- Broad Bean Plants
- How to Sow & Grow Beans
- Bean Plants
- Pea & Bean Plants
- Vegetables For...
- Vegetables For Containers
- Vegetable Plants
- Vegetables
- Edible Classroom - Planting Beans (Video)
- Pollinator Friendly Plants
- Vegetables For Baby Veg
- Plants Awarded The RHS Award Of Garden Merit
- What's A Compost Block Grown Plant?
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 APPROXIMATELY late March / early April5 or more £0.80GBP each. Group & quantity discounts
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.
Pricing
Available from APPROXIMATELY late March / early AprilPlease note: This product is only available in multiples of 5
This product is subject to group discount if you are buying multiple products from the same pricing group. Other products in this group are...
Climbing French Bean Plant 'Blue Lake'
Climbing French Bean Plant 'Fasold'
Pea Plant 'Douce Provence'
Pea Plant 'Victorian Colossal Climbing'
Pea Plant 'Waverex' (Petit Pois)
Runner Bean Plant 'Polestar'
How To...
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.
