Broad bean seeds and plants
by Diane - November 24th, 2014.Filed under: Suttons Seeds, Vegetables. Tagged as: broad beans.
I’d not bother buying the plants unless you’re very lazy. They’re really easy to grow – a primary school favourite for growing in a jar on blotting paper.
Suttons have several varieties so have a look.
I’ve grown most of these and enjoy growing crimson and ordinary white ones.
Use fresh with bacon and new potatoes, or dry and then use as other beans. Remembering to boil for 10 minutes first!
Bean (Broad) Seeds – Listra £2.89
A superb, early maturing broad bean producing a good crop of tasty pale-green beans. Performs well even when sown quite late.
Bean (Broad) Seeds – Giant Exhibition Longpod £2.99
Pods of good length and beans of delicious flavour. Very successful on show benches. For spring sowing. White seeded variety.
Bean (Broad) Seeds – The Sutton £2.99
Part of the Sutton’s Seeds Vegetable Heritage RangeUnique in that it can be sown in succession March-July outdoors, and November-February under cloches to produce a very early crop. Recommended for small gardens. Sown as instructed, a packet of seed is sufficient for a single row of approximately 8.3m (27′). Dwarf variety. White seeded variety. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Recommended by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany. 1925 packet details – A wonderful dwarf type of broad bean, attaining a height of nine to twelve inches only when grown in the open ground. The plants are of more or less spreading habit and are so freely branched that a very large number of pods is produced, each containing four or five beans of superior table quality.
Bean (Broad) Seeds – De Monica £2.99
This superb, early-maturing variety grows well in low daylight conditions, producing bountiful crops of 15cm (6) long pods filled with 5-7 tasty, creamy-coloured beans per pod. Sow October-December & February-March. Harvest April-July.Early maturing, delicious podsWill grow in low light conditions
Bean (Broad) Seeds – Karmazyn £2.99
Karmazyn is an unusual pink-seeded variety, a must for anyone looking for something different! This compact-growing broad bean will produce a bountiful crop of tasty and colourful beans.
Bean (Broad) Seeds – Witkiem Manita £3.99
A fast-growing, quick-maturing broad bean, producing a good harvest of short, well-filled pods. The beans have a high tannin content, giving them particularly good taste. For spring sowing.
Bean (Broad) Seeds – Robin Hood £3.99
Never tried broad beans on the patio before? Dwarf variety Robin Hood will provide you with a good crop of nutritious beans that taste far superior to any you’ll find at the supermarket!
Bean (Broad) Plants – Aquadulce Claudia £7.99
Early, heavy crops of long pods filled with delicious, sweet, tender beans. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner.
Bean Broad Plants – De Monica £7.99
An extra early-maturing variety, producing bountiful pods with 5-7 tasty, creamy-coloured beans per pod.Easy-to-grow varietyPlant now to crop next spring
Bean Broad Plants – The Sutton £7.99
A wonderful dwarf variety (ideal for exposed sites) producing very large numbers of pods, each containing four or five beans of superior quality. (White seeded.) RHS Award of Garden Merit winner.
Broad Bean Plants – Reina Mora £7.99
A first-rate broad bean producing 6-7 medium-sized beans per pod, and very productive even in the lower parts of the plant. Ideal for container or open garden growing. Suitable for freezing. You don’t have to have a large vegetable garden to grow your own. Even the smallest patio or balcony can accommodate a few containers that will give you a bumper crop of delicious fresh produce!