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Broad beans grow best on rich, moist, soil, and are quite hardy. Some varieties such as Aquadulce are sown in October or November and with a little protection from slugs will overwinter and produce an early crop. They can also be sown from late February until July for successional crops.
Seed can be sown directly in the ground, usually in double rows. The seeds should be 5cm apart in rows 20cm apart and the pairs of rows 60cm apart. Seed can also be started in modules under cover and planted out.
Taller varieties Aquadulce, Bowlands Beauty will need to be supported or they will fall over, Crimson Flowered Broad beans are shorter and stand up on their own.
The Beans can be harvested as soon as the beans in the pods can be felt to be of a reasonable size. Pick the pods by carefully tearing downwards.