Vicia Faba 'The Sutton'
Dwarf Broad Bean 'The Sutton'
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. 'The Sutton' is a dwarf variety that grows to around 30 cms. and produces plenty of pods of small beans that are very good for freezing
Contributed by @Amanda66
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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
Dwarf Broad Bean 'The Sutton'
Latin name
Vicia Faba 'The Sutton'
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
0.30 M
Vicia Faba 'The Sutton'
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. 'The Sutton' is a dwarf variety that grows to around 30 cms. and produces plenty of pods of small beans that are very good for freezing
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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