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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 'Express'Vicia faba, Fava Beans As its name suggests, Broad Bean ‘Express’ is the fastest maturing variety available and an early spring sowing will out yield all others. This winter hardy, RHS AGM variety produces up to 34 tender, tasty pods per plant. Broad Bean ‘Express’ makes an excellent broad bean for freezing as it doesn’t discolour. Height: 90cm (35”). Spread: 45cm (18”). More info |
Broad Bean 'Imperial Green Longpod'Vicia faba, Fava Beans Broad Bean ‘Imperial Green Longpod’ produces large, 37cm (15”) green seeded pods, each containing up to 9 large beans. The succulent, tasty beans of this RHS AGM variety are delicious eaten fresh and surplus yields freeze well. Height: 120cm (47”). Spread: 45cm (18”). More info |
Broad Bean 'Jubilee Hysor'Vicia faba, Fava Beans An RHS AGM recipient, that comes as a major improvement on traditional varieties. Broad Bean ‘Jubilee Hysor’ produces a tremendous yield of broad, well filled pods, each containing 6 to 8 beans with a superb flavour. Height: 150cm (59”). Spread: 45cm (18”). More info |
Broad Bean 'Crimson Flowered'Vicia faba, Fava Beans Customer RatingA heritage Broad Bean variety with stunning crimson flowers, followed by a good crop of short, upright pods and delicious beans. Broad Bean ‘Crimson Flowered’ is ideal for growing in containers as well as in the garden, or as an ornamental edible in the flower border. Height: 90cm (35”). Spread: 45cm (18”). More info |
Broad Bean 'Bunyard's Exhibition'Vicia faba, Fava Beans A gardener's favourite for over 100 years for its reliable performance on most soils and heavy crops of delicious beans. Broad Bean ‘Bunyards Exhibition’ produces long pods containing an average of 6 to 8 beans per pod. This variety has an excellent flavour and is ideal for freezing. Height: 120cm (47”). Spread: 45cm (18”). More info |
Broad Bean 'De Monica'Vicia faba, Fava Beans
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Broad Bean 'Masterpiece Green Longpod'Vicia faba, Fava Beans Customer RatingArguably the best green-seeded variety, growing well in most conditions, and producing good pod lengths with up to 7 beans per pod. Broad Bean ‘Masterpiece Green Longpod’ has remarkable flavour and table qualities. This superb RHS AGM variety is also excellent for freezing. Height: 90cm (35”). Spread: 45cm (18”). More info |
Broad Bean CollectionVicia faba, Fava Beans Broad beans are high in protein, productive, and easy to grow in most soils and conditions. Delicious eaten fresh and steamed, but any surplus crops freeze particularly well. This Broad Bean Collection contains 3 superb varieties. Height: Up to 120cm (47"). Spread: 45cm (18").
Companion planting: Try growing broad beans with summer savory to help repel black bean aphids, a common pest of broad beans. Useful links: More info |
Broad Bean 'Medes'Vicia faba, Fava Beans Broad Bean ‘Medes’ is highly productive, yielding good crops of white-seeded pods. This RHS AGM variety is suitable for spring sowing or sown under cloches in autumn for particularly early crops. Each medium sized, 15cm (6”) pod contains up to 6 sweet, tender beans which are delicious eaten fresh, while any surplus crops are ideal for freezing. Height: 90cm (35”) 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 'Medes' - Part of the Alan Titchmarsh CollectionVicia faba, Fava Beans
One of the best croppers from a spring sowing, producing an abundance of medium sized pods, each containing 5-6 tender white beans of impeccable flavour. Broad bean 'Medes' is delicious eaten fresh or from the freezer. Height: 90cm (35"). 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 |