of vitamin C, folate and fibre and are ideal for deep freezing.

How to Sow Seeds

Depth: Prepare double rows 30cm (1’) apart, 5cm (2”) deep, sowing seeds 25cm (10”) apart.
Germination: Seedlings emerge in 10-14 days.May require support by way of stakes or a trellis to assist in holding up the weight of their harvest.
Growing notes: If more than one double row is to be planted allow 60cm (2’) between them. Pinch out the top of the plants when pods are 7-10cm (3-4”) long. This will encourage an earlier crop of well filled pods and help to deter blackfly. Broad Beans like a rich, well dug soil but most soils will give a satisfactory crop. If possible add a general fertiliser to the soil before sowing.

Growing Needs

Soil: Fertile soil
Support: Seedlings emerge in 10-14 days.May require support by way of stakes or a trellis to assist in holding up the weight of their harvest

Plant Characteristics

Harvest: Seedlings emerge in 10-14 days.May require support by way of stakes or a trellis to assist in holding up the weight of their harvest
Uses: Broad beans provide a fantastic source of vitamin C, folate and fibre and are ideal for deep freezing