Broad Bean - Aquadulce
Approx 12 seeds per packet
White flowers with a brown/black centre that turn into long green pods of up to 5 seeds that are delicious eaten fresh when young or used in cooking if quite mature. Also work great as a cover crop to help fix nitrogen in the soil.
When to plant:
Cool Climate: Mar to Aug
Temperate Climate: Apr to Jun
Arid Climate: Apr to Jun
Sub Tropical: Apr to Jun
Tropical: Apr to Jun
Planting Info:
Germination Temperature: 6°C to 24°C
Plant Spacing: 20cm
Plant Height: 150cm
Position: Full sun
Seed depth: 5mm
Germination time: 10 to 20 days
Maturity Time: 90 to 150 days
Growing Tips:
Plant seeds direct in final location in the veggie patch. As plants grow look to offer support to stop stems snapping/falling over in high winds such as wooden stakes on each corner with a string/rope run up each side to box plants in.