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Peas and beans are easy to grow and great for children too. Sowing in succession (every few weeks) means you'll have a continuous crop throughout the summer. Try growing sweet peas next to your runner beans to improve pollination.
Broad Bean 'Aquadulce Claudia'Vicia faba, Fava Beans Customer Rating
A gardeners’ favourite. Broad bean 'Aquadulce Claudia' is the best broad bean for autumn sowing, overwintering plants on the plot outside, for an early harvest the following spring. Slender pods of 23cm (9") long, are full of succulent white seeded flavoursome beans. Height: 100cm (39"). Spread: 45cm (18"). More info |
Pea 'Shiraz' (Mangetout)Pisum sativum From British breeding, this is the first commercially grown purple variety! The attractive bicoloured flowers of Mangetout Pea ‘Shiraz’ form stunning flat, purple pods that are best harvested young and eaten raw, steamed or added to stir frys. The purple pods are rich in healthy anthocyanin (antioxidant) pigment, although the colour will fade to dark green when pods are steamed or boiled. With powdery mildew resistance and good tolerance to downy mildew, this superb variety makes a handsome addition to the vegetable plot or containers on the patio. Height: 100cm (39”). Spread: 25cm (10”).Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Pea 'Kennedy' (Mangetout)Pisum sativum, Snow Pea Customer RatingWith parentage that includes the ever popular variety ‘Oregon Sugar’, this British bred Mangetout pea produces fabulous dark green pods with a super-sweet flavour. The flowers of Pea ‘Kennedy’ set early for an abundant crop of tasty pods. Well known for its high yields, this strong growing Mangetout also shows good resistance to powdery mildew which will certainly extend the picking season. Height: 100cm (39"). Spread: 25cm (10"). Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Broad Bean 'Aquadulce Claudia' - Part of the Alan Titchmarsh CollectionVicia faba, Fava Beans
A gardeners’ favourite. Broad bean 'Aquadulce Claudia' is the best broad bean for autumn sowing, overwintering plants on the plot outside, for an early harvest the following spring. Slender pods of 23cm (9") long, are full of succulent white seeded flavoursome beans. Height: 100cm (39"). Spread: 45cm (18") More info |
Broad Bean 'Witkiem'Vicia faba, Fava Beans This white seeded variety shows excellent tolerance to cold weather making it ideal for early February sowings, but can also be sown successionally through to May. Broad Bean ‘Witkiem’ produces a good crop of plump pods filled with big, tasty beans which can be harvested from June onwards. This excellent variety is delicious eaten fresh, although surplus crops can be successfully frozen. Height: 100cm (39”). Spread: 45cm (18”). More info |
Broad Bean 'Green Windsor' - HeritageVicia faba, Fava Beans Broad Bean ‘Green Windsor’ is shorter and broader podded than the Longpods, and slightly later to mature, but remains amongst the best of the heritage varieties for flavour. This flavoursome broad bean averages 4 large, dark green beans per pod which are superb for making soup or as a cooked vegetable. Any surplus beans will freeze well without discolouring. Height: 100cm (39”). Spread: 45cm (18”). More info |