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Broad Bean Plant The Sutton
Vicia faba 'The Sutton'
- A dwarf variety perfect for the smaller plot.
- Extremely hardy, so ideal for over-wintering.
- Excellent flavour and heavy cropping too.
Supplied as compost block grown plants.
Available from - SOLD OUT UNTIL NEXT YEAR - 20265 or more £0.80GBP each. Group & quantity discounts
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Description
This dwarf broad bean is great for the smaller garden or veggie patch. It will produce deliciously tender white seeded beans with a good yield and flavour. Ideal for pot growing
These plants can be over-wintered should you wish as they are very hardy.
Recommended by the RHS to be an excellent attractant and nectar source for bees and other beneficial insects.
- Grow to around 12" (30 cm) tall.
- Does not needing supporting.
- Set out 9" (23 cm) apart in interspaced double rows 12" (30 cm) apart.
- Ensure you keep them watered, particularly if the weather is dry.
Top Tips
- If you have Pheasants in your area beware! They love young broad bean plants and will dig them up so please take precautions.
- Young broad bean tops make an excellent spinach substitute.
- To help the beans swell, ensure you water well.
- To reduce blackfly and improve pod development pinch off the top 1" of the stems when the first beans appear
- The beans are best picked when they are young and tender.
- Freeze your excess beans.
- When you have finished harvesting dig the plants into the ground to provide green manure and valuable nitrogen to the soil.
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How to Sow & Grow Beans
Detailed advice on sowing and growing beans of all kinds outside and under protection. Includes information on watering and pest control.
How To Videos
Edible Classroom - Planting Beans (Video)
Paul explains how to plant the Beans the children have grown and the activities that can stem from this.
General Information
What's A Compost Block Grown Plant?
Information on the size of the compost blocks that Victoriana grow their plants in - and what you can expect to receive.
Plants Awarded The RHS Award Of Garden Merit
A listing of the seed and plant varieties sold by Victoriana Nursery Gardens that have been awarded the Award Of Garden Merit by the RHS.
Pollinator Friendly Plants
A detailed guide to the seeds and plants sold by Victoriana Nursery Gardens that will attract and provide a food source to bees and other beneficial pollinating insects.
