Vicia Faba 'De Monica'
Broad Bean 'De Monica'
Broad beans are leguminous plants grown for the pods of large, kidney-shaped beans. Seeds can be sown in Autumn for an earlier crop, or in Spring. Most varieties grow quite tall, (around 1.2 mtrs.) and need support. Dwarf varieties grow to around 60 cms. 'De Monica' is a variety that matures early from Spring sowing, and produces pods of 4-5 large beans
Contributed by @akamrshea
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and fertile
Common name
Broad Bean 'De Monica'
Latin name
Vicia Faba 'De Monica'
type
Vegetable
family
Fabaceae
ph
6.1 - 6.8 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
1.20 M
Vicia Faba 'De Monica'
Broad beans are leguminous plants grown for the pods of large, kidney-shaped beans. Seeds can be sown in Autumn for an earlier crop, or in Spring. Most varieties grow quite tall, (around 1.2 mtrs.) and need support. Dwarf varieties grow to around 60 cms. 'De Monica' is a variety that matures early from Spring sowing, and produces pods of 4-5 large beans
Propagating by seed
From Mid Autumn TO Early Spring
Broad beans can be sown in mid to late Autumn for an crop in early Summer, or in Spring for an Autumn crop. Sow seeds in soil that has been fertilised or manured previously, and sow in double rows, but stagger planting to optimise the use of space. Sow seeds 2" deep and 9" apart.
Planting
From Late Autumn TO Early Spring
Broad beans can be started off in pots, and then planted out into the growing bed when they are big enough to handle.
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