Growing Broad Beans
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Below are general guidelines for growing Broad Beans including plant height to
enable you to plan exactly where to place them when growing amongst other
plants.
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Plant Height
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Up
to 120cm/4ft |
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Time between sowing
and harvesting
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About
14 weeks
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Sowing time
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March
to May - temperature  +9C/48F. |
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Where to Sow
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Outdoors
in open ground |
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How to Sow
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5cm/2"
deep - 20cm/8" between seeds - in rows 60cm/24" apart |
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After Germination
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Keep
weed free |
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Growing on -Â
in Pots
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Not
recommended |
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Growing on- in
ground
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Water
in dry weather |
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Aftercare
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Tall
growing varieties will need support. Place stakes at the end of the rows
and string between the posts at 30cm/12" intervals up the
stakes. Pinch off the top 7.5cm/3" of each plant once the first beans
start to form.Â
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Harvesting
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Cut
young pods at 7.5cm-10cm/2-3" for cooking whole. Harvest pods for
shelling when the beans start to show through the pods. Crops over a
period of about 10 weeks. |
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