Bean : Broad Bean : Crimson Flowered

Vegetable

Description

A heritage variety with stunning crimson flowers, followed by a good crop of short, upright pods and delicious beans. Broad Bean Crimson Flowered is ideal for growing in containers as well as in the garden, or as an ornamental edible in the flower border.

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all-round winner
By Sarah Bevan 16-08-2011
They stood up to horizontal wind, drought and torrential rain and still looked pretty enough that neighbours didn't believe they were beans. They shrugged off blackfly and have been producing perfect beans for months : they got going first and they're still going well into August!

Sowing Instructions

Sow seeds from February to May outdoors. Ideally sow seeds in double rows, 5cm (2in) deep in well prepared soil, 20-23cm (8-9in) apart both in the row and between each row. Allow at least 60cm (24in) between each double row. Germination takes about 10 days.

Growing Instructions

Support the plants as they grow by placing a cane or stout stick at each corner and tying in with string, especially in windy sites. Plants in containers may also need support.

Aftercare

Keep well watered especially when flowering and as pods set. Pinch out growing tip once pods have set to help deter blackfly. Pick regularly as the pods swell and the beans are tasty, soft and tender, and to promote further pod production.

Nutritional Information

Freshly picked small, tender broad beans are packed full of vitamins A,C & E, and also a good source of protein and fibre.

Kitchen Notes

Steam the 'mangetout pods' with 'mangetout peas', add just a sliver of butter.