Broad Bean. Robin Hood.
Broad Bean. Robin Hood.
Broad beans can be planted with beets, carrots, cabbages as well as chamomile and dill. Just £3.50 for 35 seeds.
Broad Bean.
Robin Hood.
Difficulty Rating = Easy
Plant Info
A very uniform compact variety. Good flavour. RHS award of garden merit. Great cropper. Ideal for freezing.
Planting and sowing instructions
Sow February, March, April. Harvest June, July, August. Green seeded variety. Produces lots of short pods. Bursting with flavour. Sow under cover in February. Without protection from March to April. Likes full sun on fertile soil. Plant in double rows 23cm apart and 60cm between each double row, and 5cm deep. At a distance of 23cm apart within each row. Water well.
Companion planting information
Beets, carrots and chamomile.
Recipes
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